Social event notes from a Oregon City party scene
Mrs. William Osburn hosted a farewell breakfast for Mrs. Nelson with twelve guests at 36. Mountain trout and fried chicken were served. Mrs. William Preston hosted six tables of whist for Mrs. Nelson, with high cards won by Mrs. Lilly. Monday and Tuesday gatherings featured contests, luncheons, a Thimble Club meeting, a tally-ho party to Abrams mill, and a child’s fourth birthday. A wedding occurred at Amos Wilkins home for Miss Vella M Simonson and Charles Wilson of Coburg, followed by train departure for Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilam Osburn
Fannie Nelson
Nelson
Misa Beniah Sladden
Novor
Frank Osborn
S. P. Sladden
D. E. Paine
A. Lily
Laura Harris
Frank Page
W. L. Souders
W.c. Barbour
B. L. Bogart
J. F. Titus
Beulah Siadden
William Preston
Lilly
Tidball
E. E. Mink
Walters
Shelley
Mink
Welch
Gilbert
Calkins
Sladden
Kuykendall
Griggs
Preston
Emma Johnson
Roome
Fisher
Mae
Emma Fisher
Roseburg
Hammond
Terrill
Travis
Edmunson
Whitson
Bessie Day
Gilert
Mra. Striker
Abe Gilbert
Snodgrass
Buoy
Saunders
Mra
Frieda
Kays
Miss Bollock
Oregon City
Straight
Lucas
Amy Hollock
Kate Kelly
Kelly
Abrams’ Mill
Alberta Campbell
Eda Humphrey
Winifred Kelly
Eva Frazer
Pauline Davis
Winifred Cockerline
Hazel
Amos Wilkins
Lawrence Street
Vella M Simonson
Charles Wilson
Coburg
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Mrs J D Rockefeller Jr A Society Figure In Washington
Mrs J D Rockefeller Jr daughter of Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island is a prominent Washington society figure. She is a vocal defender of her father in law and has long aided her husband’s Bible class efforts in New York City and remains deeply interested in religious matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Senate
Washington
New York City
Informal Dinners Hosted by Mrs Adair and Stevens
Names of guests appear for two dinner gatherings. Mrs L G Adair hosted an informal dinner party with Enid Kirkwood Helen Gilbert Byron Walters Fredricka Travis Bel don Babb and Jeanette Calkine. The Stevens couple hosted a small group as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enid Kirkwood
Helen Gilbert
Byron Walters
Fredricka Travis
Beldon Babb
Jeanette Calkine
Thirty Three Years In Solitary Confinement At Bates Prison
Boston, Sept 5 Jesse Pomeroy once noted as one of the nation’s most notorious life prisoners will begin his thirty third year in the gray walls of Bates Prison Charleston. He was 14 when sentenced for life for torturing and murdering children and is now 48 awaiting any pardon. Decades of crimes followed, including early 1870s Chelsea and South Boston assaults linked to a degenerate youth who was identified by victims. After reform school release he committed further murders and received life solitary confinement. He has plotted escapes but never attended prison services or worked, spending much time reading and knowing little of modern devices like electric chairs and phones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Jesse Pomnoy
United States
Torrow
Bate
Charleston
Pom
Jesse Pomeroy
Paine
Camn
Powder Hill
Sim
Chelsea
South Boston
Johnny Balch
South
Robert Gould
George Pratt
Pomeroy
Jesse
Roy Davis Honored at Annapolis
Washington reports midshipman Roy H. Davis from Eugene has been named adjutant of the second battalion at Annapolis for the coming year. His meritorious work earned the appointment as he ranks seventh in the class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roy H. Davis
Eugene
Annapolis
Rogue River and Southern Oregon railroad incorporated
The Rogue River and Southern Oregon railroad is incorporated to run from Grants Pass to Waldo. Court house deputies run county affairs while officers attend the Scio fair, as Albany Herald notes with officials including judge sheriff clerk recorder treasurer and school superintendent away. A Boston dispatch reports the brutal discovery of Mrs Hone Sommerville’s torso at a boarding house No 7 Hancock Street and later remains found at the Jordan Somerville home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogue River and Southern
Hancock Street
City
Jordan
Sommerville
Facts and Fashions From Paris Neckwear In Vogue
New fall neckwear from Paris dominates fashion pages with dog collars high stocks and Pierrot ruches. Color is added by satin bands or gilt braids while hair trends favor soft pompadours and Grecian knots as summer gives way to autumn styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paris
Fall Fashion Trends From Directoire to Louis XV Tailoring
Florence Fairbanks reports on fall fashion shifts with Directoire influences fading as Louis XV silhouettes return. Serge remains popular for business wear, while velvet coats pair with cloth skirts. glove shade choices emphasize harmony with garments. new fall fabrics like Venetian cloth and satin faced wools appear with checks and stripes remaining in style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Directoire
Florence Fairbanks
How to Get Strong P. J. Daly Opinion Letter
