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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1916
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR notes show prices 5¢ to 35¢ and 5¢ to 10¢ tied to “BE” and “to 10¢ heels,” with unclear coins or items mentioned. The fragment lacks complete context, vendors, and dates, preventing full reconstruction of the sale or inventory details.
A new stock of Silk Comforters features the prettiest lot yet with hand made, wool and down filled pieces. Prices range from 9.00 to 15.00. Also new bed spreads in various sizes and sets with bolster covers, priced from 0.98 to 10.00 and 4.00 to 10.00.
John D. Archbold president of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey is reported much improved after an appendectomy. He is staying at the Rockefeller estate near Tarrytown, noted as the second man in the vast Standard Oil group and a longtime ally of John D. Rockefeller Sr.
Big Bill Ferguson a Central Point Oregon cowboy expert in cattle handling will tutor Mrs Potter Palmer and her five grandchildren at the Palmer Florida estate in Saratoga. He will instruct three boys and two girls aged four to twelve and introduce a herd of baby cattle. He will teach birds animals and their habits on site.
Dr Reginald H Sayre of Bellevue urges parents to pursue long term treatment for infantile paralysis victims. He notes some apparently paralyzed muscles can regenerate with serum therapy and emphasizes persistence over resignation, citing outcomes from the New York Medical Journal and Bellevue Hospital cases.
Amsterdam dispatch reports German newspapers condemning U.S. neutrality and warning that Germany will pursue its own submarine warfare policy. Cologne Volks Zeitung and Cologne Gazette say Germany will act for its own interests despite American threats and advice, defying President Wilson.
New York December 1 The Student Council of the College of the City of New York issues a decree on attire costing 36 conte and prescribes payment for red ties and red socks. The order underscores uniform standards and student obligations in campus life.
On campus amid a cane rush, freshmen wore flamboyant red ties and socks provoking anger from sophomores. A clash followed with scuffles and injuries before the council banned red apparel and imposed a fine for socks and ties.
In a Brooklyn sermon Rev. Dr. Cadman urged penalties for guilty divorcees, recounting a case of a young woman who fainted when told of her husband’s desertion. He cited dubious statistics, blamed New England for high divorce rates, and warned that continued divorce chaos would lead to social chaos.
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