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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1906
Page
6
A patient suffered for a long time with itching painful sores on both hands. After trying three doctors with no relief, one doctor hesitated to touch the area. The sores disappeared and hands became smooth following a new topical application.
A Chicago man recounts severe hand sores from dye-work that resisted doctors. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, his hands healed and became smooth. He praises the products and urges others with sore hands to try them, dated July 1 1905.
An advertisement extols Cuticara Soap for mothers and babies, claiming instant relief and refreshing sleep for skin irritation and fatigue. It promises cure tips for scalp and hair ailments and hints at mail order free samples, using urgent, maternal appeals in a period-style voice.
Creditors of Fen ster John H. Mitchell's estate may receive 50 cents on the dollar or less. Report from administrator Dunne shows total claims at 12 600 with estate value 86323. preferred claims total 32669 including a 31000 US government claim for a recent fine. After preferreds, assets fall to 9654 and claims to be satisfied at 9821, leaving nonpreferred creditors about 27 cents on the dollar.
Kidney trouble makes you miserable and affects most readers. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is claimed to cure lame back and bladder problems. A free sample bottle offer is extended by mail with a book on kidney and bladder trouble. Regular bottles sold by druggists.
A historical discussion links flame color to combustion vigor with red inner rays at 677 degrees and shifting to violet as efficiency rises. It describes concentric flame shells and retina perception, then surveys famed rubies: Mogul throne gems, Three Brothers, and large balas rubies with imperial engraving and high values across Asia and Europe.
The log line records a ship's hourly speed, once a wooden log floated, now a weighted board. Knots mark intervals of fifty one feet, aiding calculation of miles per hour. The line is thrown overboard to measure travel rate in half a minute.
Mohammedan belief lists ten animals granted paradise for their service to humans. The list includes Kratim the dog, Batnam’s ass, Solomon’s ant, the honeybee, Jonah’s whale, the ram sacrificed for Isaac, the camel of Saleh, Balkis’s cuckoo, Moses’s ox and Al Barak, plus the astonished ascent of Mohammed. English railway signals vary by line and region, with distinctive station architecture, rolling stock colors, locomotive styles, uniforms, and signal fits.
A historical note on adder stones long valued for curing bountiful afflictions. These green or blue glass beads with stripes and holes are mistaken for ancient natural talismans. Classical writers such as Pliny referenced their supposed virtues, shaping superstition across eras.
A fragment from a Philadelphia Press piece presents a quarrel in a theater company with a star clashing over control. The scene shifts to a tailor shop where a customer negotiates a suit price, joking about pockets after paying. The dialogue satirizes vanity and consumer avarice.
A reflective quote contrasts harsh poverty with gentle winds, depicting the north wind as brutalening and the south wind as soothing. The aphorism hints at resilience, inner battle, and the allure of dreams amid hardship.
An old advertisement from Baker & Folsom's proclaims nothing is too good for the home, praising their furniture selection with a grand flourish and historical quotation about power and judgment.
A chemist praises tea and coffee as intellectual drinks while contrasting alcohol as a brain depressant that leads to talk and memory lapses. The piece then recounts the tale of “Tarry” Gould, a Danvers character famous for a long sea cruise anecdote remembered from the Boston Herald.
A veteran sea captain notes that life preservers with vessel names often trigger alarm over overdue ships. He recalls cases where belts washed overboard caused unfounded worry, including an eleven day delay after a crank shaft broke. He suggests unmarked minor articles might prevent false alarms.
A South Sea Island mother punishes by hair pulling or biting the arm, leaving scars on many children. Affection is shown by rubbing the eyebrow or cheek and gently seizing the cheek between the toes. Nose rubbing is a sign of affection among Kingsmill Islanders and Maori of New Zealand.
Some recommend hot soda baths for rheumatism. Fill the tub half full with very hot water, add half a pound of baking soda, and soak at least twenty minutes. Reheat with hot water as needed, then rub vaseline or colon cream into the skin after drying to replace natural oils.
The Londgu Morning Post carried an ad seeking a nurse for night duty who is skilled with bottle babies. The British Journal of Nursing responded with a quip questioning how bottle babies are managed and why formula incentives are used.
Bright Hoy describes experiments at college where he calls a “scientific paradox” the result of debts expanding by contracting them. The dialogue portrays a claim that fiscal debt growth can be driven by deliberate contraction of liabilities.
A small bridesmaid watches the departing couple with a gloomy brow and sighs that sister had planned a joyous wedding but now fears the groom has taken her away. The humor rests on the childlike misreading of the event.
A pastor cites a biblical line about David while a man in the rear pew reacts with a quip about last night’s game. The piece references Antwerp's first regular serial newspaper of 1605 named Niewell inghe and hints at a note from the East Oregonian.
Burdened by ongoing stock theft, Grant County ranchers enlist detectives after a band of horses stolen from McHaley is traced east to Pocatello. Nineteen animals are identified as McHinley’s. Williams is arrested and the herd returned to Baker City while more arrests are anticipated.
W H Brown of Pritefield VL promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as the best companion to a pension, claiming they keep his family in splendid health. The ad touts quick relief for headaches and constipation and lists Tallman & Co.'s drug store as the guarantor.
From eastern points the Pacific coast are listed with fares from Mis souri river points to Pendleton and Spokane 22560 Chicago 3060 Atlanta Ga Asheville NC Bristol Tenn 4575 Baltimore Md Philadelphia Pa Washington DC 4726 New York NY 4760 Boston MA 4740 Sale dates Aug 27 to Nov 26 Inc For further rates call or address Wm McMurray G P A or B C Smith agent C R N
The notice promotes bathing as cleansing for body and character and suggests occasional laxative use to clear the bowels. It extols DeWitt's Little Early Risers as Pleasant little pills that do not gripe or sicken and are sold by Tallman & Co.
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