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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1913
Page
2
The Newark News notes easier scallop and letter embroidery using papier mache foundations and satin stitches. Presto paper patterns with iron transfers offer distinctive monograms. A French inventors portable stove for camping weighs 14 ounces and cooks meals in two to four minutes using a triple torch method.
In Hamilton Ul today the Mississippi Power Boat Association hosts a major regatta on Cooper Lake with hundreds of boats from the United States and Canada. Commodore J Stuart Blackton seeks speed records aboard Reliances while Commodore James A Pugh of Chicago targets wins with Disturber I and Teaser IV. Several northern cities eye next year’s field, and Charles P Hanley bids for admiral as Joseph Nelsons term ends.
Mrs D L Kenney thanks Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment for curing a skin disease she suffered from for over fifty years. The ad notes the ointment as a perfect cure available from druggists or by mail for 60 cents, distributed by Koeppens and PFEIFFER CHEMICAL CO in St. Louis and Philadelphia.
Chicago reports a drop in contagious diseases among children since schools closed in June. The health department notes scarlet fever diphtheria measles chickenpox and mumps cases fell about sixty percent as Johnny and peers return to classes with cautious routines.
A damaged ad notes a child with intestinal worms improving after using White's Cream Vermifuge. It claims the product destroys worms and the child thrives, priced 25c per bottle and sold by all dealers.
Italy conducts initial trials using biplanes equipped with rapid fire machine guns aimed at destroying enemy aircraft and balloons. Lieutenant Laurent led today's test and will head the emerging biplane machine gun corps.
In September Woman's Home Companion, a fiction titled The Barrier to Intimacy portrays a young man and his promised wife parting after a quarrel. He grows harsh and impolite, and she retorts that he speaks like a husband, adding she is escaping all that he represents.
Grace Margaret Gould, fashion editor, reports in the September issue that a touch of color counts this season. While bold Cubist and Futurist color clashes may attract, stylish women should include at least one bright color in their gowns.
In Detroit on August 27 cremationists convened the Cremation Society of America to map a propaganda plan promoting cremation over burial. The mayor and city officials welcomed attendees, and a key resolution urged the Roman Catholic Church to rescind decrees opposing incineration.
A praise note from Rev H Stubenwoll of Allison Iowa endorses Dr King's New Life Pills for constipation and liver health. The ad asserts top quality, guarantees every pill, and urges purchase at Koeppens for 25 cents.
Genoa August 27 Porter Charlton arrives aboard the Red Italia with two carabinieri by his side for a fund trial on the murder of his wife. Italian officials delay trial prep. judges favor mental irresponsibility pleas influenced by Lombroso. If convicted, life imprisonment with seven years solitary confinement. otherwise likely insanity ruling.
In Venice on August 27 the desire for rapid transit has ended another romantic custom as motor boats replace traditional gondolas. The shift reflects a city adapting to modern transport while preserving its historic charm.
On retiring soak hands in hot water and Cuticura Soap. Dry and anoint with Cuticura Ointment, then wear soft bandages or loose gloves during the night. The products are sold worldwide with free samples and a 32 page book. Address Cutieurs Dept 6H Boston for details.
Historic Venetian canals launch with twenty motor gondolas in service and twenty more to come. Previous gondolas were rare. taxis once ruled London and New York streets as motor boats enter Venice waterways.
An old newspaper ad offers one hundred dollars reward for any catarrh cure Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. It features J Cheney Co Toledo and endorsements from local bankers as to Cheney's honesty. Also promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills with testimonials, price, and a call to buy.
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