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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1912
Page
3
Hermiston Oregon residents discuss a public mausoleum replacing a cemetery plan. A concrete and iron structure to last forever would cost up to 10000 dollars, hold at least 260 burials, and need five acres with a central driveway and vaults. The move may be funded by the people or private enterprise.
Mr M D Dishon has gone to Spokane to purchase land. Mr J K Shotwell and W H Skinner are in Spokane on business, also concluding matters related to the same land transaction.
George Fitz gerald, veteran Livermore Justice of the Peace, vows to charge double for leap year marriages. He quips that only women willing to propose deserve free weddings and notes a wife is worth the husband’s pocketbook. Former constable, friend of Harry Morse, and a hunter of bandits, Fitz gerald reflects on his past.
In Pittsburgh, Frances B. Lisbon sued Harry D. Lisbon for divorce after he proposed selling their six-year-old daughter Margaret to an Italian count for money. Judge Relim granted the divorce as the wife described the plan and her fainting reaction.
Ohio County reports rapid saloon resurgence as Scioto County votes to reestablish alcohol outlets after a three year drought. In a stretch of sixty eight days Portamouth records a significant increase in saloon activity, signaling a shift in the local temperance landscape.
The Dry campaign lists nine types of intoxication observed locally, describing the common drunk and others by vivid labels such as the holiday, home terrorizing, and dead drunk. It notes a surge of saloon openings, totaling fifty seven, and classifies drunken behavior with stark phrases.
An ad denounces surgery for piles as needless torture and promotes Dr. Leonhardt's Hemroid as a cure by improving circulation. It claims a 24 day treatment costs $1 at Pendleton Drug Co and all druggists, with a free booklet from Dr. Leonhardt Co Buffalo NY Station B.
A young girl rides horseback at midnight in the Catskills to warn and save lives during a forest fire. The ad touts Dr. King's New Discovery for lung troubles, claiming cures for coughs, colds, consumption, and pneumonia with a testimonial from W. R. Patterson. Wellington Texas readers are told of dramatic weight gain and a trial bottle offered free. Koeppens guarantees.
Professor William R. Brooks declares that popular sun spot disturbances affecting Earth are unfounded. In a West Side Y M C A auditorium lecture he notes that famine epidemics stock fluctuations and weather extremes are not caused by sun disturbances, urging reliance on other explanations.
Professor Brooks lectured on sunspots and a Brooks comet, noting auroras follow solar activity and debunking weather myths tied to the moon. He claimed sunlight per square yard equals one horsepower, and Manhattan’s daily sun rays could power all ships. Also cited is a testimonial praising Foley Kidney Pills for bedwetting cure.
University of Oregon reports competitive exams for two Naval Academy appointments to be decided by testing in algebra geometry arithmetic grammar geography writing spelling reading ancient and US history along with physical tests. Six have entered with entries open until Thursday morning January 5 at eight o'clock.
Lowell Observatory reports Titan on Mars now shows a doubled canal, two parallel filaments over two thousand miles long. The increase, growing northward as southern snow melts, is cited as evidence the canals are artificially constructed, a conclusion drawn from the observed narrowing gaps and camel-like nicks at coastlines.
With 60 below zero, the stampede to the Sixty Mile gold camp continues as prospectors move in Gearing up, they exploit frozen ground to sink shafts. Machinery reaches the new camp roadhouses open every 10 to 20 miles and Ledge City hosts a store. The main Sixty Mile river fork is renamed Matson Creek in honor of discoverer John Matson, who prospected the area 14 years ago.
In Livingston Montana a fire in a local theater caused a rush for exits as 400 patrons panicked. Mrs E Powers White, wife of the theater owner, rushed to the stage and sang America to calm the crowd. The operator suffered facial and hand burns.
Oyster Bay, N Y. Theodore Roosevelt and his daughter Ethel enjoyed a day of skiing at Sagamore Hill. They made several 50 foot long jumps and Roosevelt joked this was his day off, avoiding politics.
A fragment from an old ad notes gray hairs may appear early and are not always age related. The copy promotes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a natural aid to restore color, strengthen hair and reduce thinning, selling at fifty cents per bottle via Pendleton Drug Co.
An advertisement promotes Samose as a science based flesh forming food that helps thin people gain weight. It claims solid bone, muscle, and flesh are formed through its use and offers Koeppen & Bros refunds if weight gain is not achieved. The ad urges purchase at Koeppen & Bros drugstore with a money back guarantee.
An advertisement notes a $100 per plate banquet in New Orleans for Henry Clay in 1842 and promotes Dr. King s New Life Pills as a remedy for stomach trouble indigestion liver kidney and bowel disorders. Pills sold for 25 cents at Koep pens.
Parents urged to keep HYOMET on hand and act quickly during a croup attack. The ad warns of child deaths from croup and instructs pouring 20 drops into boiling water to produce vapor for inhalation while awaiting a physician. HYOMET is sold by Tallman & Co. and druggists everywhere.
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