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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1908
Page
7
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as the great kidney remedy. It claims kidneys filter blood and that weak kidneys affect the whole body, urging readers to try the product in fifty cent and one dollar sizes and to request a free sample and pamphlet by mail from Binghamton New York.
The Columbia River level rose to 32 feet, water flooding the Umatilla House basement and soaking gardens on the beach. The Tear dock and locks allow limited freight and passenger landings as management reroutes traffic. In Sherman County Dick Beckman was fined 350 and jailed six hours for fencing government land. Reckman, charged with fencing 740 acres, pleaded guilty and will serve sentence in Sherman County to avoid Portland travel.
Work has begun on the Two Medicine irrigation project to irrigate about 20 000 acres in Montana. Indian teams and labor will be used as far as possible, with Supervising Engineer Savage directing a survey setup. Engineers for the Fiathead project are also assembled to support the effort.
Spokane Chronicle reports a firebug targetting lumber mills. The Central Lumber mill on Jefferson and College was destroyed after midnight alarm by merchant Howard. Loss estimated 15 000 to 18 000 with about 10 000 insured. lumber and machinery ruined, yard timber saved.
WANTED MEN, WOMEN AND families to take advantage of our fine premium offers given to old or new subscribers to be Daily, Weekly and Semi-Weekly East Oregonian.
Pittsburg June 13. Daughters of city millionaires stage a Parisian style charity show in pink tights for the Industrial Home for Crippled Children. About sixty prominent women, each worth at least a fashion figure, perform in The Pirates of Pengance with Mrs Claude Griffey as principal singer. Griffey, newly married, is a former soprano of the First Presbyterian church. Her Denver husband was married previously and divorced.
Mr. Frank Conlan of New York recommends Electric Bitters for dyspepsia and liver problems and says it benefits lame backs and weak kidneys. The tonic is said to regulate digestion, purify blood, and revitalize the weak, with Tallman & Co. drug store selling it under guarantee.
At a special term in Poughkeepsie Judge Morachauser hears Thaw lawyers seek an order for commitment to a noncriminal hospital for brain illness. District Attorney Jerome opposes. Graham for Thaw proposes Middletown state hospital as best for recovery over Matteawan.
Pendleton Drug Co promotes Foley's Kidney Remedy promising cure for kidney and bladder trouble not beyond medicine focus. No medicine can do more claims.
Milwaukee prepares for a large open air dedication at Washington Park marking the Schiler Goethe monument funded by German citizens. Prominent speakers will honor the two great poets in German and English, with a city celebration attracting Germans from across the country. Falls under a period voice of a local dedication event.
In a dated ad style, Sexine Pills are pitched to brighten and strengthen both sexes. The copy claims better overall well being with a price of $1 per bar and six boxes for $5, offering a full guarantee and Pendleton Drug Co as the supplier.
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