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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1906
Page
3
A colonial era tone cites lodges as social equalizers that admit men and women on equal terms, yet create odd alignments. A country town worker remarks that lodge night keeps his wife away, revealing how ritual doors separate public work from private life.
Pendleton residents urged to treat kidney troubles early with Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs. E J Malnera of 621 Lewis St testifies the remedy relieved backache and urinary issues after a cold settled in her kidneys. The ad promotes Doan's as a trusted, locally used cure priced 60 cents, from Forster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole US agents.
A Northwest reform wave reaches Klamath Falls with strict enforcement of state and city laws. Saloons close at midnight Saturdays and gambling devices are outlawed. Mayor Alex Martin issues notices raising liquor licenses from 100 to 800 or more to curb undesirable elements amid large government irrigation projects. A testimonial promotes Foley's Kidney Cure.
The text outlines reform agitation and city administration policy as the town rapidly grows. Citizens show cautious approval of changes, with expectations of continuing Sunday openings near churches and other sites, challenging previous inland city precedent.
The Secretary of the Interior authorized the Reclamation Service to construct 11 miles of canal and 27 miles of laterals for the Klamath project and to hire necessary forces to complete the work promptly. No bids were received, and delays would jeopardize irrigation by next season. Engineering reports praise progress on the main canal and indicate growing settlement as lands come under the project.
Unclear OCR reads of a Wednesday incident describe two men held as prisoners in a house for hours with a firearm pointed at them. The pair allegedly escaped and walked into town to the sheriff, who then detained one man and transported him to Heppner as the event unfolded.
City council instructed Attorney Cavanah to draft an ordinance for inspection of meat milk and water. Dr McBirney and health committee members discussed ante and post mortem checks and urged inspections of dairy and slaughterhouse products to prevent diseases like tuberculosis and blackleg.
State Veterinarian Noble reported glanders in the Hott horse herd near Tinto. Six horses were killed before his arrival, another shot by deputy stock inspector Al Christianson. Tests were sent to Washington for diagnosis while the remainder of the herd remains quarantined.
Ira W. Kelley of Mannofield Pennsylvania testifies he suffered two years with kidney and bladder trouble and spent much on doctors without relief. He credits Foley’s Kidney Cure with restoring his health and urges others to avoid substitutes, noting Koeppen Drug Store?
A proposed resolution introduced by Representative Jontine of Wisconsin aims to require railroads to install electrically powered mail cars within a year of approval. The move comes after fires from gas lamps endangered mall clerks and mail, with the Post Office Department backing safety and clerks urging action. Railroads likely oppose due to equipment costs, with the issue to be debated at the upcoming Railway Mail Clerks convention and Congress session.
Advertisement copy claims purely vegetable waters cure constipation and stomach disorders. Product titled Waters 26 Conta offered by Tallman & Co. of Pendleton Oregon, with address 623 Matin St. East Oregonian imprint cited.
Draining warning from chief of reclamation service in Arizona, Dr TL Ain, as the Colorado River breach into the Yuma basin swallows 200 miles of Southern Pacific tracks. A 330 square mile flood area prompts plans to dam the river with brush mattresses, piles, and rock to redirect water back to its channel. Also notes Foley's Honey and Tar as asthma relief.
The Multnomah county commission decided that none of the 60,000 dollars in county property insurance will be paid to the so called six bit companies who refuse to settle their San Francisco fire claims on the basis of 100 cents on the dollar. The names of these companies will be obtained from the Insurance Commission or Wolfe of California. The six bit clique will be listed as insuring Multnomah county property in converse.
In Lapland the Lappe harvest fir bark as a salt substitute. They peel and dry inner bark, cut it into thin layers, bury the bark in sand for days, roast to deepen color and aroma, then grind the dried strips to a coarse powder. They use it much sparingly as a salt stand-in.
A tale recalls Sir Joshua Reynolds pressing Haydn for a portrait. Haydn visits, tires of the sitter, and Reynolds refuses a dull face. A staged German maidwo/man at the painter’s door inspires Haydn, who chats, brightens, and yields to the artwork, completing the scene.
A fragment describes Swiss funeral rites with a mourning urn display and black table at the death site for visitors, plus details on hearse horses in black cloaks. It then pivots to an ad-like section on measuring brain power by head proportions and forehead height, attribution to East Oregonian's regional role and liberal patronage.
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