P. J. Daly of 1247 West Congress Street Chicago relates how his elderly mother gained flesh, overcome insomnia, and grew stronger using Electric Bitters. He describes it as a tonic for stomach, liver, and kidney complaints and notes it is sold under guarantee at W. A. Kuykendall's drug store for 5 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Daly
West Congreaa Street
Chicago
W. A. Kuykendall
Luck Named Albany College Coach for College Eleven
O H Luck, former UW assistant coach, has been secured by Albany College athletic management to coach the college eleven for the current year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Luck
University of Washington
Albany College
Mrs George Law Reported Engaged To Embassy Attache
Beautiful Mrs George Law, famed in London and Paris, is said to be engaged to Craig Wadswerth, attache of the American embassy in London. Widowed of a traction millionaire whom she married in 1904, she moved to London after his death ten years ago and has since become a social favorite of King Edward and Queen Alexandra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Law
London
Paris
Craig Wadswerth
Lawie
Edmondod
Alezandra
Monroe Poised for Growth as Carver Road Nears Eugene
Monroe anticipates a railroad within weeks linking Corvallia to Eugene and Monroe. Grading is nearly finished, rails are a few miles away, promising grain, produce shipments, and new industry. Wilhelm & Sons expand facilities, upgrading a flour mill, and a cooperative canning factory is planned for next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Harrisburg
Corvallia
Corvallis
Eugene
Messrs. Wilhelm & Sons
Burg
Husband Accused of Loving Another Woman in Suit
Mrs. Anna James of Cottage Grove files in circuit court against Henry James alleging a 1888 Eugene marriage, four children, ages 19 to 12 in Saginaw, a year of abuse, and that Henry kept Nan Bennett and drove her from home in 1907 after forcing her to work for support with no maintenance from him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna James
Cottage Grove
Cirrcuit
Henry James
L. M. Travis
Eugene
George
William
Dora
Clarence
Saginaw
James
Nan Bennett
Strike of Hop Pickers Rises in Ukiah Valley
Ukiah California September 4 A general strike of hop pickers threatens the valley as six ringleaders are arrested for inciting walkout. About 300 Horst Brothers workers refuse to work unless paid one dollar per hundred pounds, raising 20 cents above the current wage. With one third of the crop harvested and labor scarce, growers fear losses and potential property damage if the strike spreads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ukiah
Cal
Horst Brothers
Pittock Visits Eugene With Shriner Party
H L Pittock manager of The Oregonian and Mrs Pittock arrived by afternoon train from Portland for a Shriner outing. Pittock says Eugene is his favorite valley city and predicts it will grow into a large city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Pittock
The
Oregonian
Portland
Newport herring mystery dampens usual tale of annual eruption
The Aba ny Democrat notes the Newport herring story is unusually flat this year, despite its annual status and a volcanic eruption analogy. It emphasizes no relation to the dead herring on the beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
The
Abany Democrat
Cuticura Heals Longstanding Rheumatism Suffering
Mrs V. V. Albert of Upper Frenchville Maine testifies that Cuticura remedies cured her husband after fifteen years of rheumatism and flesh sores, with three doctors failing. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for three weeks the sores dried and burning ceased. A relapse occurred two years later but cutting edge treatment again cured him. She also credits Cuticura Pills for her own general debility and back pains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutiura
V. V. Albert
Upper
Frenchville
Cure for skin troubles with Cuticura remedies advertised
An advertisement promotes a single treatment using a warm bath with Cuticura Soap a gentle application of Cuticura Ointment and a mild dose of Cuticura Resolvent or Pill for instant relief sleep and a speedy cure of eczema rashes itching and inflammation from infancy onward. Goods sold by Drug and Chemical Corp Hole Props 137 Columbus Ave Boston with a free Cuticura Book on Skin Diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drug & Chem. Corp
Hole
Columbus Ave
Boston
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Thimble Club
Jean Welch
Miss Welch
Adair
Mia. Gilbert
Mrs. Abrams
Miss Loomis
Miss Jean
Jean
Marion Linn
Oscar Yates
Willis Link
Kenneth Cockerline
Francia Gross
Helen
Richard Studley
Beatrice Wetherbee
Leah Stevens
California
F. J Hard
Lester Hulin
Meyers
Haines
Lucille Hard
Lula Scofield
Dr. Beardsley
Harold Haines
Harry
Carl Meyers
J. D. Rockefeller, JR
Mrs. Stevens
Tracyden
Roy Davis
Carver
Stike
Micro
Hoyt Chemical CQ
Ondgor
Mel
Trass
Oregon
IMPG
Third Street
Iter Gies
Heme
Albany Colleges
T. B. Ackers
Washington S
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