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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1907
Page
3
Officials report surprise tests on Harriman railroads with 1196 tests last month yielding only 16 failures. Across 18 test types, average observation is 98.7 percent, with a perfect record in 12 of 14 test classes. Tests are monthly and conducted secretly by multiple supervisory levels.
A vintage advertisement extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for lame back, kidney and bladder trouble. It promises samples by mail and includes a filler note about testing in hospitals, with offer details and address.
Marion county wheat shows excellent promise with ripening fields and forthcoming harvest. A Salem farmer notes heads are well developed and large. Hoard of Trade reports Marion wheat compares favorably, with a 48 stalk sample underscoring prolific yield. A new English Ribbit wheat variety is being introduced on some farms, noted for brown color and bearded heads, seen as hardy and prolific.
The McDermid hitch, invented for combined harvesters, was thoroughly tested by B Benson and son of Despain guidh and worked successfully. The hitch aims to equally distribute pulling force among many horses on one machine and has demonstrated admirable results. It is under investigation by many farmers and expected to see general use.
The funeral of Oscar EB Hult was held last evening at 7 o'clock from the Raeder undertaking parlor. Rev Quinney of the Church of the Redeemer conducted the service at the parlor while the Knights of Pythias ritual was used at Olney cemetery where the remains were laid to rest.
Dr. D. C. McNabb will ship a recarload of driving horses to the Seattle markets tomorrow afternoon via the Northern Pacific. The horses, affected in this city and vicinity, constitute an excellent lot of drivers.
General news items report the 160 acre James Garren ranch west of Ha ker City selling for 16000 to David Tee then to J L Masters for 17000. Michael Steffans plans a 66000 brick hotel, plus a fatal shooting of a school figure and various crimes and political notes across states.
Chicago News cites F Marion Crawford claiming the word hurrah derives from a Tartare cry meaning kill. In Via Crucia he describes Seljuks attacking Crusaders. Sir Gilbert Warde defeats their leader and mockingly shouts hurrah, which Christian followers then adopt as a cheer.
An editorial discussion cites studies from the Brooklyn Eagle and Lewiston Tribune linking typhoid fever to water quality. It highlights higher death rates in New York and Niagara Falls, notes differences among lake and river water supplies, and argues for abundant pure water as a civic duty. Also covered are plans for an International Congress of All-Israel in Carnegie Hall and a U.S. State Department note on a Chinese murderer’s fate.
Advertises Dades Little Liver Pills as a remedy for stomach issues and headaches. Notes promotion by A. C. Koeppen Brow Roseberry in Long Valley Idaho and mentions a flouring mill project by John Lingren George Womach and Art Wells of Emmott.
A long OCR fragment lists numerous travelers and guests with hotels in The Dalles, Pendleton, Portland, Spokane, Seattle, and other locations. Names include D Hockton, R Hult, J Hult, L Haworth, Grace Deal, Benson, Cross, Hoover, Bates, Ward, Gulliford, Truman, Beny, Lee, Collins, Gates, Sloan, Skinner, Mistle, Milton, McIntyre, and many more. The fragment reads like a guest directory or register across multiple hotels.
An 85 year old resident Amos F King of Port Bryan New York claims a leg sore troubled him most his life but Bucklens Arnica Salve healed it. The product is marketed as a world famous healer of sores burns cuts wounds and piles with Tallman Co. as guarantors. Unfurnished housekeeping rooms are advertised for rent in the East Oregonian build line.
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