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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1917
Page
3
Weston notes recall Mr and Mrs Bem Smith visiting Walla Walla as guests of Mr and Mrs William McKenzie. Florence March is noted after completing a school term four miles away.
A Tallman Drug Company advertisement promotes Foonny Slay Whines Fille as a remedy for backache neuralgic pains and related urinary issues. It asserts rapid relief after use and suggests ongoing prevention with a health routine and joint support. The copy targets traveling salesmen and general sufferers with casual testimonial language.
Names of locals and visitors from Reed Hawley mountain and nearby towns surface in a weekend roundup. Dwellers like Mime Dobe Waddingham Li Vanwinkle and family, plus Mr and Mrs Jehan McKew and daughters Hilda and Marvel, visit relatives in Walla Walla. Nearby trips include Emma Johnson returning to Buffalo and others traveling from Pry Creek. A cream social hosted by United Terethren Church is reported.
May 11 news from Portland notes a volatile session with a wheel jump by BLS patents at 7.0 for the day, while gains in near-term issues were anticipated by market dealers amid rising activity and cautious optimism.
A vintage cosmetic tip promotes lemon juice and Orchard White facial cream to bleach and even skin tone. Mix three ounces of Orchard White with lemon juice to create a quarter pint beauty preparation. Apply daily to face arms and hands to soften tone and reduce freckles.
Holdman residents report several local activities with C H Clark visiting as a special representative of the Oregon prohibition state committee. James Kimball hauled wheat to Pendleton while F Cunningham returned to Nolin to supervise church work. Mee N Miller and Leroy Them are among those noted for local movements and trips to Pendleton for shopping and church events. Spring colds are warned as dangerous with temperature shifts. Dr Kings New Discovery is recommended for relief and continued use until full recovery.
Washington May 19 Ambassadors report that Argentina and several American nations including Chile Mexico Cuba Peru and Paraguay have accepted the idea of a conference. The event is described as a peace conference or commercial congress and is tied to initiative from Argentina to meet at Buenos Aires.
A French commission special train derailed near Arwin Artola and Filson in the Pennsylvania rail line. Several passengers suffered injuries, none of the French party. Officials deem the wreck accidental and Secret Service investigators led by William Nye opened an immediate inquiry.
Paris faces a public health scare as months of trench eruptions and effluents prompt authorities to find who will remove waste and contamination. Citizens complain the area is infested with disease and vermin amid the growing sewage crisis.
A Tokyo style jumble of brief notes from Tacoma Portland Salem Eugene and beyond covers food policy jokes about Fido and hare race track plans at Pullman and Washington Oregon land acts and a Portland murder case. Scattered items report weather railroad lands and labor shifts with a mix of dates and places from May 11.
An officer stated boats are restricted and Thelma returned to bed due to a headache, indicating ongoing tension over fishing limits and personal discomfort in the area.
Officers and sailors of the German ships seized at Honolulu arrived at a Pacific coast port today for internment. The party totaled 116. Abundant health reassured when there showed blood in the veins. Hood's Sarsaparilla is the medicine to make good blood. Begin taking it now. It is what the folks need at this time and will do so. Great good. Sharpens the appetite, steadies the nerves.
National and American league results in a compact sports blurb listing batter pairings for teams including Great Falls Hatters, SpokwNe, and urban matchups with scores from St. Louis Philadelphia Brooklyn Chicago New York Cincinnati Boston Pittsburgh Detroit and Washington games noted with brief outcomes.
An old remedy claims corns shrink with two drops, easing removal without pain. The ad notes quick relief, saying the corns shrivel and lift for easy removal, touting a simple, common treatment marketed by B Law and Co in Chicago and sold in Peadleton, with Tallman & Co and Pradletos Drug endorsers.
Fragmented ad style copy promises relief for tired swollen feet with claims of comfort and long lasting wear. Mentions cramps and aching while praising a product for daily use and comfort in footwear.
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