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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1911
Page
3
An old promotional item extols Mother's Friend as a soothing external emulsion aiding preparation for childbirth. It claims to ease suffering, speed recovery, and promote health after birth. Distributed by Bradfield Regulator Co., Atlanta, with a free booklet offer for expectant mothers.
Public administrator opens two travel trunks left by Horace Grenfield of Mount Vernon New York in a Denver hotel. They contain about 500000 in government bonds currency and jewelry. Grenfield died in a May auto crash and extensive mining interests are under scrutiny. An attorney asked the administrator to take charge of the estate.
In Trouston Texas on June 27, trains and enginemen entering terminals must have clean faces and hands to be deemed fit for entry. The policy, inspired by Southern Pacific, aims to reduce wrecks by ensuring crews remain vigilant as they approach terminals. Those with dirty faces or hands risk discharge for neglecting duties.
Mrs Murphy Ol dear yer brotherin law Uat Keegan is pretty bad off. Mrs Casey Shure says he is good for a year yet. Mrs Casey-Yle notes four different doctors each giving him three months to five.
Special correspondence from Thorsateton Oregon notes a new statewide herd law securing stray stock control in Umatilla county. It allows finders to take up and sell strays after fifteen days' notice, with owners covering costs. Also reports local business changes and project work near Hermiston. Local farmers from Heron? to Stanfield face stock issues and law provides remedies.
Harry Henderson of Portland was electrocuted 2300 volts while painting the Willamette River suspension bridge. He fell twenty feet after a wire snapped, was caught by mill workers, and sustained severe burns and bruises but is expected to live. Witnesses say he touched the live wire before the fall. he lies at Wildwood hospital.
Washington announces new Interstate Commerce Commission rule requiring every common carrier to report by telegraph any collision derailment or other accident resulting in death to the commission immediately after occurrence. The measure aims to improve prompt reporting previously hindered by circuitous methods.
Ornamental Salad describes an edible centerpiece using white harbot beans and endive arranged in a glass bowl with bacon sealing circles and a green center. Cream Salad Pressing details a six egg yolk base with sugar vinegar cream and mustard finished with butter and chilled cream.
A Memphis resident asked Postmaster General Hitchcock for the cost of stamps printed with individual photographs. He requested stamps in the style of the George Washington issue and asked whether they would be reserved for his use or available to others.
Sumpter, Ove June 27. The widow of Sumpter is troubled by a German led youth Justive Frencheir aged about 16 who claims to be under the influence of an old German general. While asleep the boy fights an imaginary French foe with real weapons for two to three hours, enacting sword play and mortal combat in a vivid dreamland spectacle.
In Columbus Ohio the Damm family enters the dry cleaning business by incorporating Damm Cleaning company of Cleveland with $15000 global stock. Incorporators are A J Damm J L Damm E A Damm Joseph Damm and J M Damm. This marks the first time the Damm family forms an Ohio corporation.
Great excitement grips Medford Oregon after discovery of rich quartz ore at the Sterling gold mine nine miles southwest. Assays show values exceeding 200 dollars per ton as samples arrive and ore drivers report progress after the Tuesday afternoon strike.
A petition signed by several hundred leading women in Mexico City and nearby areas asks President De La Barra for women's suffrage. They argue the constitution does not prohibit women voting. A club is formed to back Madero and Gomez for president and vice president.
In Washington DC, Representative Marion Dies of Texas admits he and his wife continue to draw salaries from Congress. He explains the marriage and salary arrangement, saying they moved to Mount Rainier to escape publicity and plan to stay, despite scrutiny of his private life. He cites his past divorce and remarriage, defending their right to live as they choose.
A statesman admits his speeches gain applause only when he invokes famous names like George Washington or Abraham Lincoln and waits. He reflects on self-deception and the need for honesty in public rhetoric.
A spirited crowd roars in protest or celebration as they push for repeal. The irregular phrase hints at a public demonstration or ballot issue. Names, places, or dates are not clearly legible in the fragment.
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