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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1918
Page
5
Miss Alice Lombani of 22 Baylaton Street writes from Springheld Massachusetts to Dr Caldwell. The brief note mentions a letter she penned to the physician, with no additional context or details provided.
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is marketed as The Perfect Laxative a mild pleasant tasting blend of simple laxative herbs with pepsin. Sold by druggists everywhere for 50 cents and a dollar for gin. A trial bottle can be obtained free of charge by writing Dr W B Caldwell 458 Washington Street Monticello Illinois.
The Pastime offers a two reel Faramount-Arbuckle comedy Good Night Nurse with Fatty Arbuckle and Roscoe Arbuckle. George Walsh stars in The Kid Is Clever from Fox in a deluxe multi reel feature. Also on the program is England's Viruka, a one reel comedy with Enid Bennett, and Nathty Naughty a Paramo nne picture about a small town girl modernizing natives.
Police raided resorts near the Brooklyn Navy Yard early today and detained 47 women amid an investigation into the handling of liquor by sailors and civilians. The operation targeted immorality and improper conduct at seaside dance halls and bars.
Local scoreboard items report National League results with Philadelphia and New York posting high totals and other teams, plus American League standings. Additional briefs cover a Los Angeles arrest for fraud, state finance projections in Salem, hunting season plans, missing soldiers found in Germany, Portland rent complaints, a Klamath Falls sawmill fire, Idaho miners returning to work, grasshopper damage in Washington, and a Canadian captain's death linked to a ship branding incident.
London authorities report Master George Harris received a 12 month restraint after attempting suicide at age 12 following a turbulent career. He escaped from Antwerp during German occupation, later linked with Leary the Irish VC, and rose in circles before losing his position amid controversy.</S>
In France during August, Captain Surret, a French aviator with the American Army, made the first recorded parachute jump from a moving aircraft. He exited from the rear observer position, hung by his hands, and descended safely with a parachute opened at 800 yards. The test used a umbrella canopy and aimed to demonstrate a safe egress option for airmen, potentially saving lives on future missions.
The Invincible, built by American workers in Alameda, completed in 24 days, entering the estuary at high noon on Sunday. About 2100 laborers toiled in three shifts since July Fourth, beating the steel king Rohwer’s thirty day boast and setting a new shipbuilding record. The vessel weighs 12,600 tons, surpassing the previous record holder Teckahor at 4,900 tons.
A Montreal mother, Mrs. Philorure Depart, aged 38, killed herself and her six young children after writing a note and telling her husband of her intent. The family tragedy occurred in a room where she placed the children on a bed before taking her own life.
The report notes a July 4 launching at the Bethlehem Company's plant with an 13.00 ton vessel and a straightforward ceremony, comparing it favorably to the Tuckahoe event. The details emphasize a modest celebration and the scale of the launch.
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