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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1904
Page
8
A damaged fragment notes French T. V. items including ridgepoint chim 68, roses priced at 40 real, and mentions tasting bowls plates and chocolate items seen close to a chop plate. No clear events or names beyond vague product descriptions.
Pendleton city council met briefly last night approving two ordinances and eight communications. A bid for lumber and crushed rock for sidewalk and street work was rejected or deferred, while licenses for outdoor restaurants and several liquor firms were granted or transferred. Expositions and fair preparations for the Lewis and Clark centennial drew gathering interest from local farmers and merchants.
A vintage grocery offer highlights Schilling's Best baking powder at five cents per one unit with a money back promise. The ad emphasizes value by removing risk and extravagance and promotes favored extracts.
At Pendlen Sportsmen's Association a live bird event of 11 birds crowned H. J. Stillman with perfect display while several scratch shooters battled in target events. Winners included BL J. Stillman, HL J. Stillman, C J. Ferguson, Walter Markham, J. Sewall, Fred Waite and James Spence in multiple shoot-offs. The meeting also announced a model road project for Umatilla county with officials invited to learn government road methods.
The first debate of the high school debating society is set for Friday evening during December on the local option prohibition in Umatilla county. Debaters include Glen Scott and Dave Bill for the affirmative and George Strand and Frank Pierce for the negative.
The article notes experiments with Smyrna date palms yielding in California Mecca and Yuma Aziz shows fruit bearing in trials over two decades amid failures and persistence. Judge Lowellmissed Pendleton for three weeks, returning via Southern Pacific, while T G Halley travels home after East visits and California interest.
The fourth game of the bowling series played last night at the Brunswick parlors featured high West scores. Kelley of Kelleys Shamrocks posted 487 with 271 160 166. Lamphin of Foagman scored 489. Team totals included Thompson 436 and 444, with grand totals around 2167. Next game pits Rader's and Kelley's teams Monday night as 24 games proceed.
Antorin News reports Lee Herring displays a remarkable kelp specimen at the National saloon. The seaweed grows from globe to tip over 67 feet, resembling a long whip once used by cowboys of the old plains. This unusual find is described as one of the most notable seaweed aggregations ever seen.
Douglas Betts, a famed Pilot Rock sheepman, shaved his whiskers revealing his face to family for the first time. His wife nearly fired a gun before recognizing him, while locals who knew him for years failed to identify him without his beard. Yet in Missouri, after 28 years away, everyone knew him.
Invitations go to adjacent counties and cities to attend a good roads meeting in Walla Walla on Wednesday November 30. Government expert J H Abbott will present plans for road improvement and western development. Walla Walla County and City have partnered with the government to build three miles of experimental roads.
United States Steel plans a trunk line to move new business and avoid interstate commerce probes. Several small Chicago railroads could join the system as part of the expansion. Total freight charges are described as about 120 million dollars. In London the storm winds and snow persist, halting air and rail traffic and causing widespread disruptions.
Jack Skeet of Chicago and Gene Bezenah met in 46 fast rounds before the Alexandria club at Newport and finished with a hard fought draw. The bout showed both fighters in strong form and resolve through the final bell.
A fragment states a cough is more than a cough when it's a settled cold that persists despite remedies. It asserts Scott's Emulsion cures the illness by healing inflamed tissues where the cold takes root and prevents recurrence.
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