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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1911
Page
7
A vintage advertisement touts S. S. S. as the greatest blood purifier and tonic. It claims impure blood causes weakness and promotes health gains through 5.8.5 and 5.5.5 herbal formulas. It promises cures for disorders from weak blood, offers a free book, and lists availability at drug stores in Atlanta.
The article reports better morning sales at the yards with brisk trade and many hogs missing from receipts. Calves numbered eighty-one with prices from 4 to 7.25 dollars. lambs twelve were sold at 2 dollars average. Wheat futures rose a quarter, cooler weather steadies Chicago prices, and South Omaha cattle and hog markets show mixed but firm tones.
There is more catarrh in this region than all other diseases and was once deemed incurable. The ad argues catarrh is constitutional and requires constitutional treatment. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio, taken internally, with a $100 reward if it fails, and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Iwatarad City Alaska via Kaltag reports a second near destruction of the cod camp after a gasoline lamp explosion triggered a fire that razed a riverfront block between Willow street and the river. Ten stores burned and several dwellings lost. estimated damage around 1000000. Volunteers formed bucket brigades, drawing water from the river to battle the blaze. The flame proximity follows last winter’s sweep on adjacent sections.
Colonel Roosevelt appears as a farmer at Sagamore Hill, directing hay harvest personally. He is described with calloused hands and a scent of new mown hay, intent on his crop and avoiding public political discussion. He plans to grow enough hay for personal use, possibly selling a portion.
A short East Oregonian style quip notes Maybelle chose a slow steamer for the coronation event. The speaker jokes about a transformation from brunette to 148 blonde as part of the playful line. The fragment hints at local newspaper humor and reader engagement.
A long list of upcoming state and county fairs across the West includes California Oregon Washington Idaho Montana and other locales with dates from August through October. Entries name fair towns organizers and secretaries such as Dr G E Matthews and O Ks Myers along with multiple city and county fairs in Oregon Washington Idaho and Montana.
Governor Oswald Weat met Miss Elizabeth Putnam in Medford as he toured irrigation projects in central and eastern Oregon. The pup, born at the state penitentiary, is half coyote and half Spitz with a wolflike appearance, fathered by the prison mascot coyote and cared for by George Blodgett, a Portland murderer serving life. The governor was joined by Secretary of State T. B. Kay, State Engineer Lewis, and Attorney General A. M Crawford. the party will auto-travel for ten days to inspect irrigation and reclamation work.
Denver magnate John W Springer was granted a divorce from Isabel Patterson Springer on grounds of mental cruelty. He testified that recent publications about Mrs Springer and Balloonist Von Phul, plus trial evidence against H F Henwood, humiliated him and the court sustained his allegations.
Charles Goodell, a 42 year old Italian miner employed by the Bunker Hill and Amador mine, stepped from the cage at the 200-foot level and plunged 1000 feet. His body was horribly mangled, with his head and left leg severed. The accident occurred during the shift change. he left no relatives in the country.
Columbus and Charles Syielee, an up-to-date farmer nearby, began cutting wheat today using a gasoline engine to propel his reaper. He powers it with only two horses guiding the machine, and says he cuts about a third more wheat per day than with the traditional horse-powered method.
Mrs Ogden Philips of Fairmount Indiana was shot by her husband while walking near a cemetery yesterday and survived. A note found on the decedent reportedly stated the husband intended to kill the woman if she refused to return to live with him. The husband killed himself.
Nebraska City July 5 1910 Ray Beaver a baseball player charged with being on the Auburn team in town and playing with Nebraska City was arrested and later released. Four pastors Reverend Wright of the Methodist Episcopal Church Reverend J A Koser of the Lutheran Church Reverend Pranks Lyon of the Baptist Church and Reverend Arthur E Perry of the Presbyterian Church filed the complaint seeking 5000 damages for false imprisonment. Beaver fled town and attorneys say the case will be pressed though most ministers are poor and difficult to collect from if a verdict is obtained.
Oklahoma City police arrest LB B Siddons after he twice waded into three foot deep river mud seeking death by drowning. He failed to free himself, then climbed out and was detained as an officer intervened before a third attempt. The man threatened self harm amid the muddy water in the shallow river.
Wanted salesman for exclusive territory in Toppenish Washington. No experience required. Sell a complete line of Yakima Valley grown fruit shade and ornamental stock with weekly cash pay. Outfit provided by Toppenish Nursery Company.
H Garfield MD and Dr Lynn Blakeslee diagnose nervous diseases and offer X ray therapy from Judd block and Judd building offices. D A May contractor. Lucas livestock auctioneer in Athena. Hartman Abstract Co offers title abstracts and real estate services. Bentley and Leffingwell insurers relocate to 15 Malin Street Pendleton. trains arrivals and times listed.
New York coroner jury finds Dr William C Latson died by his own action. Secretary Alta Markhena is cleared of involvement after Latson’s body was found May 11 at 660 Riverside Drive. Markheva admitted infatuation with the physician and called him her pan god. In Colorado, J W Crone runs a toad garden to curb flies, claiming to domesticate toads for pest control.
The advertisement claims eczema is caused by germ life that burrows under and feeds on the skin. It promotes a clean penetrating liquid preparation that washes away the germs and poisons, alleviating itching on first use and offering relief for skin or scalp eruptions for all ages. Pendleton Drug Co endorses the product amid a separate line about a man losing money to a card sharp.
An 19th century style article touts Electric Bitters as a grand protection against disease germs in air water dust and food. It claims the tonic purifies blood and cures illnesses like fever ague and other blood diseases. Offers money back guarantee and sale at Koeppens.
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