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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1908
Page
3
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Garden Medical Discovery as a cure for torpid liver, urging digestion and nutrition to restore liver function. It claims the remedy renews stomach activity, boosts blood gland secretions, and cleanses poisons, with nonsecret nonalcoholic herbs and explicit ingredients listed on the bottle.
Seattle investigator reports a man’s body found in the woods two miles east of Riverton near the Puget Sound Electric railway. The dead man’s identity is unknown. Facial injuries suggest homicide. Gibson, chasing a quail covey, discovered the scene and the corpse after pursuing a bird.
Readers learn of a cure for catarrh claimed to cure all stages of the disease. Walts Catarrh Cure is touted as constitutional, taken internally to affect blood and surfaces. Proponents offer $100 for any failure to cure. Also notes Allen Dory drowned near Medamont Idaho after attempting to cross a river. body recovered shortly after.
An East Oregonian style advertorial extols Mi-o-na as a cure for dyspepsia, featuring a testimonial from Mrs. Nelson Laueclor of Athol Massachusetts. The ad claims Mi-o-na strengthens a worn stomach, promises relief within a box, and advertises Tallman & Co as sellers with a money-back guarantee.
Excavators near the national bank building uncover clay modeling and colorwork rivaling modern craft. A hollow two inch monkey figure and a hard eight inch carved slab show aging and color detail. A drilled center hole suggests ancient tool use. Also noted is a possible ancient river wash deposit and the mystery of the figurine’s origin.
The text recalls Noepital revived but unable to explain a bruise or black eye, suggesting a fall into a cellar after a period of ill health. Wilhelm's funeral occurred yesterday afternoon. after mourners departed, the body was moved from the grave to the undertaker's room.
A. W. Hadley a 50 year old letter carrier in Bellingham Washington was arrested for robbing registered mails over three to four months. He admits guilt but withholds details on what became of the stolen money. Post office officials had suspected him after a decap letter incident and money orders from $1 to $15 were cited.
Wenatchee Washington October 27 a coyote and jackrabbit hunt set for November 9 aims to be the state’s largest. About 1600 participants are expected as committees and lieutenants organize drives from Rock Tehind to the Wenatchee Columbia river confluence, with shotguns only and a final slaughter in Dowell county near the confluence.
A coroner's jury in Edwardsville Cal began an inquest into the death of Fred Wilhelm after a postmortem found a fractured skull but doctors say the fracture likely did not cause death. Wilhelm was discovered in a cellar after a poisoning incident on Main Street two weeks earlier and was removed to the county hospital. The inquiry was to continue the next day.
The 1% annual report of Great Northern Railroad shows mixed results for the fiscal year ending June 20, 1908. Operating revenues totaled 14,429,000, down from the prior year, while passenger traffic rose by 140,640 despite a freight revenue drop of 1,920,000. ore shipments exceeded 1907 by 3,111,460 tons, and gross revenue declined by 1,885,000 as open expenses rose 555,000 and maintenance costs climbed 1,329,000.
An old advertisement promotes Hoe's Taxative Cough Syrup for coughs colds hoarseness whooping cough and bronchial throat trouble. It notes it is especially for children, pleasant to take and a gentle laxative from A and Koeppen and Bros.
Mrs Rudolph Pfiffer and her 11 year old daughter found their 13 year old son dead in a dark hallway. A revolver lay in his hand with one chamber exploded and the bullet lodged in his brain. The mother, wife of transport Buford's chief steward, believes it accidental despite prior warnings.
Mr James Smith was in town today buying supplies. He bought a coffee mill and will hereafter grind Folger's Golden Gate Coffee fresh as he uses if he used to ask thy grocer to grind it.
A fragmentary Boston Transerint excerpt shows a rustic dialogue on seeking work in a trade and the rough humor of early labor discussions. The garbled lines hint at a street discussion about skills, employment, and shop talk in a port city environment.
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