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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1912
Page
2
Our new Fall Tlerevles suits offer premium all wool fabric with taped stains and showerproof finish at 310.00. The ad emphasizes quality materials and practical features for discerning buyers seeking durable attire.
New stock of ladies dress shoes announced featuring Hallahan made genuine bench crafted patent leather black velveteen and velvet calf options. Tops 7 to 8 inches high with wool cravenette or velour calf vamps priced at 5.00 to 6.00.
Bright description highlights women’s and misses’ sweaters, “Rough Necks” with high collars and mannish touches in Travanne shade blue gray cardinal and white. Popular styles offered at $3.75, $6.00, and $7.00.
Offer of fine Bartlet pears Elberta and Malty peaches Siberian crab apples and large tomatoes. Availability of Mason fruit jars and jelly glasses in all sizes. Ready for a canning season sale.
In Chicago a speeding case yields a curious plea as a man claims his attention was on a rear seat passenger rather than the speedometer. Judge Robinson fines him $20 plus costs and advises the passenger sit in front to keep eyes on the gauge. Other drivers face $20 to $75 in penalties for speeding to catch a ball game, with the highest recent auto court fine reaching $81.
California novelist Gertrude Atherton addressed enfranchised women in San Francisco urging support for Woodrow Wilson. She tied political figures to strong idealized male types, praising Wilson’s self-control while contrasting him with Theodore Roosevelt and commenting on suffrage and leadership.
A fragment notes Mrs. Atherton claiming socialism is becoming fashionable and endorses persuading voters to support Wilson as a path to women’s suffrage. The brief mentions New York as the setting and frames the discussion as old-fashioned prejudices being challenged.
Walter Young, a 15 year old from Whittingham Road near Newton 8 New York, reports his pet frog died on the porch after repeatedly feeding it flies and bread crabs. He found a lump in the frog’s stomach and suspects starvation or swallowing a turtle during lunch. Walter autopsied the animal and noted a turtle fled off the porch.
In Chicago an opening for a hat inspector to grade military headgear drew a single applicant. The job pays 1060 dollars monthly and requires anatomy of fur varieties, especially Australian rabbit fur, plus knowledge of hat dimensions, sweatbands and ribbons. Other cities held similar exams with no applicants.
A reader affirms that it is perfectly proper for a young man to wear a business suit when visiting a girl to convey seriousness. The remark supports traditional courting etiquette and emphasizes attire as a signal of intent.
Special correspondence from Echo reports the G W R S company oiled all street and road crossings as an experiment, yielding satisfactory results. Local residents and travelers are mentioned, including Walter Lehman and J W Reese. Several residents visit Pendleton and Stanfield, with social notes on vacations and a Bull Moose convention in Portland.
Chicagoans witnessed the first formal training for international aeroplane racers at the Cicero flying field of the Aero Club of Illinois. Max Lillie established a high speed flight school with three pupils Deloyd Thompson Andrew Drew and Norman Prince as the 160 horsepower speedster aims for 125 mph over 130 miles. Pilots earning international licenses included W. C. Robinson Peter Colovas and Nel a J. Nelson joining eleven Chicago club pilots.
In Bridgewater Massachusetts magazine writer and poultry raiser David N Farnsworth surrendered after the body of gardener Thomas Hagan was found near Farnsworths yard. He pleaded not guilty to manslaughter in Brockton police court and was held for a hearing on $1000 bail. Farnsworth said he heard noises in the hen yard and fired his shotgun while his wife fired a revolver. he claimed they did not intend to strike the man and did not know the shots took effect until Hagan was found.
Edmonton reports lavish preparations as the Duke and Duchess of Connaught arrive September 4. Officials will greet them at 10 am September 3, Parliament opens with a $1.6 million ceremony, and a royal banquet follows. The duchess will host club ladies, and a public reception precedes departure to Calgary.
An old advertisement promises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve banishes piles and soothes itching swelling and irritation. It touts quick relief for burns boils ulcers cuts and eczema and claims the product brings comfort and joy for 25 cents at Koep pena.
Frank Mar Un sold three thousand eight hundred sacks of his 1912 crop of wheat to the Interior Warehouse company of Pendleton for 70 cents a bushel. Ed Mirrette sold sixteen hundred sacks of wheat for 70 cents to the Interior Warehouse company at Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. IL. L. Rogers were Pendleton visitors Monday. Mrs. Piper and daughter of Helix were the guests of Mrs. Harker Bun hay. Mr. and Mrs. J. Adams were Athena business visitors Monday. Joe McBride and Gertrude Picard returned to Adams Monday after spending the past week in Walla Walla. Will Boyer and children were guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Baker on Sunday. Wilma Dupuis of Weston was the guest of Lola Rogers for a few days. G. M. Morrison was a Pendleton business visitor Monday. J. Bannan of Pendleton was an Adams business visitor Tuesday.
The Oregon Agricultural College opens its fall term on September 20 with courses in agriculture, engineering, science, humanities, and professional fields. The catalogue lists programs in animal husbandry, veterinary science, civil and electrical engineering, pharmacy, teaching, languages, and arts, with free illustrated literature on request.
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