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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1912
Page
5
The ad notes growing demand for umbrellas given as gifts with ample supply. It lists women’s silk umbrellas with various handles priced from $1.50 to $10.00 and men’s silk and union silk umbrellas with natural wood horn or gun metal handles priced from $2.50 to $7.50.
A festive query suggests slippers as a practical Christmas gift for men. The piece highlights comfort, warmth, and everyday usefulness, urging readers to consider cozy footwear as a favored present option.
Women's Felt Slippers offered in green black blue red and grey with fur trim or tops. Regular values up to 2.25 priced as low as 1.25 to 1.75. Limited stock in red black brown and other hues.
Shoppers are urged to visit the men’s furnishing section for an unmatched selection of holiday gifts. Features include two tone accordion and ross stripe ties, diagonal weaves, fancy dot effects, and plain colors with imperial four in-hand silk ties offering strong value. Also combos in Xmas boxes with socks and ties priced at 50, 75, and 1.00.
A compact ad lists Emanns Pure California Olive Oil at 35 cents, Fancy Eastern Codfish boned free, Home Made Sauerkraut in two quarts, Hood River Sweet Apple Cider, Fallon Fine mackerel, and Diamond W Brand syrup priced at 60 cents per quart and a gallon rate at 1.90, with bulk offers.
A list of animal furs including black coney brown coney brown oppossum Isabella fox blue Siberian wolf red fox and children’s fur sets appears as a catalog item from a historical newspaper segment. It details variety and color names without narrative context or dates.
Childrens Crib Quilts of genuine Marseilles with nursery rhymes pictured throughout. Really worth 2.50. on special priced at 1.95.
Advertisement describes lavender scented hair products for women including bandeaux at 35¢ each, aggrettes in evening shades at 35¢, and fancy combs and barrettes with honeycomb shell and brilliants priced 50¢ to 1.25. Mentions crystal and gold bandeaux and back and side hair sets.
In a January American Magazine feature, Governor Oswald West of Oregon advocates a policy of trusting inmates. He reduced guards, put many prisoners to work, and released a life-term murderer to pay a mortgage. One escapee later returned, crediting the governor’s trust.
London reports the National Telephone company versus his majesty's postmaster general as the largest claim in British courts. The case seeks 104 million pounds for transferring the phone service to the post office, while the post office estimates about 350 million. The trial stretches into its twelfth week with vast documentary files and many top lawyers, and costs already reach several million pounds. Two appeals seem likely regardless of outcome.
Oregon Agricultural College at Corvallis reorganizes first year horticulture work and introduces a new principles of fruit growing course. Forty nine lectures cover land choice soil prep staking planting orchard fertility cover crops and frost business series on apples pears prune cherries and nuts with irrigation topics. Lectures run January 10 to 29 with Saturday afternoons for sessions and excursions in Benton county.
The western division of the Oregon State Teachers Association will hold its annual meeting in Portland on December 26, 27 and 25 in the new Lincoln high school building. President Charles A. Rice and Secretary L. A. Wiley say a strong program awaits teachers, principals, superintendents, and faculty members from across the state. Four general sessions and seven departments of work are planned, with Henry Turner Bailey of Massachusetts delivering four lectures. A Thursday evening reception will be hosted by Portland’s combined teachers and principals associations.
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