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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1917
Page
3
The notice advertises Organdie fabrics in white and multiple colors priced from 35 to 50 cents per yard, plus a pink openhagen shade. It also promotes a full stock of women's gloves in kid and silk, with prices from 50 cents to 2 dollars 50, and introduces a non wrinkleable fabric for dresses and suits, 36 inches wide, in colors such as old rose pink tan and lavender, priced 85 cents to 1 dollar per yard.
Art and Drapery Department offers 35¢ curtain scrim and 24¢ plain and bordered scrim in ecru and white. Wool jersey cloth shipment promotes coats dresses and suits in emerald king's Copenhagen grey white gold. Tassels for trimming shown in gold silver beads Chinese money silk and more from 10¢ to $1.50.
Saturday shoppers find Pure Food Tables with fresh fruits and vegetables for Sunday dinner. Includes asparagus, tomatoes, radishes, turnips, beets, carrots, greens, lettuce, cucumbers, cabbage, celery and more. Also offers country bacon at 25 to 30 cents per pound and buys fresh eggs at 27 1/4 cents per dozen.
April 6 report from S. J. notes Andrew Miller, a young farmer, on his way to join the United States Marine Corps in Cwerketen when he encountered a 25 mile detour and a curious encounter with a fellow traveler. The article references a German declaration of war on the United States and includes fragmented dialogue about war and travel.
Fragmentary text notes coastal defense with mention of fortifications and Inch guns at Port Ward worth protecting New York. Details are garbled but indicate harbor defenses and shore artillery in proximity to New York during wartime.
The County Library received four valuable books from Major Lee Moorbourne including the Centenary History of Oregon and Oregon Pictorial and Biographical. The library will place them on reference shelves. Monthly circulation this March reached 7000, with detailed reader registrations, branch activity, and funds detailed for 1917.
Republicans won Michigan in yesterday's elections with an estimated statewide plurality near 100600 for state supreme court and minor offices. A light turnout reflected limited engagement across the state as campaigns reported results from Detroit and mid April voting.
The Astronomical Society of France awarded George Ellery Hale the Jansen medal for important astronomical discoveries. Camille Flammarion presented the medal to William Graven Sharp, noting the council’s wish to honor Hale’s achievements and the gains in astronomy.
Painful spring eczema relief claimed with Dr Hobson's Eeser Quontment. Advert says it heals eruptions and skin troubles like pimples blackheads acne ringworm and tetter with prompt effectiveness and a money back guarantee. Available at local drugstores.
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