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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1906
Page
2
An old article promotes S S Shires cancerous ulcers remedy by cleansing the blood to remove germs and poisons. It claims ulcers heal when the cause is removed and offers a book and medical advice free from The Swaft Specific Co of Atlanta Georgia.
Jesse Fr. Beam a firmer aid stockman of Tronside died in Hot Take from spinal meningitis at 39 leaving a widow and four children. N L Hanson of Sea Grande injured badly oiling machinery. David Crow a gambler took poison in Portland, despondent after pawning a nugget. Spokane thunderstorm July 21 disrupted phones, four thousand of eight hundred remained after damage to the system.
Partially readable ad for E. T. Wade & Son offering North Side river properties. Includes 6-room house on two lots at 1500 dollars with monthly payments, 2100 dollar house with 500 cash, 15 lots on north side near river, 2000 dollar four to five room homes, and West Pendleton 1000 dollar homes with multiple lots. Also mentions vacant lots owned by non residents and urges inspection.
Reports describe the first artesian well in the Rogue River valley near Talent with a depth of 904 feet and a solid bore, water flowing in a full diameter stream of excellent quality. A letter from the state police chief cites violations of anti prize fish laws and a governor's circular to sheriffs.
H C Bryson discusses a string of crimes and deaths on the Blue Mountains, including suicides and several murders from the late 1800s. The piece recounts figures like Melina Twaddle, John Donovan, Perry, Petrie, Olinger, and others, noting investigations, pardons, and ongoing inquiries in the region around Lincoln mountain and Dry Creek areas.
Fire completely razed the Cleveland Country club structures six miles from the city, with losses around 150 000 dollars and partial insurance coverage. Reports mention other distant incidents including a Kentucky birth, a July 26 execution in Somerset county, and various 19th century events.
Advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs and colds, preventing consumption the "white plague." Warns against unknown preparations and touts the genuine Yellow package sold at Koeppen Drug Store.
A lengthy hotel arrivals list records guests from Seattle Portland Walla Walla San Francisco and Los Angeles including W L Lynn J Currie J A Allison G J Gardner G L Richardson B E Brown M B Harlan Mies Jamie McDonald Mies Mary Oliver and Mrs Hiscock among others Mentioned cities include Seattle Portland Walla Walla and North Yakima with several couples and singles from across the region.
A Portland Commercial Club plan seeks 290000 toward a new building, totaling 360000 including other funds, with no contracts until securing full financing. The item lists numerous names and cities connected to the project and local business ties.
The piece argues proprietary medicines ease access to relief when doctors are scarce at night and in the country. It promotes Rosehee’s German Syrup as a trusted household remedy for coughs and throat troubles, claiming it aids sleep and phlegm loosening. Prices listed as twenty-five and seventy-six cents, with Green's prize almanac offered by Tallman & Co.
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