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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1905
Page
3
The text outlines a miscellany of fabrics with irregular spellings and scattered prices, mentioning colored dotted, sash, and white fabrics. It notes an able assortment with one piece of a kind and a list of 16 bags appearing at the end, suggesting a sale or inventory snippet.
A clipped survey notes London circa 1700 as a small city of about 600,000 with aging roads, grim sights at London Bridge and Temple Bar, and former public punishments in pillory and executions. It also recalls later cruelty, crowded churchyards, and bear baiting. It mentions lavender scent tests on animals, a Belgian Gille dance in Binche, and a joke about a miser at table. Gonzaga College in Spokane fields a 136-strong cadet corps praised by army officers.
Analysis shows record immigration to the United States this year with up to 1,000,000 steerage passengers expected by June 30. Most arrivals come from Austro-Hungary Italy and Russia, shifting origin from Northern to Southern Europe. 40 percent of arrivals were women in the past five years, now about 30 percent.
The Denver Post reports the government will not hire persons with tuberculosis for mint positions. A physical exam is required for all applicants, and those with pulmonary trouble will be rejected. Examinations begin June 14 with 250+ openings. applications close June 6. Preference for Denver applicants with local ties noted.
A. Tr. Black and associates of Eugene filed with Lane County Clerk for the appropriation of waters from Waldo Lake in the Cascade Mountains for domestic use irrigation and power. Authorized annually 4 956 000 000 cubic feet. Reservoir capacity planned at 250 000 square feet of water. Irrigates about 100 000 acres during low water. Water discharged near headgates then routed along Willamette tributaries to storage and diversion points in the valley. Surveys completed and a reservoir site selected.
Field and Stream notes the dugong as the mermaid of lore, detailing its coastal habitats in the Indian Ocean, Red Sea, and Gulf of Mannar, its affectionate mothering, and historical hunting pressure. It cites manatee and dugong flesh as similar to pork, valued as food, and records conservation concerns as they near extinction.
Dr Joseph Walsh explains that the brain uses independent neurons with multiple processes. A memory search for a name is like a telephone operator testing connections before finding the correct one. The article discusses the delayed recall process and neural activity behind finding a word.
A Philadelphia Record excerpt describes two blind men who meet five yards apart and identify each other by listening to the sound of their canes. One man claims to recognize the top of any cane from half a yard away, illustrating how remaining senses can be trained when vision is lost.
Grief and White alr. The mustaches of Henry III. of Na irre are reported to have become por tally white In a few hours after hear ing of the concession of the edict of Nemours. A hall of an English banker grew gray in three days due to reverses in business. A man about forty, after his marriage, returned from his wedding trip with hair turned snow white to his eyebrows, startling friends.
A discussion of venomous insects and reptiles notes the poisonous mechanism is similar across species. It explains the hollow fang or sting delivers poison immediately upon incision, comparing scorpion stings to rattlesnake fangs and their deadly action.
A collection of quips on work, worry, and boredom cites Mrs Mildly and Mr Milly, notions from Golller and Dr Cater, and a joke about Cupid's arrows. It concludes that a man is never alone when he has good books.
A Pendleton expressman from 200 West Tustin street recounts his long kidney disorder suffering from heavy lifting. After using Dean's Kidney Pills bought at Brock & McComas, he reports great relief from backache and urinary trouble. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo is named sole US agents. Remember the name Dean's.
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