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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1918
Page
8
An adventurous health ad extols Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a milder liver aid replacing calomel. The copy touts gentler action, fewer gum and tooth issues, quick relief from dullness and headaches, and lists a 25 cent per box price with druggists carrying the product.
An advertisement extols Danderine as a cure for dandruff and hair loss. It claims immediate shine softness and volume after use, noting hair becomes light fluffy and lustrous. A Knowton brand Dandeline is recommended with a small trial bottle promising doubled beauty of hair.
East Ongdonian special news from Umatilla reports the Hermiston Dairy and Hog Show, starting Friday morning October 14 and running two days, will feature higher grade premium awards for registered stock. Cattle premiums favor registered animals while hog awards go to registered hogs. A carload of high grade dairy cattle will be sold on opening day, with hogs offered privately and at auction. County agent M. Shrock coordinates exhibitor selection and stock judging, with Lorene Parker assisting.
The text shows a garbled, repetitive passage likely from a historical column or draft about corn peeling. It references a corn peeler metaphorically with phrases about feelings, chances, and a war tone. The legible parts hint at a struggle to “feel everything” and mentions a personage named Gale Pecktiott War and a march of events, but the fragmentary nature limits clear facts or a coherent event.
An open Umatilla county fair will showcase school industrial club work with judging contents canning contests and hitching milking controls. County Superintendent Green leads planning with the county fair board to encourage the fair as the area anticipates large attendance from Pendleton and beyond as roads are reported good.
A boy Raymond Payton age 12 was killed by a train at Weelport while playing on a trestle. His seven year old brother John Amos Payton was badly injured and died later. The incident occurred after the boys were hurled into a small creek near the trestle. Captain John Tinway of the steamship Meadell assisted in retrieving the bodies. The accident prompted a local inquest and Navy YMCA officials urged safety around railroad tracks.
An advertisement extols Mother's Friend a product claimed to ease labor for expectant mothers. It touts regular use in preparation for delivery and references a forthcoming booklet on childbirth, urging women to adopt the preparation plan and fortify themselves against difficult labor.
A proposal to modify the contract between the railroad administration and American Railway Express would set 11 percent of rate revenues for the express company and 46 percent for the railroads, replacing near equal revenue shares. The plan follows ongoing disputes over net revenues from express shipments.
A garbled reader letter from Kanena City discusses back and side pains, noting a trial of a remedy that allegedly relieved symptoms after six bottles. The piece references long usage and claims many medicines fail, urging caution about unproven cures.
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