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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1914
Page
2
Silk yarn plaid ratine for spring dresses and skirts offered in black and color plaids. Yardage 36 inches wide priced from 1.00 to 1.25 dollars per yard. Local shop promotes quality fabric for sewing projects.
Fabric described as finest quality sport coat material featuring a honey comb weave in orange pigeon blue Russian green and American beauty colors. Width 54 inches with soft finish and exclusive patterns offered at two dollars and fifty cents per yard.
All Other Departments offers OUR ITALIAN OLIVE OIL in full 1-2 gallon cans at 31.90. ORANGES valued at 30 per dozen for 20¢ a dozen. HAWAIIAN SLICED PINEAPPLE VERY SPECIAL six cans for 95¢. LEMONS thin skinned frostless fruit VERY SPECIAL per dozen. COMPRESSED YEAST fresh daily by mail. Leave standing orders here.
In Centralia Washington February 10 a report says the Great Northern railway is seeking prices on a large lumber order to allow the H H Martin Lumber Company's mill to resume operations. The mill employs many men and could reopen after a boiler room explosion forced a shutdown months ago. The Wisconsin Lumber mill at Littell, recently placed under receiver, likely will not resume, with repair costs estimated at twenty thousand dollars and another twenty thousand for a logging road into new timber.
Berlin reports renewed plans to renovate Rhine castles and place Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm in residence. The Kaiser’s eldest son is expected to assume the role of watch on the Rhine, following his recent transfer by the Kaiser.
Copenhagen based Burmeister & Wayne, owners of a major ship yard, will establish a million dollar plant on Oakland's waterfront to house the expected Oriental trade flowing to California with the opening of the Panama Canal. Land purchase negotiations are near completion after site investigations by firm representatives.
A man and a woman exchange a playful tease after a kiss, as she questions the man’s shaving, noting his rough face and prompting his departure with a heavy feeling in his chest.
The Oregon state fish and game commission approves a plan to reorganize wardens into four districts two east and two west of the mountains. Each district will have a supervising game warden reporting to the commission to streamline police work, propagation and scientific efforts. Budget savings from moving offices to Salem will fund propagation and protection.
A US Geological Survey report shows precious stones becoming a growing domestic industry. Sapphires are most abundant with $250,000 value mined in Fergus County Montana. Emeralds, turquoises, amethysts and diamonds have been located in multiple states including Arkansas Indiana California Wisconsin Texas New Mexico North Carolina and Nevada.
The United Orchestra announces a dance for Monday February sixteenth in Eagle-Woodman hall with a broad invitation. Hermiston’s popular young ladies will serve as hostesses for the event, which is billed as a leading social affair of the season. Mrs Ida Fowler hosted the Jolly Neighbors yesterday afternoon on Lewis street with Mrs Wesley Caviness as guest. prize for high score went to Mrs Mattie La Dow. The orchestra also travelled to Echo to provide music for a local party. The Duplicate Whist Club met at Mrs Norborne Berkeley’s home.
The article argues that proper child care is a lifelong study and urges preparing girls for motherhood. It lists six key factors: food, air, sleep, exercise, clothing, and parental sense. It cautions against overfeeding fretful babies and praises regular feeding aligned with age and stomach capacity.
A Newark News note advises letting candles ripen to last longer and keeping a year’s supply for true economy. It also suggests damp cloths dipped in baking soda to wipe finger marks from paint, claiming the paint will endure longer than when soap is used.
Feb 10 Barcelo na A failed assassination targeted Senor Casaria Callardo then governor of Barce lona during 1909 disorders. A mob attacked the governor’s car after a Maura rally turnout though police failed to stop the rotunda assault. The victim was an innocent citizen blown away by revolver fire.
Practical household tips on damp ironing methods using an old sheet bag, gum tissue repairs for trousers and elbows, and using thin tissue for neat mends. Also includes a simple refrigerator pudding with dates and nuts, a sweetgrass basket kit for sewing supplies, and kitchen conveniences such as a Hollywood wooden butter knife and lamp chimney cleaning with alcohol.
London Feb 10 The Earl of Derby refused Baron de Forest’s offer for his Bootle estate near Liverpool. Derby says the proposed sale was not in his best interests and he will not proceed with the deal amid earlier indications Baron de Forest misrepresented the offer.
Detroit voters heatly debate a proposed city charter replacing the old document. It calls for separation of city elections, nonpartisan ballots with preferential choices, strong mayor power, initiative and referendum, municipal gas and lighting control, streetcar ownership emphasis, a ward based council of 21, abolition of the board of estimates, budget control by council and mayor, a $2.50 daily minimum for city work, and a new department of labor welfare to arbitrate employer employee disputes.
In a land committee report Bar on de Forest cited the Bootle estate of the Earl of Derby as a striking example of unearned increment. The property bought in 1724 for 35000 was valued by Bar on de Forest at 15000000 to 20000000. Lord Derby called the estimates excessive and offered to sell the Bootle estate to Bar on de Forest for 7500000.
Washington February 10 price maintenance was expected to be the major topic at the opening of the National Chamber of Commerce annual meeting at the Willard Hotel Directors decided at Rochester in December that price maintenance falls under anti trust law and should be discussed by the national chamber as a whole The meeting runs today tomorrow and Thursday with several hundred delegates from across the country in attendance.
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