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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1908
Page
6
A home recipe using Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup of Sareaparilla is touted to cleanse kidneys and relieve rheumatism. The ad claims hospital tests support the blend’s eliminative action, improves urination, backache, and blood disorders, and asserts safety from vegetable ingredients.
Freewater and Milton report ongoing revival meetings at the Adventist church extending another week. Orchardists exploit good weather to prune trees and prep for the next fruit season with spraying soon. J L Vinson showcases a top New York imported $30 rooster at the Walla Walla poultry show. A C Bruce recovers from a severe paralysis stroke. scarlet fever cases subsided. grippe prevalent with no serious illnesses otherwise.
Rapid progress on the Umatilla project in Hermiston with much land slated for cultivation next spring. The new Hermiston schoolhouse foundation is laid as contractors move toward construction. Local business activity includes a second hand firm, and settlers press ahead with laterals work while fewer workers are needed as completion nears.
D C Sanderson of the Freewater Times returns from the Editorial association in Portland. Fruit growers here show growing interest in the upcoming horticultural association gathering in Walla Walla at month end with aims to win prizes.
Advertising copy touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous system treatment. Claims emphasize internal action, credibility from physicians, and a combination of tonics and blood purifiers. Includes testimonials and Toledo, Ohio company details.
Echo Jan 22 reports a three year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs Walter Smith, injured when a glass candy jar fell, cutting a deep forehead wound. Dr Dorn treated with stitches. child resting easily. Meanwhile workers repair the bridge at the location, with completion in weeks to ensure flood safety. Echo notes locals visiting Pendleton. Sales pitch for DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills is included.
The Walla Walla Statesman reports an iron clad rule to chain all prisoners convicted in justice court for at least one day and to charge lodgings at the county jail. Five men form the gang now, rising to 11 with new terms. The system aims to speed road work and reduce police court cases. Members are taken out each morning and returned in the evening.
A grocer offers a moneyback guarantee on tea, asserting value and satisfaction for customers. The policy implies that if readers dislike a brand, refunds will be provided, though the message mixes exaggerated claims and unclear references.
The hotel lists a wide array of guests including J. S. Callison from the city, Irvin McCullough, Celia Moore, H. Moore, Aline Gardner from Echo, Mrs Irrigon, C. W. Isaacs of Portland, W. E. Taylor from Echo, Stull, EB. B. Smith from Portland, W. C. Davis of Los Moline, H. H. Clark and wife from Echo, W. M. Mailing, A. W. Camp of Portland, W. Phillips of Portland, J. Ledore of Spokane, Miss Labine of Walla Walla, F. Welman of Weston, Basler Jon of Portland, A. Deuble of Spokane, F. Taylor of Portland, Gee Dickenson of Dayton, C. W. Corri of Echo, C. W. and wife Orton of Spokane, Cliff Wilbur of Dallas, CR. Peake of Dallas, Mills E., J. E. Adams of Mexico, Wm Menin guard from New York, W. A. Crank of Spokane, and Smith & M. of Portland.
A long OCR fragment lists numerous individuals and couples linked to cities such as Portland Athena Pilot Rock Hermiston Spokane and Heppner. Names include Julius Wagner Maud Simpson Paul Sawyer Gladys Almand Jennie Davis and many others, alongside multiple place names and paired spouses. The passage resembles a social or business directory snippet with scattered affiliations and airmarked towns.
The Walla Walla Bulletin reports the poultry show opening this morning with about 259 chickens on display at Union Hall and trains bringing more into the city. Exhibitors care for birds this afternoon as officials prepare critvles and judging. Birds arrive from Seattle North Yakima Spokane Sandpoint Idaho Portland The Dalles Pendleton Waitsburg Dayton Milton Freewater College Place and other points.
A reflection on a year with 63 pay days, arguing that continued employment hinges on maintaining jobs. The tone suggests caution about the financial strain yet emphasizes job security as the main remedy.
A promotional note claims many stomach ills stem from stomach weakness and poison factory effects after meals. It touts Mi-o-na as a pre meal remedy that strengthens stomach muscles, improves digestive juice flow, and aids natural digestion with a Tallman & Co guarantee on every 600 cent box if it does not cure.
Consul-General Mason cites the French Journal showing 1908 population at census 1906 39,252,246. Marriages 306,457 up 1,864 from 1905. divorces rising to 10,673 in 1906. Births 606,847, deaths 780,196, excess births 26,851. France lags in birth excess per 10,000 vs Austria Britain Holland Norway Sweden and Germany. 1906 births 411,311 male 295,596 female. 144 boys per 1000 girls. Deaths 96,274 males 379,922 females. total deaths up 10,025 from 1905. Best trend is rising marriages and lower deaths among children under age one.
A freight-robbing attempt on the old Yreka to Scott Valley stage road left Tim Barnard of Greenview beaten and robbed of 385 dollars. He was found unconscious in his wagon. search parties comb the woods but no suspect is yet captured. The story recalls earlier highwayman incidents on the same mountain route once famous for robberies.
A stagecoach robbery ends with a pistol duel near Redding. The outlaw fires at a deputy sheriff who returns fire, killing the bandit. Passenger Mr. Barnard, formerly of Portland, was injured but is recovering. Barnard had lived in Scott Valley for 18 years.
London society enjoys a lull before parliament opening as winter festivities begin. Invitations for bridge dances abound among bridge enthusiasts with ballroom pedometers carried by gilded youth to gauge distance danced.
A Keene woman known as Mrs RR vanished, leaving her husband and three children, including an infant only weeks old, amid a family mystery in Bellingham. Polizei search for clues. neighbors report concern and routine disrupted.
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