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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1912
Page
7
Elmo Missouri woman recounts doctors abandoning treatment for a tumor and says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her life and helped bear a son. Ad touts the remedy for female ailments including displacement inflammation and backache with a confidential response offer from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
North Portland yards showed a light livestock day with only sheep traded. Two loads were offered for open trade. one sold prior to shipment, another went to a local meat company. Prices edged little changed with specific figures listed for lambs, yearlings, ewes, wethers, and Wool stock up about 76 cents. Hogs and cattle saw little to no activity. raw price ranges noted and grain quotes provided.
A Newberg Junction, New Brunswick resident reports his wife uses Chamberlain's Tablets and finds them effective and beneficial for stomach and bowel issues. The ad notes the product is for sale by all dealers.
Philadelphia reader notes Aunt Mahala Ayers, aged 112, enjoys an auto ride and plans to visit again in ten years. Inmate at the Home of Aged and Infirm Colored People she remains unusually active with bright eyes and a lively spirit despite her years.
Mrs Riley Laramore recalls lifelong dyspepsia with misery after meals until Thedford's Black Draught eased heartburn in days. She used two small packages and has not suffered recurrence. The ad promotes this liver stimulant with gentle action and no after effects, price 25c.
Adams Oregon May 25. While hauling a wagon load of lumber a few days ago Earl Simonton lost control of his team which frightened and ran away throwing the driver out and the wagon bed on top of him. He held to the lines and stopped the horses after sustaining painful though not serious injuries to his side and back. Other local items note visits and errands by residents including Pendleton trips and warehouse repainting.
An old advertisement touts Mother Gray's Aromatic Leaf as a cure for kidney and bladder trouble headaches dizziness nervousness back pains and fatigue. It claims many testimonials and promotion of a 50 cent price with free samples from The Mother Gray Co Le Roy New York.
A historical sale notice touts HERBINE as a powerful liver stimulant to cure bilious symptoms like dizziness vertigo and sallow complexion. It promises relief after one or two doses and lists price 60 cents. Sold by A C Koeppen & Bros.
Los Angeles sheriff to be given half of 750000 made by Oriental he helped in time of need. Sam Yet, a Chinese rancher from Nevada, may share his fortune with Sheriff William A. Hummel. Local miners estimate his holdings at 500000 to 750000 after a life of luck and loss.
Hermiston Oregon May 25 The secretary of the interior eased entry fees to 3.20 per acre for the few remaining homesteads with three 20 acre units left. Three men BR L Kels Portland Christopher Miller Pittsburg PA and Joseph Lessing lined up to file. Rebekahs Mrs Estella Weed Allie C Circle Jennie Padreck Mary Florchutz Sarah Hyatt Grace Cole Eloise Rodruck J L Hays visited Hermiston on way home from Pendleton. Strawberry shipments from 25 to 40 crates daily with praise for packing. R L Sheean bought J M McGrath three acre tract in Newport adding to Hermiston holdings. Next Wednesday Thomas E Shutt will make final proof on his 20 acre unit, the first in the third unit. Shutt, Civil War veteran, is the oldest Knight of Pythias in Oregon and yesterday celebrated his seventy third birthday.
A traveler asks the distance to the next town and receives a muttered estimate from a farmer flat in the mud by the roadside. The farmer warns the miles feel long but are not so very long, yet the way seems thick with trouble.
Gibbon Oregon May 25 Clyde Willaby and family of Athens are camping at Bingham Springs to stay through the summer for Mr Willaby's health. Several locals including P A McPhee Dean Willlaby and wife and Earl Baker and family arrived from Pendleton and Wallowa for the season. Bert Adams and family moved here for the summer while W J Furnish and family will also spend the season at their home. The notice ends with a health tip for back pain and a light joke about apologies.
Facts and figures show 1911 road and public works expenditures at 4.25 million and 1910 values for farm products 14.399 million, imported livestock 14.962 million, manufactures 35 million, minerals 26.185 million, timber 17.16 million, fish 8 million, and clearing house returns 656.565 million. Average occupied farm land value in 1910 was 74 dollars. less than one tenth of BC farmland is occupied. Mild year round climate but market distance similar to San Francisco from Portland. North Coast Land Co. Ltd., Vancouver, seeks buyers with capital 1.5 million.
A compact notice reflects on home as a refuge for love while shielding from conflict, contrasting intimate domestic life with broader social strife. The piece frames home as a sanctuary amid external pressures and turmoil.
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