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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1912
Page
4
The notice lists assorted sale items with prices including 17c initial handkerchiefs 8 for $1.50, colored silk hose 75 cents per pair, sets at 25 dollars, fancy holiday aprons 5 dollars, plaid red blankets 1.25 per pair, table damask 72 inch wide 55 cents to 3.95, white Nu 3.75, kid button shoes 2.55 to 2.50, and high cut tan calf welts sizes 8 to 11 at 1.98, indicating a mid century department store promotion.
Independent views Spokane’s Diggins affair as a local issue. praises Spokane’s governance and civic spirit while urging clarity in ballot titles and reforms. Notes sentiment is overblown, calls for responsible handling of road and initiative measures, and observes historic jury outcomes and political leadership questions.
Officials in Oregon City praise the local filtration system as among the best in the state. The plant's design and operation are touted as advancing public health and water quality across the region.
The text argues ballots should label measures clearly linking terms to official titles to reduce voter confusion. It notes both potential benefits and risks of adopting such labeling, citing possible abuse with misleading slogans like "For Good Hood" to influence perception.
The Commercial Club plans to urge government action to build reservation bridges as part of civic improvements. In related timing, a sense of community readiness is noted with reserve quilts brought out for the occasion.
Manual training in schools grows with focus beyond wage trades toward creative development. In some programs students bring waste items found discarded and craft them into useful projects. They learn that simple materials can become useful objects and appreciate better school supplies. Pieces of cardboard are repurposed into kid friendly creations.
The passage argues for using hands on tasks with simple materials to teach core virtues. It cautions against overemphasis that makes children self conscious and urges tactful instruction to instill honesty order fidelity as beautiful and desirable. Training good conduct early is better than after the mistake.
Arthur Blanchard, a government traveler, sat behind a bride and groom in a Pullman car as the train passed through a long tunnel. The bride fought to keep her hat in place while hairpins flew. Blanchard quipped that the tunnel cost twelve million dollars and the bride agreed it was worth it.
Instructions describe making ribbon garter bracelets from soft ribbon and elastic to prevent gloves from slipping. Cut and fold ribbon into three equal parts and two elastic pieces, sew edges, form bows at the seam, and assemble to create a tiny gutter that pins the glove just below the elbow, hiding joins with ribbon roses.
A brief exchange about portrait quality between Mr Henry Peck and Mr Brushaway. The New York Globe frames Brushaway promising a lifelike portrait that provokes a jump reaction from viewers, implying striking realism. The item captures a tone of sly humor and publishing voice.
Rasmus F Johnson of Fairview Farm Oregon writes to East Oregonian December 5 1912 praising Pastor Grigaby for the sermon A Test of Faith. He lauds its faithfulness to scripture and warns against higher criticism, urging readers to seek understanding through reasoning and divine guidance.
A reminiscence from West Point features John Bigelow and Dr. S Weir Mitchell discussing age. Bigelow credits abstinence, sparing diet, no tobacco, and little exercise for longevity, while Mitchell cites ample eating tobacco use and heavy exercise. Mitchell jokes that Bigelow will outlive him despite age gap. December Lippincote's.
Nat Goodwin and a companion stroll Fifth Avenue stop before a florist window. An exquisite arrangement of roses prompts playful banter about being American beauties. The friend boasts of marrying an American beauty, while Nat quips that he married another superior term. December edition of Lippincott's.
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