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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1916
Page
3
STOCKS, the vast assortments, the greater val ues, and our better store service make this the ideal place for your Christmas shopping. Silk Comforters in pink blue and yellow and Boudoir Caps trimmed in pink blue lavender offer affordable presents at 75 cents each.
A Christmas catalog style page promotes gifts for him and her including Mackinaw coats, windbreaker leather coats, silk hosiery for children, and a broad fur collection. It touts warmth, fashion, and value with prices ranging from 1.50 to 65.00, highlighting various furs and the finest American-made garments.
The Extra Special Art and Drapery Department advertises next week sales on umbrella shade lamps. Regular $5.50 lamps drop to $3.98 and cretonne shade lamps from $3.75 to $2.98. A lamp is suggested as a valued gift.
A local mill lines up an agreeable surprise with Indian robes steamers and rugs, prepaying Express charges across the United States. Silk kimonos are advertised as a perfect Xmas gift with a wide color finish and affordable price range from 75 cents to 18.50 dollars.
A shipment of silk kimonas from Sunny Japan showcases embroidery by Japanese artisans featuring clematis and cherry blossoms. Available in blue and lavender with prices ranging from 4.75 to 12.50 dollars for kimonas, plus crepe de chine negligees with silk lace priced up to 25 dollars.
A splendid lot of ladies handkerchiefs in linen and Shamrock lawn, some embroidered in color, with colored edges. Boxed for gifting, priced to appeal. Kids items at five cents. Large assortment by express from A. M. Materials noted as best quality. Pairs priced 75 cents to 1 dollar.
An older advertisement promotes women’s undergarments and accessories. It highlights new English umbrellas with engraving service, and showcases silk crepe de chine underwear including night gowns camisoles and envelope combinations. Prices range from 1.50 to 10.00 for various items, with mentions of lace, embroidery, and comfortable full-cut patterns.
In Chicago a speaker dubbed the "mother of the masses" outlines a system of eugenics and gender roles at a Masonic temple gathering for men. She claims to be a "plus woman" with qualities to strengthen both sexes, describes historic human evolution, and asserts influence over moral and reproductive themes.
John Kaz drifted in darkness for forty eight hours after wandering a Wyoming coal mine. A rescue party, sent after a night and day of searching, found him exhausted but alive. The operation involved a specialized diver and crews probing timed passages to locate the trapped worker. Officials said the miner’s condition was stable upon extraction.
A miner endured about twelve hours hiding in the mine awaiting rescue and later wandered into the disused section before a rescue party located him. Hope for his survival had waned until discovery.
In Denver on December 16 Hattia Karwowk, 14, daughter of Mrs Bernice Karwosk widow, at 222 South Cherokee Street narrowly escaped death when attempting to light a kerosene fire. The explosion set her clothing afire, Mrs Karwoskil rushed in to smother flames, saving her daughter as fire damaged kitchen woodwork and the department arrived. Dr Robertson’s squad aided treatment and the case showed it possible to save intelligency in supplying the tena.
A perceptive comment notes that nature seldom hides a marslve brain behind a pretty face, challenging assumptions about appearance and intellect. Researchers emphasize that cognitive ability and physical looks are not predictably linked, urging nuanced views of beauty and brains in society.
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