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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1902
Page
5
A dense list of items from March 1902 includes farm loans, candy and groceries, house rentals and sales, wallpaper, loans on country property, new cereals and seeds, fabric and dry goods, clothing, produce, and household services. Public notices mention rent, sales, and room listings, alongside upcoming events and weather observations for the week.
A boy was born to Mr and Mrs N H Cottrell on the 6th instant. Four head of sheep will depart Pendleton this evening over the W and C railroad for Seattle from the Rugg Brothers band purchased by Bert Walker representing Fire Bruhn and Co. Mrs Harriett Lewis died suddenly near Hillsboro at age 88. born in Breer Quebec and married James B Lewis in 1848 before emigrating to Washington county in 1882. The Parliamentary Club will meet at Mrs H C Guernsey’s Tuesday at 2:30 PM sharp. The Pastime club held another weekly dance Saturday with Fechter’s orchestra. A horse pulling a J F Robinson laundry wagon in Alta Street fell. no major damage, horse recovered. We offer no rewards. An ad notes Ely’s Dream Balm for catarrh hay fever and colds promising immediate relief and cure. J Sherwood alias Captain McCook was arraigned, pleads not McCook, claims to lack witnesses to prove identity, trial likely in circuit court next week.
Webster defines minstrelry, but this notice extols Barlow's minstrels as a grand, witty, and pristine entertainment. A magnificent noon street parade precedes a free 7:30 pm band concert in front of the theater, with further showings at Fraver's on Tuesday, March 13.
A 1900s style advertisement notes nagging wives reflect nervous fatigue and poor health. It claims electric bitters cures female ailments, nervous disorders, backache, and weak kidneys, with Tallman & Co. offering a 5 percent guarantee of satisfaction.
The local baseball management renews talks with the Buite club of the Pacific Northwest league to bring their team for spring practice to boost local club performance. Groundwork proceeds at the west end of Alta Street with the field being leveled and prepared. Captain Ziegler invites city business people to offer employment for women and to assist in securing positions for applicants to join the team.
An advocate argues that daughters should be educated to earn a living, criticizes wealthy parents for coddling laziness, and stresses parental responsibility to train both rich and poor in labor. The piece cites Mr. Ziegler, an attorney, and promotes self-reliance as essential amid shifting fortunes.
A household tip explains that burning in a sauce pan can be remedied by boiling water with a teaspoon of soda. After ten to fifteen minutes the burned substance softens and can be scraped off. If the burn is severe, repeat the process for effectiveness.
Some readers report making improvised soldiers from needles and sealing wax to substitute pins when cutting garments. The devices reduce hole size and ease, using broken or bent needles kept in a cushion for safekeeping.
The splendid work of Dr King's New Life Pills is daily coming to light. No such grand remedy for Liver and Rowel troubles was ever known before. Thousands bless them for curing constipation, sick headache, biliousness, jaundice and indigestion. Try them. 25¢ at Tallman & Co.'s drug store.
Paris unveils a new Glass Street paved with glass block tech. The surface provides excellent foothold, promises minimal dust and waste absorption, and recycles glass debris into a usable paving material through an innovative process.
In cities and towns across Canada asphalt and vitrefed brick have become the standard pavements, with macadam chosen for leading county highways and gravel used on minor roads.
Senate immigration committee nears reporting the Mitchell Chinese exclusion bill after a conference with Chairman Penrose. Mitchell was assured the bill would be amended only slightly and not in a way that changes its overall effect.
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