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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1914
Page
7
North Portland buyers lift bids amid eastern demand with sales to 8.05 dollars. Hog values show strength while cattle trading remains dull. mutton and lambs steady. Local notices report deaths, marriages, and community updates across Weston and nearby towns.
Mrs. Clara Larson of Troutdale was installed as mayor last week, becoming the second woman to hold a mayoral post in an Oregon town, with Recorder Jean Larson, Treasurer Louis Kummer, Marshal George Hickardson and councilmen R. A. Dodson Aaron Fox and L. Russell aboard. The city faces actions on a new city hall and the saloon license issue.
Richmond Pennsylvania resident Mrs Frank Cu arx shares relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for internal troubles and nervous prostration. She reports better sleep, reduced headache, stronger nerves, and renewed energy after two bottles. The ad promotes the product to women with female ailments.
George L. Gary, president of a local construction company and cousin of Elbert H. Gary, was arrested in Los Angeles on charges of passing checks totaling several hundred dollars. He says he was an auditor for the United States Steel Corporation for 16 years, and resides in Sierra Madre. He organized several local concerns and sent for his brother Carlton Gary, a San Diego attorney, to furnish bail.
A concise adage reflecting on the social cost of giving advice, noting that offering guidance can distance friends and reveal the limits of well meant counsel.
Wheat options end lower as May falls 1-2 cents and July down 3-4 cents, opening with losses amid bearish foreign signals. Broomhall from Liverpool notes speculative support despite large shipments, Buenos Aires weakness, and firm Australian holdings. Japan absorbs offerings. Various cereals and millstuff prices listed for futures and producer tracks.
Wenaha Encampment No. 73 of Weston4 met Friday evening in the I. O. F. hall and installed officers and conferred the degree on nine candidates. Seven from Weston and two from Athena attended with 20 to 25 Athena members present and several Pendleton members. A banquet followed in the dining hall with a royal good time, assisted by Mr. Taylor of the Anti-Saloon League.
A short reflection on who reads newspapers and why daily papers are essential for all readers. The piece contrasts readers at home with travelers and argues that even the poor can access one-cent papers, highlighting the reach of newspapers as a public resource.
Public advisory warns against catarrh remedies containing mercury due to serious health risks. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as a safe internal alternative. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation and urges purchase of genuine products.
Notice calls for sealed proposals to purchase 1184.50 Improvement bonds of The City of Pendleton Oregon for Vincent Street from Lewis to Court. Bids due 6 p m January 28 1914 at City Recorder office with a $100 certified check to forfeit if bid accepted and bond not taken. City Recorder Thos Fitzgerald dated January 15 1914.
Pendleton Lodge No. 82 AF and AM meets the first and third Mondays each month. All visiting brothers are invited. J T Browns Furniture Store lists as funeral director and licensed embalmer. Most modern funeral parlor morgue and funeral cars. Calls responded to day or night. Corner Main and Water streets Telephone 63.
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