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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1913
Page
2
English poplin offers satin finish silk fabric in soft velvet like drape ideal for early spring wear available in all shades priced at 50 cents per yard. New agaric bands trimmings for wash dresses come in light blue pink tan white and other colors fast color priced at 25 cents per yard. Also listed are home salad dressing bottles priced 15 25 cents and more.
Westchester Assemblyman Bovie proposes a $5000 yearly salary plus a $3000 expense account for an official state handshaker able to greet up to a million residents annually. The bill includes a $1200 secretary to oversee social welfare and organize public events to foster neighborly cooperation, plus promotions like moving pictures and teas to improve community well being. Some lawmakers question the need, noting presidents earn far more. Champlain’s Cough Remedy is recommended for cold seasons, with safe, pleasant use.
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for a cold using laxative bromine quinine tablets with a note that a druggist will refund money if it fails. The box bears the signature of El W Grove and includes the mark 2ic.
In a grueling twenty round bout at the Oregon theater referee Charley Jost ruled a draw between Frisco featherweight Gaffney and local Bennett after a late rally by Gaffney. Bennett led early and in round thirteen sent Gaffney to the mat, but Gaffney recovered to dominate the final rounds. preliminaries featured Carl Thomas vs Sweenes and Dudley Evans with pupils, while upcoming schedules place Washington visiting Oregon and Oregon State in four game sets at Eugene, Corvallis, and Moscow venues.
A veteran Pendleton fan recalls the Blanford brothers from the 1890s Pendleton league team. Joe Blanford, now of Portland, checks into Hotel St. George and mingles with old friends while reminiscing about early 1900s stars like Tip O’Neil and family teammates.
With the Northwest College Conference season nearing its end, the percentage table shows the Washington and Washington State teams vying for the title. The University of Washington holds a strong position, with Oregon and Idaho also contesting as key challengers in the standings.
Ernest Pineau of Carlisle and Jack Kennedy, Portland’s pride, are set to wrestle at Umatilla on Washington's birthday per last night’s Oregon theater announcement. Pineau, strong in prior matchups, is the favorite after his bout with O'Connell. Kennedy studied the Portland rival for two hours while Pineau faced the champion, suffering two pins.
The Milton quintet travels to meet the high school squad tomorrow evening in the school gym. Hilton, the first nonlocal opposition, joins a fast opening for the visitors, while the home team bets on defending their floor to slow Milton’s pace.
The second team toppled the first team last evening with a victory margin over 150 pins. Botts led scoring with 615 pins. The full scores followed.
Berlin reports rising medical graduates with 1047 new physicians licensed in 1910 11 up from 945 previous year while 692 more were added in 1912. The profession is crowded with one physician per 1975 people though ratios vary by town from Gelsenkirchen to fashionable watering places.
The advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Base powder to relieve tired swollen feet and corns. It claims comfort for dancing, patent leather shoes, and breaking in new shoes, with a free trial offer and nationwide sale.
Dream making offers dressmaking including evening gowns and calls at 502 Water Street or phone Red 2052. Cham Berlain's Ointment relieves sprain pain and soreness and restores health. 125 and 60 cent bottles for sale by all dealers.
An old advertisement extols a maternal tonic named Mother's Friend as beneficial during pregnancy. It claims to ease pain, nausea, and labor discomfort, improve baby’s nerve and digestion development, and prevent breast caning while promising rest. The ad directs readers to Bradfield Regulator Co. in Atlanta for a $1 bottle and a mailed booklet.
The report notes a sharp rise in physicians with a growing number of medical students. In summer 1912 there were 14,380 students, about 1,500 admitted yearly, a figure that has doubled in six years across Berlin and its suburbs, Wiesbaden, and other cities. The analysis mirrors expanding medical education and future physician supply.
An old advertisement touts PARISIAN Sage as a versatile hair tonic that improves hair quality, removes dandruff, and beautifies. It targets women and girls in Paris and America, claiming universal appeal and credit for brilliant hair. Sold by dealers for 69 cents with a money back plan from Tallman & Co. and manufactured in Buffalo, New York.
An 19th century style health ad extols Jayne's Tonic Vermifuge as ideal for children. It claims to improve digestion, appetite, and blood richness, addressing weak constitutions and parasitic stomach issues. Sold by Dr. D. Jayne & Son in Philadelphia, with over eighty years of use.
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