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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1906
Page
3
Hotel St George operated by George Darveau offers European plan with steam heat in every room and bath facilities. Featuring a large new sample room, telephone and fire service to office, and hot and cold running water in all rooms.
A government irrigation push will add about a million cultivable acres in three years. Much of the land is raw and requires clearing and leveling before water arrives. Farmers may adopt traction engines with gang plows to reduce horse and forage costs, as a Southwest and Michigan trend for custom plowing surfaces. Kodol for Dyspepsia is advertised as a digestion aid in the text.
A 1905 government bureau study documents abusive lending to the poor in the District of Columbia. It details a dozen or more loan cases with extreme annual interest rates, deceptive fees, and threats of eviction or loss of household goods. The report condemns these transactions as extortionate, immoral, and harmful to distressed families.
The Fortland Chamber of Commerce Bulletin reports Portland area traffic surged in May 1900 with 17 121 cars handled, a 3341 car rise from May 1905, driven by heavy shipments to Lewis and Clark fair. Terminal plans for 20 miles of new track and land purchases face delays. May engine counts rose 424 year over year to 1174, with 790 motor jobs at Albina shops, as traffic expands along the Willamette valley and O R N, NP, and Astoria routes.
An advertisement touts Kodol as a digestif that eases dyspepsia after meals. It claims the product reduces stomach strain by aiding digestion and calming symptoms such as gas and sour stomach, with reconstructive effects to restore stomach function. Sold by Tallman & Co.
Frank J Cheney senior partner of F J Cheney & Co swears firm will pay $100 for each case of catarrh cured by Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason. Cure taken internally, claims testimonials, Toledo, Ohio address. Sold by all druggists 75c. All the news all the time in the East Oregonian.
The Hote Pendleton has been refitted and refurnished throughout with telephone and fire alarm connections. Rooms include en suite baths and single rooms. Headquarters for traveling men with commodious sample rooms and free bus service.
Special weekly and monthly rates offered at the venue with meals and bar service. Cuisine praised for quality and prompt dining room service. Gillard Room available and convenient three block distance from depots.
An old advertisement urges safety and value in carriage repair by Neagle Bros. It promotes Winona Wagons Hacks and Buggies, gasoline engines from Fairbanks Morse, and irrigation machinery estimates. The pitch stresses easy running and bone-dry construction with guaranteed satisfaction.
You may be particular about the wallpaper but the real test is whether it is well hung. Poor hanging will never satisfy regardless of the wallpaper quality and appeal.
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