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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1913
Page
3
Rev Luther E Todd at Wagoner Memorial Methodist Church South in St Louis condemned Darwin Huxley and Spencer as causes of animal imitation dances like the Iago and turkey trot and extremes in women's dress, calling them responsible for moral decline.
The ticket selling committee for the annual Library Ball began canvassing the city, selling pasteboard tickets and collecting funds. Pendleton Circle and Daphne Circle plan dances at Moose Hall and Eagle Woodman Hall with more events this week. Mrs A Myera, a Seattle writer, visits Pendleton as Miss Viola Shea nears teacher examinations near Pilot Rock. Mr and Mrs Carl Power travel toward Detroit to visit relatives. Ad for HERBINE pain relief ends with local dealer note.
A drawing features a sweet little frock in old blue serge suitable for a girl aged eight to twelve. The three piece look includes a short coat over a sleeveless underdress with waist and skirt. White Measuline center panel, girdled at the waist, fringe collar and cuffs, soutache loops, and serge buttons complete the trim.
Miss Erna Mueller and William H. Quiram married in St Louis on December 17. The bride is from Wentzville Missouri linked by a childhood romance with the groom from Monte Vista Colorado. They plan to reside in Monte Vista after a brief stay at the bride’s home.
Advertisement for a laxative brom quinine cold remedy claims to relieve headache and grip via the tablet. The box bears the signature of I W Grove and the price is 26 cents.
A concise reflection states that genuine popularity cannot be bought cheaply and remains unsatisfying when pursued at cut rates. It emphasizes the intrinsic worth of authentic esteem over bargain-priced appeal.
Attorney General Mc Reynolds begins a personal fitness routine after discovering a new exercise booklet in a Washington bookstore. His daily indoor program boosts health, inspires a private “physical culture colony,” and prompts newsroom interest. Dr. Harvey Wiley extols clean food, wheat as staple, and farm-first living to improve nutrition and cut costs, urging Americans to focus on production and purity.
A U S Geological Survey report on Alaska minerals notes coal development is retarded by missing legislation for exploitation. In 1912 Alaska produced 365 tons commercially, 900 tons were mined by the Bureau of Mines for Navy testing. Annual imports reach about 100000 tons with California supplying much transport fuel.
Chicago December 17 A coalition of passenger traffic officials from several railroads has started a drive to abolish homeseekers fares arguing current reductions are driven by commerce rather than homeseekers. They expect opposition from several southwestern carriers as well.
The Orpheum showcases Partners in Crime a three reel Lubin melodrama starring Harry Meyers and Ethel Clayton about double life lovers who confront crime’s consequences. Also The Wages of Sin Is Death and The Day Was Saved at Biograph, plus vaudeville stunts by Prof Electra. Additional features include Trapped In a Forest Fire and Romance and Duty. The Rogue's Gallery and The San Francisco Celebration round out a busy program.
At the theater Thursday and Friday the program features The Express Car Mystery in two parts from Kalem with Harold A. Livingston and Helen Holmes. The film offers a thrilling railroad storyline with dramatic chases and daring escapes plus Betty In the Lion's Den a Vitagraph comedy with Clara Kimball Young and others and An Enemy's Aid a Lubin western with Louise Huff.
Con Electra the human dynamo headlines a sensational electrical act at the house venue on Wednesday and Thursday promising dazzling feats.
Pictorial feature shows the final bullfight in Mexico City with 2000 feet of fine photographs. Two full comedy pictures from the regular program share the bill along with Signorita Nanito in a genuine Spanish dance. Staged superbly with outstanding wardrobe. Admission ten and fifteen cents.
New York reports that it costs 99 cents to distribute one dollar’s worth of food. The bureau of food supply of the New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor released its cutting living inquiry findings and urged experiments to improve retail distribution efficiency. The plan calls for nonprofit assessment by a group with no profit motive.
Paris police seek a possible accomplice in the theft of Mona Lisa. Police Prefect Hennion requests information on an Italian associate from Perugia believed connected to the heist. The incident remains under investigation in Paris.
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