Lamps Light the Home as Winter Nears
The notice speaks of lamps and lighting as nights grow longer. It mentions buying lamps in quantity and paying spot cash to the factory, guiding readers to prepare lighting for the upcoming season.
29 Oct 1901
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1901
Page
1
The notice speaks of lamps and lighting as nights grow longer. It mentions buying lamps in quantity and paying spot cash to the factory, guiding readers to prepare lighting for the upcoming season.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a sale section with fall merchandise many items priced low. Mentions boxes, pencils, office supplies, assorted goods, and a lineup of items with reduced prices. details and vendors are unclear.
National and international news touch on a proposed memorial for ex governor William A Newell, Army troop distributions in overseas theaters, a proposed joint German British steamship line, hostile European reactions to the United States, and legal fraud probes in Boston. The canal treaty and naval fortification rights are discussed, with coaching plans for fall crew training led by Captain Kuneig and Mr Kennedy.
Samuel Coulter of Portland sold 10 500 acres of timber in the Klamath region to C 5 and KR 8 Moore of Klamath County for 12 500. Freight car famine eased by O K N and Southern Pacific. Multnomah county board of equalization estimates near 100 000 in reductions vs 48 000 000 total assessment. Pacific Northwest storm disrupts shipping. Vancouver reports rough seas and safety measures. Seattle sees increased crime including robberies and pickpockets. several arrests noted.
An excerpt parrots early 20th century medical ad copy praising Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It touts regulating female ailments, nerves, and refreshing sleep, with claims of curing uterine issues and offering a sample free by mail. The fragmentary text imitates a large medical ad emphasizing family health and sales pitches.
Auburn N M Oct 29 Procsident McKinley assassin Czolgoss or Ceolgosy was executed by electric chair this morning at Auburn prison. Witnesses described his movements and lack of spiritual adviser as he faced death. His body was later autopsied and secretly buried in an unmarked grave nearby.
London dispatch reports a clash near Zeerust with heavy casualties. British losses totaled forty five dead and ninety two wounded while Boer forces suffered two hundred? confusion in names and numbers. casualties cited include forty dead on the field and additional British dead.
A Sofia cablegram says Mine Stone is reachable. six young Bulgarians have formed a search party for Stone and Mow Tailie with Holton authorities’ consent, departing from Subakow toward Mephotiela. A dispatch notes Stone may be in Biltew near the frontier.
The Schley naval court of inquiry resumed proceedings this morning. He answered questions with a ready manner and little substantive detail. He asserted that the Spanish fleet would have been defeated regardless of where the engagement occurred.
The wheat market showed dull trading with small price changes. New York opened up 7 and closed within a quarter point near 76. Sugar and steel shares rose modestly while other stocks advanced slightly. Bumpter Valley Railway plans a spur south of Lockhart station, with timber clearings noted. Two carloads of cavalry horses shipped to South Africa from Sheridan, Missouri.
A deadly race riot at a New Orleans camp meeting leaves nine Black and one white dead. A constable incident sparked barricades and arson as mobs clashed, with fatalities including a Black child. Precautions are planned to avert further unrest.
Report from Pretoria dated October 20 describes Remington narrowly escaping capture by Colonel Imington’s forces at Botha’s laager. The force recovered a revolver and papers, with ten prisoners taken including Commandant Hane Hotha and a Lt. colonel.
A Philadelphia style newspaper note reports a private remedy claim tied to a medicine bottle allegedly misused to harm. The text describes alleged effects on appetite digestion and health over decades, with a bold warning against the bottle as a dangerous agent.
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