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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1914
Page
3
A vintage advertisement advertises Gilt Edge and other shoe polishes for blacks and browns, claiming waterproof protection, color restoration, and matte finish. Products include Baby Elite at 10 to 28 cents and Dandy Brush, with dealer order options and a company claim as a leading manufacturer.
President Wilson received a box of real shamrocks from John Redmond the Irish nationalist leader. Joseph P Tumulty the president's private secretary will distribute them on St Patrick s day.
An old remedy Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy is touted to darken gray hair quickly. The ad claims vast sales, natural even coloring, and relief from dandruff and itching after one or two applications, promising a youthful look within days.
A Pendleton, Oregon report by O W R & N and Union Pacific highlights the city as a thriving center for grain, timber, and growing diversified farming. It envisions future lumber and cereal plants, canning operations, fruit and vegetable processing, and small industries aided by irrigation and transportation, anchored by Pendleton’s Round-Up festival and civic progress.
Nervous dyspepsia gas or indigestion is claimed to vanish in five minutes with Pape's Diapepsin. A 50 cent case digests any meal, curing sour belching, gas, heartburn, and stomach discomfort. keeps the family free from indigestion for months.
London March 17 In a crowded house of commons Premier Asquith outlined concessions on the Irish home rule bill He said the administration would amend the plan for county local option with six year elections if the scheme met the bill’s needs If rejected the matters would be a waste of time to pursue further dialogue
An old ad notes a bromide quinine laxative marketed to relieve cold symptoms. It mentions a 25 cent price and displays the signature initials W Grove on the box. The copy emphasizes headaches and grip associated with colds and promotes the product as a cure.
Special Correspondence from Echo Oregon notes Mrs. Lulu Shepard of Salt Lake City lecturing for the dry campaign. Local shipments include six carloads of cattle to North Yakima and three carloads of beef to Portland. Echo Auto Co. adds a Michigan carload for sale. school clerk A O Carden elected. Mrs. M S Scholl named deputy assessor for 1914. Social guests include Ralph Davis of Umatilla and Epworth League attendees.
Lewiston Idaho March 17. Lewiston high school students organize a radio telegraph plan under Professor Geo G Barrett supervision. Twenty five members have joined including several girls. They install a kilowatt transfer with 20000 volt output to reach coast stations and 1000 to 2000 miles away, hoping to contact Washington State College at Pullman within three weeks.
Auburn private bank with capital stock 25006 and about a thousand depositors closed its doors this morning. Affairs placed in hands of an attorney. Mentions best family laxative ad text and unrelated promotional line.
Winter impurities plague the blood and organs and cause Springy Fever. Electric Bitters is pitched as a tonic to stimulate the kidneys liver and bowels to cleanse impurities and restore health strength and ambition. A four week treatment is offered with guaranteed results and priced 39 cents to 1.00. St Louis Adv.
The Supreme Court adjourned today without handing down pending railroad decisions. Easter recess begins March 23 and sessions resume April 6. An advertisement promotes Herrick's Red Pepper Porous Plaster and Ballard's Horehound Syrup with a porous plaster free in the dollar size bottle.
Connecticut holds about 1.5 million acres of timber land mainly in farmers woodlots. India develops a turpentine industry but still lacks home market supply. Spanish cedar is the only wood commonly used for cigar boxes. cheaper woods with cedar veneers are used. Navy needs may reserve forest timber. first forest reservations were for naval material. The Agriculture Department fights poisonous plants on national ranges with larkspur leco weed death camas and water hemlock being most harmful to cattle. Larkspur is widespread and especially dangerous to cattle. horses avoid it and sheep can eat it with little harm.
Athena residents share weekend visits and travels across Pendleton Walla Walla and Pasco. Mr and Mrs Henry Schmitt plan to reside in Waitesburg after their new Franklin car trip. Oliver Dickenson sells his home and heads to Idaho. numerous locals visit kin and run errands in nearby towns.
The National Association of Retail Milliners staged its annual convention at Congress hotel Chicago revealing spring millinery. Tango hats dominate with emerald green and gold yellow colors and bright ribbon bows. New designs include the ear muff hat with taffeta pocket for the left ear and jet ornament, and the bird hat in white lace trimmed with a jet bird. A barem hat in emerald green features a long loop of buck beads on each brim side.
A vintage advertisement notes that HEREINE cures constipation and reestablishes regular bowel movements. Price is 50 cents. Sold by all dealers.
Medford Oregon March 16 Miss Mollie Towne of Phoenix Ore for- aims to win a state legislative seat. Her campaign emphasizes reform, suffrage support, and advocacy for rural communities. Towne promotes cross party cooperation and pledges to represent diverse regional interests in Salem.
Merly deputy county clerk announced her candidacy for the legislature on the democratic ticket. She is the first woman in Oregon to seek legislative honors. Towne has studied law and has been admitted to practice.
The Corvallis and Eastern announces remodeling of its Toledo station and substantial spending to upgrade yard facilities.
A Texan man and his wife report dramatic kidney relief after using Dr Kilmer Swamp Root. The man, 62, says he was nearly unable to work before taking several bottles and is now well. The wife also recovered, both citing the remedy as the healing agent. Notarized affidavit dated April 8 1912 in Mexia Texas.
Letter to Dr Kilmer Co urges sending ten cents to receive a sample bottle and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. Mentions Pendleton Daily East Oregonian and notes regular fifty cent and one dollar size bottles available at all drug stores.
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