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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1916
Page
2
An old time ad copy touts a corn remedy named ORTS-IT, claimed to remove corn with ease. Endorsed by Tallman and M Pendleton Drug Co and Thompson s Drug Store as the world s best corn remedy.
Pittsburg December report quotes George De Forest Brush at Carnegie Institute reception. Brush says artists today produce canvases worthy of arrest and that real art is waning amid the mad whirl of modern times. He laments loss of genuine artistry and growing embrace of machine made works.
Uriah Oregon early December report notes long awaited rainfall restoring moisture after a dry spell. Local activity includes fires, literary society program at the church, a Christmas tree plan, and community visits. Residents report road mud, stage delays, and ongoing farming and livestock tasks as families adjust to wetter conditions.
Boston paper reports $1,800,000 life insurance on Harry Thatcher Dunn of Toledo Ohio, president of the Fish Rubber Company and vice president of Willy Overland. Coverage includes ten year term and a monthly income for his wife and daughter. Dunn will pay about $60,000 annual premium. Insurance placed by Frederick N. Fuller of Springfield. Dunn examined by five doctors. business conducted in four days. Mutual Life carries $246.00. Rodman Wanamaker's policy cited among top coverages. Dunn is 41.
New York report says a young woman, Helen Andrews, arrested at Hotel Jefferson after federal agents were alerted by vanishing fur goods. In her room more than 700 heroin tablets and a quantity of morphine were found. She and George Andrews had been staying there for four days. Federal authorities say the pair operated against the narcotics laws.
New York crowds fill hotels for the Army Navy game with many travelers unable to sleep. A one act sketch shows a man seeking a room as hotel staff scramble to find space, with overflow finding lodging in Newark and Brooklyn as the Hotel Men's Association helps.
Report notes many private homes clubs and boarding houses taking in visitors for a city event. Over 100 hotels in the association ran beyond capacity as more than 10 000 men with money in hand were expected to attend last night. Also an advertisement promotes Kickapoo Worm Killer claiming to remove worms and improve vitality for children with symptoms like restlessness teeth grinding and sleep disturbance.
The One and Only Everywoman Company brings Henry W. Savage’s elaborate dramatic spectacle to Portland at the Oregon theater on Tuesday December 6. The troupe, still featuring many original creators from five years ago, offers an elaborate production with unchanged casting as far as possible and a complete modern staging.
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