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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1909
Page
2
Seattle reports Luther Burbank defends his work against California fruit growers. He cites the thornless cactus as a major achievement, noting its cattle fodder value and high leaf yield. He predicts plant breeding will transform agriculture with disease resistance and improved nutrition across many crops.
The soap is presented as a versatile aid for a woman alone at home, enabling washing gloves, handkerchiefs, belts, undergarments, and fashionable shirt-waists. It promises independence from laundresses and cleaners, saving money and extending the life of clothing.
Professor Frederick Starr of the University of Chicago condemns modern husbands as carefree and irresponsible. He argues marriage is treated as a joke, with men leaving wives at home and enjoying casual freedoms. He cites songs that mock home life and questions their impact on public attitudes.
In Frankfort Kentucky warden Mudd uncovered a secret savings device inside Charles Knifely’s cork leg at the Kentucky penitentiary. For a decade convicts used the peg leg as a depository for cash and contraband, and upon forcing the leg open authorities found about three hundred dollars plus cocaine.
Elgin story of a four way marriage license issued in Geneva Wisconsin joins William McPherson 29 and Mrs Mary B Warner 28 a prior divorce separated couples were living apart the pair plan to wed the other spouses in a mutual arrangement already embraced by both families all residents of Elgin prior to relocations to Wisconsin
A concise aphorism asserts that true love for heaven appears in efforts to create heavenly conditions on earth, urging practical acts to uplift society and align actions with virtuous ideals.
In Port of Deschutes Oregon, Sept, rival factions of the Deschutes Traction and Power Co met in federal court before Judge Bean to push for a receiver. Eastern bondholders seek control. rump meeting elected a separate board including D. Reilly, H. L. Corden, Wood, Addison, Sinks, and Turney with Wood as president and Sinks as secretary. Portland management disputes legality, citing lack of stockholder majority and proxy fraud. Affidavits from Howard, Stanley, and Stearns detail company indebtedness and land holdings. proceedings to last several days with potential qualifying of directors. The case highlights internal power struggles and contested governance of the company.
In Seattle Gov. Hay will urge the appointment of a trained director of weights and measures for Washington. The official will receive guidance from the bureau of standards and educate county and city officials to enforce laws. Samuel W. Stratton cited Massachusetts’ illegal weights case as a warning and noted broad federal-state cooperation.
President Taft accepted an invitation to join the Arctic Brotherhood at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition in Seattle. He will ride the goat at the initiation on September 30, address Northwest residents, attend a reception at the Washington State building, and depart October 1. The all Alaska group requires a winter in the Arctic.
Marton New Jersey woman Mrs Gwonar Joney says ten years of pelvic inflammation ulceration and nervous trouble vanished after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Physicians had given up on her and she now reports renewed life Thousands of testimonials exist at the Lynn Massachusetts lab claiming cures for fibroid tumors irregularities backache and other female ailments The advertisement urges interested women to write for confidential free advice to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
Alice Webb Duke, once married to tobacco magnate Broiet Duke, appeared in Judge Gimell's court after arrest for failing to pay a $40 auto bill. Described as unkempt and feverish, she sang grand opera in her cell overnight. The judge ordered examination, per physician's report, into her mental state.
The International Wood Wire and Metal Lathers Union began its first East Coast session in Boston. The union, formed in 1863, is the leading lathing group in the country. The lathing hatchet, key trade tool, was invented by Richard Cutliffe of the Hoxton union.
Business thriving hotel offered for sale or lease. Terms are reasonable with good reasons for selling. Address inquiries to Mrs F Myers Hellx Oregon.
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