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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1909
Page
6
A testimonial from Lydia E. Pinkham's product claims to aid women through the Change of Life with headaches nerves and other symptoms. It touts 90 years of curing female illnesses and offers free confidential advice to readers.
Weston Allen, a Tacoma car shop worker turned fruit farmer, reports net profits of about 6 a day from three acres of fruit on five acres. He plans to expand, noting his peach and apple trees yielded about 30 dollars per tree with low costs, plus garden and poultry income. Others from his Tacoma circle are considering joining, with some buying 10 acres each.
A fragment notes advice to spread earnings across trades to gain wages now and own a home later as a path to increasing value and security through the spring season. It emphasizes practical steps and self improvement for workers seeking stability and future ownership.
Boyle Wolfolk presents the mammoth musical The Sunny Side of Broadway starring Max Bloom with a strong chorus and standout show girls. The production features radiant stage settings costumes described as gorgeous and elaborate with principal support from Matt Franklin Al Harrison J Coughlin Don Clarke Mario Montrose Carolyn Ryan Eisie Keller and the Wente Brothers.
Islip October 20 The failure to find a revolver near the woman's skeleton on a road out of Islip dispels the death by own action theory. A skull bullet wound suggests murder. Jewelry found nearby, including an A L ring dated 1893, a pearl necklace, brooch and bracelet, may help identify a very wealthy woman. The coroner notes the body had been dead at least a year.
Spokane reports a Colville, Washington shoemaker Hows who died recently left a fortune revealed in his safe. In an old lard pail there were 4000 dollars in gold, 2500 in currency, a deposit book showing 4000 dollars in the First National Bank of Colville, city warrants and securities totaling 35000 dollars. Hows, once thought poor, was a recluse. The discovery occurred when a citizens’ committee visited the shoemaker’s shop after his death and opened the safe.
Paris police target a large spying organization believed funded by the German war office. Seven men and three women were arrested at Rheims, with evidence from their seized correspondence showing a well organized network funneling military secrets to Germany. Troussier, jailed in the case, said he worked for Koch of Strasbourg and sought a deserter to assist him. Arrests are anticipated.
In New York a police court hears a dispute over a collie dog. Dr. D H Mackle says the dog was stolen and identifies it when seized from William McMullin. McMullin claims the dog comes from Douglas Robinson's kennels and that Colonel Roosevelt can identify it. The case is adjourned to confirm the animal’s identity.
An advertisement for Newhero's Herpic: a hair product claimed to kill dandruff germs and stop irritation. It markets as both a dandruff destroyer and hair dressing, urging readers to send stamps for sale details and promising one dollar bottles with guaranteed results.
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