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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1904
Page
6
W A Houtt of Garner North Carolina recalls his wife suffering an eczema outbreak below the knees with red bumps white scabs and burning. After using a remedy labeled 8 8 5 the disease cleared and has not returned for years according to the testimonial.
An advertisement touts S S S as the only permanent cure for eczema and related skin troubles. It claims external treatments fail while the blood must be purified to root out humors and poisons. The ad urges readers to write for free medical advice from Swift Specific Company of Atlanta Georgia.
William E. Smythe argues for a new national irrigation policy to save public lands for actual settlers. He notes irrigation booms gave way to settler demand, with California Napa Yakima Valley and Nevada seeing rapid growth as railroads and mining spur population. He calls for repealing land laws that favored speculators and enacting a true homestead act to ensure entry by annual settlers.
Portland officials plan a bonded warehouse for the United States Internal Revenue Service to store liquor and wine before taxation. Collector David M. Dunne notes Northwest needs and Portland’s business benefits, while warning no initiation details are yet available. The system allows storage without immediate tax payment, aiding liquor producers and signaling purity through the label bottled in bond.
The text discusses international law on declaring war, bombardment notices, and protections for noncombatants and medical facilities. It notes that formal declarations are not required, bombardment notices may be given when feasible, and neutral property such as ambulances and hospitals is protected. Neutrality ends when armed forces occupy territory.
A hotel clerk near Spokane was stunned by a traveler who registered as J B Markwell from Heaven. Investigation revealed Markwell hailed from Horse Heaven in the Columbia River region. The story notes the quirky, almost otherworldly impression and the traveler's origin amid a broader regional profile of an average eight-person family with annual income of 221.50.
The record outlines an average eight person peasant family with $212.20 annual gross income, $105.08 cash and $107.12 in farm produce, $48.80 paid in tax and rent, leaving $41.28 for clothing and necessities. It lists yearly spends on clothing, tea, household items, salt, kerosene, soap, and personal comfort. It notes the Russian minister of finance warned heads of departments to curb expenditures after a near deficit.
Sioux Falls March 15 The socialists are the first party in the field in South Dakota this year. They assembled in a state convention today to nominate a full congressional and state ticket. The party plans a long aggressive campaign to make the best possible showing at the polls next November.
A local dentist business changes hands with the seller praising the Drs. White as first class dentists. Separately, an anticipated strike looms as fourteen thousand coal miners in town may walk out without wage concessions from operators.
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