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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1908
Page
10
The piece asserts Japan as a significant factor in commerce and notes growing clothing patronage as the trade expands. It claims fair dealings, good treatment, high quality goods, and reasonable prices as defining strengths.
Dairy interests in Oregon are neglected says State Food and Dairy Commissioner Bailey. He notes a 6 percent rise in dairy cow prices over two years as calves are killed or sold for veal rather than raised. The shortage reflects farmers’ focus on milk and butter profits and rising demand from homesteaders and mills.
Cedar View merchant B G Stewart advertises Dr King’s Lite Pills promising buyers fixed gold weight value for each box. He claims relief for constipation malaria and biliousness. Listing notes sale at Tallman & Co. drug store for 25 cents.
La Grande observes modernization with a new modern box factory building 100 feet by 100 feet set to rise beside the mill. The project will add about 60 workers to payroll as cement foundation and one story structure go up in a matter of weeks. Machinery is delicate and installation will proceed rapidly once the shell is complete.
A period advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder issues claiming it prevents heart failure and apoplexy by treating kidneys It promises relief from urinary problems and urges readers to request a free sample bottle and book by mail from Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
A family dinner after college reunion features John boasting of studying logic. He claims three chickens are on the dish by proving one plus two equals three, prompting a humorous, stubborn deduction from his father about sharing the poultry. The exchange ends with John constrained to the remaining piece.
The Mexican cargadors are small built men with broad shoulders who carry heavy burdens on their backs. They can bear over 500 pounds for short distances and historically moved most freight in Mexico City. They use hand trucks without wheels for house moves, while modern carts and wagons appear.
A lecturer recalls a French count in a moral tale about selfishness. In Mentone the valet learns the count’s courier reports the man was killed in a railway accident, his body torn. The count asks for the single piece containing his trunk keys.
A young Boston woman describes a method to empty a shell by perforating both ends and inhaling to vent contents. An elderly listener quips that in her youth they made a hole at each end and sucked. The exchange is noted with a judge's library tone.
A lighthearted exchange on a farm follows a honeymoon trip to Niagara Falls. Cynthia scolds Silas for grumbling about butter making, while Silas jokes that love may move the world but not the churn, in a folksy Chicago News tone.
A witty exchange from a theater crowd remarking on the audience turning from cold to heated after realizing they paid to see the performance. Al Tragedy quips about the chill while Love Comedy notes the shift as the audience warmed up with paying patrons.
An old acquaintance asks if Bo will worry his daughter with a certain title. Mr. Comrox replies the issue is worse he must accept a suitor he dislikes. The Washington Star reports the dilemma and the tension over the match.
Mrs Newrich proposes a coat of arms to William as they discuss refined tastes. William agrees to consult his tailor tomorrow. The London Opinion note and Emerson quote about manners and sacrifice provide contextual reflections.
More than a thousand pioneers from Oregon Washington and Idaho will attend the Oregon Pioneer association reunion and banquet in Portland on June 11 at the armory. Secretary George H. Himes reports unprecedented interest and asks for reservation of banquet plates.
Kodo digests all classes of food and targets the stomach's trouble. It is pleasant to take and is sold by Tallman and Co.
John Page of Pomeroy Washington was accidentally shot and killed while riding in the John Day valley. The gun slipped from his lap and discharged, causing a fatal injury in the field this week.
If you suffer from bleeding itching blind or protruding piles send your address and I will tell you how to cure yourself at home by the new absorption treatment and will also send some of this home treatment free for trial with references from your own locality if requested Immediate relief and permanent care assured Write today to Mrs. M Summers Box P Notre Dame Ind
The National Prohibitionists issue of January 9 1909 cites 1906 liquor revenues at 199,0356 913 and 1907 at 215 904 720. An editorial counters that prohibition has not cured the drink evil and that much of the United States remains without real prohibition.
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