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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1909
Page
6
A health oriented ad argues lard is unhealthy and warns nine tenths risk. It promotes Cottolene, a pure vegetable product with no hog fat, claiming it is wholesome and digestible. The ad notes production by The N K Fairbank Company in New York New Orleans and Chicago.
Supporters of Weston Normal School report only 200 needed to complete the season funding. Subscriptions total about 3120 with major gifts from Athena and Weston, Pendleton merchants, and student contributors. Donors include businessmen, local banks, farmers, and clubs, with a broad list of monthly gifts totaling 1260 for three months in Weston and Athena and 3680 for Pendleton. A noted student speaker helped revive contributions at a Weston mass meeting.
Sierra Valley Company failed to redeem 200000 in first mortgage bonds securing a loan from the Nevada California and Oregon Railroad. The Plumas Junction sheriff foreclosed the mortgage, fenced the connecting tracks, and marooned a thirty nine mile line in the desert. N C O train passengers were halted at the junction and returned to Reno. The branch may operate later as part of the NC O system.
In Chillicothe Missouri on March 6, William Canning a 41 year old wealthy farmer living eight miles southeast of town called to his wife then jumped from a barn rafter. He strapped a rope to his neck and died from the fall, his death attributed to mental strain from overwork during a recent blizzard while caring for stock.
The ad claims Ely's Dream Balm fully restores taste and smell impaired by nasal catarrh. It is applied directly to air passages and begins healing immediately. Available from Ely Bros, 66 Warren Street, New York, for 50 cents.
Josiah Olm tree, a Pitcairn farmer near the Adirondacks, saved his five year old daughter from an eagle attack. Hearing the child’s screams, he rushed from the barn and saw the bird grabbing the child. His shouts startled the eagle, which dropped the girl unharmed onto a nearby roof. A single shot forced the eagle to depart, losing only a few feathers. Olm tree had watched the eagle around his sheep pens for several days.
A humorous quote contrasts gendered duty with shopping fear, noting that a man would not go shopping if he dreaded it as much as a woman vows she does. The remark highlights social stereotypes in the Kansas City Journal.
Room rental ad notes one unfurnished room in the East Oregonian building with steam heat and bath facilities including hot and cold water on the floor. Describes the rate as very reasonable and directs inquiries to EB. O, office.
An advertising feature touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney trouble. Mrs. G. W. Propeck of Elgin Oregon credits the product with relief from backache dizziness and irregular kidney secretions after using the pills. The ad urges readers to buy from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY and to remember the name Doan's.
In Youngstown on March 5 a massive icicle weighing roughly 200 to 800 pounds fell from the roof of the Haelton Furnace striking Raymond Reagan and Patrick McCann. Reagan suffered a fractured skull and is believed fatally injured while McCann sustained back and shoulder injuries. Both men were hospitalized.
A promotion offers a $25 prize at Bond Bros clothing store for the best shooting score made March 4 to March 14 at Stevens Smith shooting gallery, 709 North Malin Street, recently bought by R. M. Stark. The second highest score earns 10 percent of the pipe shooting receipts.
Rentable front store or office room in the East Oregonian Building on Main Street with steam heat and electric lights. Also a room suitable for office or small store in the same building on Webb Street. Inquiries at B. C. office.
An old advertisement claims a cold can be cured in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. It promises a money back refund if it fails. Groves signature appears on each box as credibility.
Oregon Lumber Yard lists affordable lumber for any purpose at Alta Street opposite the courthouse. The notice invites customers to view offerings and make purchases.
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