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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1902
Page
6
Pendleton hosts a portrait company touring the country to push enlarging photos. The operation centers on a hierarchy of agents, bosses, and canvassers who rehearse sales pitches in full dress with acted roles. Rehearsals cover household archetypes to pressure for orders, with a focus on securing figures and photos to persuade families.
A canvasser offers enlarged photos and frames, claiming the original comes from New York or Chicago and must be prepaid. He and an associate threaten and bully to secure payment, targeting mainly women. The scam is described as a pervasive, well drilled form of semi blackmail and bunco.
Perry Houser announces moving from Court street market to Union Market on Alta street and closing the old business October 20. Debtors asked to settle at the Court street stand until November 1, then at Alta street Union Market thereafter.
A Milwaukee woman, Mrs Helena Blau, extols Wine of Cardui as a cure for severe abdominal pain and menstrual issues after failure of physician prescribed treatments. She claims the product provided relief within weeks and promotes its use in privacy without medical supervision.
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