This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1917
Page
2
Denver, Colo March 1 hog prices surged to $12.50 the highest since the market opened here. Week’s total receipts reach $311.10, with last year’s peak around seven years ago at $10.05. Local stock market records were shattered.
County library lists hours and highlights war era Red Cross efforts. It promotes materials on first aid hygiene and emergency care, with a long catalog of Red Cross related books, magazines, and periodical articles for learning about organized wartime relief.
An old advertisement urges readers to mail a cutout to Foley & Co. for Kinney Pilly and Foley Cathartic Tablets claiming cures for coughs colds croup pale insides back rheumatism and other ailments. It promotes a thorough cleansing cathartic and lists headaches and sluggish bowels as issues addressed.
Mr and Mrs Henry J Taylor entertained at lunch for Grand Master Henry Westbrook of the L F lodge and Lot Livermore who had been in Umgilla county 61 year. Various residents attended meetings and lectures at local churches and clubs. A drive for funds, dances, and a Current Literature Club lecture by Professor Hammond Conklin were announced with public invitations and enthusiastic turnout. Birth announcements and residents returning from travels filled the community bulletin.
In San Francisco on March L, Judge Cunningham granted an interlocutory divorce to Maybelle Cunningham and ordered alimony of 140 months. The wife testified her husband barred moviegoing, and threatened with a revolver when she spoke of reporting him to her uncle, a deputy sheriff. The court also addressed a domestic issue involving a vacuum cleaner.
Guidance for parents on avoiding croup attacks. Eat a light evening meal, avoid overload, monitor for early symptoms like hoarse voice, and promptly use Chamferlain's Cough Remedy. Readily available to purchase, helps soothe breathing in many stores.
McCutcheon Bros had a runaway week as three large teams with twenty two head of horses and mules slipped away. One mule was injured and shot. Weather halted farm work with six inches of snow slowly melting into the ground. Local residents and visitors include Thoman B. Kirk and family from Ortonville Minnesota and inventor Watford of Pendleton. The piece notes pneumonia cases and comments on cold weather myths and Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy.
About 500 men in Great Falls are out due to a morning lockout by city grocers. Delivery drivers and wholesalers close, lumber yards shut tomorrow, and contractors halt work. Stores remain open for customers who must wait, as the job stoppage may spread.
Mme Schumann-Heink the famous contralto will sue the United Railways company for 359000 in damages after a taxicab she was riding in was hit by a Jefferson Avenue streetcar. A conference with her attorneys finalized the decision. She remains injured and will travel to California once fit.
London report says a wartime farce titled Practents will be staged at the Garrick with all roles played by women. The comedy imagines Britain in war when men are away and women run industry and professions. Scene centers on a flat near the War Office as society awaits men’s return.
An old-time advertisement touts Pope’s Diapepain as a quick, harmless fix for indigestion, acidity, and dyspepsia. It claims the product neutralizes fermentation, relieves sour stomach, and lets people eat their favorite foods again, priced at fifty cents a large bottle.
Fragmentary text references an unmarried hero and a future-oriented theme. Details are too sparse to determine names, places, or events with confidence.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.