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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1903
Page
7
A garbled listing names numerous attorneys and law offices in Pendleton Oregon with street locations in Judd building Savings Bank building and Association Building. The prose also includes an ownership notice about horses branding and property recovery urging calls for information and charges.
Retail grocery prices show staples steady with slight rise in some items due to wholesale East shortages. Pearl oil at 1.65 per 6 gallons and 3 per case may jump. sugar from La Grande factory meets usual standard. fresh California vegetables and sweet potatoes abundant. Walla Walla product not present this season. Crop and fruit prices listed for coffee, rice, sugar, flour, bacon, ham, produce, and dairy. livestock and poultry values noted, plus hay and feed rates for local farmers.
Commercial stables advertise carryalls for picnics with good teams and drivers for commercial men. They offer speedy horses and handsome rigs for evening and Sunday drives, gentle horses for family use, and reasonable rates for board. Transient stock cared for opposite Hotel Pendleton. Phone Mepp 161.
A period advertisement lauds Doan's Kidney Pills for back and kidney pain, touting Dono's Pills as highly recommended by Mrs. Fred Noble of 219 Cosbie Street. It claims relief from fatigue, and urges purchase from Brock & McComas Co. and Poster-Milburn Co. Buffalo NY as sole U.S. agents, price five cents per box is misstated in OCR.
A Philadelphia Record item describes inmates at an eastern penitentiary crafting intricate works. Highlights include a gilt bracket holding a stuffed rat trap, a wall covered with reed decorations and hundreds of birds, and detailed chess sets and miniature puzzles carved by prisoners amid rough garments and old trousers.
A garbled Philadelphia record column references tin dog prices and gold worth, noting prices around 820 an ounce while common rates sit near 843.00 per ounce. It mentions a legendary ordeal with a root called dirig, plus assorted misheard dialogue and quips about dinner and epitaphs, all reflecting quirky local fare.
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