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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1917
Page
10
An old time ad promises rapid relief for headaches neuralgia and pain. It urges readers to visit the drug store for a four dige package and assures quick soothing effects with phrases like stop suffering and be cure you get what you ask for.
City Council approves a detailed Main Street improvement project from the river to Wilcox Street. It includes widening to eighteen feet, concrete gutters, paving, and curb work with estimated costs. Work to be funded by assessments on parcels abutting the project and overseen by the City Engineer and County Recorder.
Portland March 24 There was a small live cattle supply in North Portland yards from Willamette valley points with prices steady at prior ranges. Hog and cattle ranges listed include Weary packing at 14 40 to 15 20, Newt Might 13 25, Rough heavy 12.00 to 12.56, stockers 15.00 to 15.20, and Valley Cattle Dome noting a small Willamette valley supply.
An old newspaper fragment describes a home remedy for sore feet using a “Tiz” bath and mentions a cattle market with prices and buyers. The mix includes buyers like H. Lucke and Hout & Snodgrass, listing prime and heavy beef categories alongside mutton notes and shipping details. It also hints at a suspicious figure near the iceman, suggesting reopened negotiations.
An old remedy promotes hot tea as a quick, inexpensive cure for a cold. It advises mixing a tan with boiling water and pouring it into a cup to drink, claiming it opens pores, loosens congestion, and breaks a cold promptly. The text emphasizes safety and harmlessness.
Real estate deeds record transfers to George A Hurtin and others in Pendleton area. The piece also describes a pageant with cymbolium and orchestral pieces, followed by a Star Spangled Banner finale. A note from the Delta Independent discusses Germany submarine decrees and peace negotions amid mounting war uncertainty.
Fragmentary OCR lists transfers in Sec 34 and Sec 16 with parcels in Townships 1 and 6, showing margins of $450 and $400 and a 1-2 interest. Mentions Mary Hilbert and various legal references. Also a patently unrelated medical ad touts Moods Sarmphorrium for digestion and vitality.
Fragmented text argues meat consumption clogs kidneys and causes backache and other symptoms. It references remedies including ingesting water before breakfast, grape and lemon acids, and a listed tonic. The passage reads as a garbled diet health claim with dubious medical specifics and promotional tone.
Pendleton residents are invited to attend a program at the high school auditorium headlined by the Hungarian orchestra and a series of acts. The evening promises crowd-pleasing selections and civic entertainment as part of a season of events. William Tel and Tales of Haffman are noted among other performers.
Washington March 22 State Department officials agreed neutral nations may not renew previous offers to Americans amid efforts to straighten out the difficulties between the United States and Germany. Several neutral diplomats called on Lansing.
Fragmentary notice references Frank J Cheney senior partner of a Toledo firm and a financial claim or penalty related to Constipation products. The readable text implies a legal or business notice from Toledo with notary and date details, but specifics are unclear.
An old home remedy to darken faded or gray hair using sulfur and a dye mixture. The instructions describe preparing and applying the paste inch by inch to the scalp, claiming it makes hair noticeably darker, thicker, and shinier with repeated use. It notes the preparation is cosmetic, not medical, and mentions a product named Wreths Lace and Sphor Com cum as a toilet requisite.
Classified listings show Bailey and Despain Blithe firms with multiple rooms and addresses in Smith Crawford Building. Also features Peters Bishop, Huff, Carter Smythe, Raley, Brown, and Northern Pacific Railway ads with funeral services, banking, and legal notices.
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