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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1916
Page
9
An advertisement claims Danderine cures dandruff and hair loss after regular use. It asserts immediate, dramatic effects such as no itching, new fine hair across the scalp, and doubled hair beauty after a 25 cent bottle. The copy urges buying Knowton's Dandeline at drug stores or toilet counters.
E A Whittler handed over as Commissioner No 2 and Luther Mann sworn in at the Baker City Commissioners meeting yesterday to begin their new terms in official capacity.
Advertisement claims Hamburg Breast Tea cures grip and cold by opening pores and loosening bowels. Instructions say one tablespoon in boiling water, drink a teacup, use anytime. Marketed as inexpensive, harmless, and effective.
A. Shumway of Milton was named to the legislative committee and elected delegate to the national convention at the annual Far Fords Ex Cotived Union meeting in McMinnville. W. W. Harrah of Pendleton and A. R. Shumway of Milton were among officers and directors elected. The union endorsed bulk grain handling and elevator construction, with four Wasco county elevators and a Pendleton facility noted. The convention gathered 20 delegates and 44 visitors from 130 Oregon and southern Idaho communities, aiming for a full grain market expansion worth millions.
Thomas Mott Osborne former Sing Sing warden urged Navy Secretary Daniels to investigate the Portsmouth New Hampshire naval penitentiary. He called the facility badly run with degrading uniforms and the severest treatment he had seen, questioning its purpose in preparing men for return to service or civilian life. Osborne said he would continue sending kites to inmates after being barred from penitentiaries by New York officials.
Walla Walla Valley Pioneer Chadsey aged about 76 died in Milton while walking with his son, an interurban motorman. Born in Missouri, he served in the Civil War and later settled in the valley to work as a contractor. His wife and six children survive. Field artillery, machine guns and munitions do not grow in the desert. It would be interesting to know where the Villa army got its present supply.
Dr and Mrs Melamed of the American Jewish Chronicle say thousands of Jews will come to the United States after the war. He reports receiving this cable from The Ue.
Plans for the Newspaper Men's Institute to be held December 7 and 9 at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill under extension service auspices are advancing. The program promises lectures by leaders of journalism in the United States and aims to unite newspaper workers from all classes at the state university for study and discussion of topics in newspaper life. Roumania had interior fighting but lacked punch in its warfare.
A weary public accepts the inevitability of clocks and argues for self-winding designs as a practical relief. The reference reflects a period tone highlighting fatigue with timekeeping and a preference for effortless mechanisms in daily life.
A health remedy ad extols GHTSIT to dissolve corns quickly without bleeding or pain. It contrasts older methods with a painless result, claiming the product dries fast, fits in stockings, and removes corn from the toe. Distributed by B Lawrence & Co and promoted by regional druggists.
In Hanta Rosa Cal Der Joe Hayden born Joe Mille in Chicago aged songwriter of There s He a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight is seriously ill in hospital with little hope of recovery due to advanced age. The report notes his wartime fame and origin.
Fragmentary ad copy touts a supposed headache remedy claiming instant relief from dull or splitting pain. It markets a powder version of an unnamed drug, urging quick purchase and implying guaranteed satisfaction with no disappointment.
A studio guide emphasizes proper posing and composition to create a portrait that gives lasting pleasure as a Christmas token. It encourages choosing a flattering setup and suggests presenting the finished photograph to friends as a thoughtful gift.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a remedy for headache biliousness sickness and constipation. It claims the product cleanses the stomach removes sour undigested food and foul gases, reduces bile in the liver, and flushes waste from the bowels overnight with a 10-cent box. It promises a clear head sweet stomach fresh breath and rosy complexion by morning.
The line notes cabbages becoming expensive and jokes that contemplating kings, like the walrus’s musings, requires little effort. It frames a whimsical link between vegetable prices and ponderings on authority, using playful literary imagery.
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