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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1914
Page
2
An old-style ad lists flake hominy three pounds for 25 cents and Columbia Pure Pork Sausage by package. Sunkist oranges appear in large daily quantities, with peanut butter jars priced at 15 to 35 cents. Mrs Porter offering home made preserves.
New York February 19 Among Carmania passengers was Baroness Helen de Forster formerly Wyckoff New Jersey who said she married to a baron living in Budapest She stopped in Paris for three weeks to take tango lessons for the dancing emergency in New York Also aboard were art dealer Gerald Letts with a prize Pekingese Wen Wen Mrs Rheta Child Dorr biographer of Mrs Pankhurst and Rev Dr R S Mac Arthur Baptist minister returning from an Orient missionary convention
Everett Washington February 19 six hundred dollars worth of loot stolen by Mike Donnelly the escaped Walla Walla prisoner was recovered when he led Sheriff Don McKee to a hollow tree hideout near the state reformatory at Monroe The discovery included rifles and ammunition he planned to arm a band of desperadoes later in Chicago a court note and a separate social blurb stand in the text about a Chicago divorce case and a train tour by Santa Fe railroad in Colorado with farm exhibits and professors leading a two week trip
Chicago Feb 18 That they might learn of the pitfalls confronting newly married couples Miss Elsa Miller and Melville R Thomson studied domestic infelicity for three days in the court of domestic relations.
L C Hames of Marbury Alabama praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as one of the best he has used at home. He notes it works like a charm for colds and whooping cough and says all his children have taken it. For sale by all dealers Ady.
In Collins Colorado on February 19 the annual demonstration train of the Colorado Agricultural Extension begins to provide practical lessons for farmers across the state. The event showcases methods in various farming features and aims to educate attendees through on scene demonstrations and expert guidance.
A vintage ad promises that Pape's Cold Compound breaks a cold in hours. It claims rapid nasal relief, stops discharge, eases headache and feverish symptoms, and costs 25 cents at drug stores. The advertisement urges dosing every two hours, warns against substitutes, and touts convenient taste.
Miss Mabel Boardman of the American Red Cross told the Senate commerce committee that the Mississippi needs a national flood control plan. She warned China's Yellow river flood history as a warning, criticizing state and community efforts and noting Red Cross relief work there with over $600,000 funded last year.
The London Trades Council approved final plans for a Palace of Labor to be built in Drury Lane at about 275000 dollars. It will house an assembly hall for conventions, union meeting rooms, restaurants, club rooms, a moving picture theater, and a ground floor general provision store for strike funds. The theater will feature labor‑themed films with orchestra and pipe organ. The council counts 1200 unions and more than 200000 members.
An old advertisement promotes Famous Skin Soap with Free samples and a prescription for eczema. It touts soothing health lotion and urges readers to visit Tallman Drug Company to obtain the product immediately. It emphasizes family use and immediate action.
A column of items covering social and club activities, personal notices, fashions, home hints, and other topics of interest to women. It highlights local society gatherings, fashion notes, household tips, and general feminine-interest briefs from the era.
Mr and Mrs Tom Thompson hosted a nine table bridge evening at their north hill home with honors won by Mr and Mrs Henry W Collina. Guests later danced, including Dr and Mrs Wilson D McNary and many local residents. Pendleton Camp No 41 Woodmen of the World plans a big dance at Eagle Woodman hall next Monday. W Stroble Peter Anderson and F Miller named to run it. tea at Mrs Edwin P Marshalls honored Mrs Charles W Meighan of Weiser. Oliver M Leake of Portland visiting J D Bramwell. Stanfield Baseball club preparing a dance at Watts auditorium February 26. Mr and Mrs Joseph F Smith announce birth of a son February 8. Miss Clara Porter Porter’s daughter-in-law of the city. George Peringer and daughter Muriel return from eastern trip. Carl Peringer accompanies them. dancing party by Sodality of St Marys church next Tuesday at Eagle Woodman hall. Elks host another dance at Eagle Woodman hall. Mr and Mrs Clinton E Roosevelt host Evening Bridge club on Jackson street. Lucky Thirteen club entertained by Mrs E B Aldrich on Madison street. Mrs Fred Gulick of Portland visiting Slusher family.
Practical kitchen and parenting tips span cooking tricks for flavor and texture, child development guidance, language encouragement, daily routines, property respect, and age appropriate sex hygiene. The column emphasizes maternal involvement with teachers and schooling, and stresses cheerful attitudes and respectful behavior.
Home Hints and Recipes highlight strong points of frocks with separate skirt coats, jackets to match skirts, and shell pins matching gown colors. Frocks in gold or iridescent dark spangles charm evening wear, plain velvet remains vogue, and black satin ribbons in knots or bows decorate early spring hats. Black moire ribbons add height to hemp turbans, planned for fall into mid summer use.
A New York press note says the tall crown hat, seen in late winter, will appear more as spring hats arrive. Made of straw, tulle, and jet with straw brim and tulle crown, the band and aigrette will be of jet. It is a style likely to gain many followers as women welcome a versatile hat.
A two year old girl enjoys a simple toy made from a discarded 6 by 10 picture frame two cloth strips and six bone buttons. The maker sewed buttons to one cloth strip and created matching buttonholes on the other, with the strips stretched loosely on the frame. A Methodist minister, Rev James A Lewis of Milaca Minnesota, recommends Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a trusted medicine recommended for trial and continued use by many families.
MOSCOW Idaho Feb 18 The Moscow Elks lodge donated 100 to the Boy Scouts to equip the new clubrooms with athletic supplies and Boy Scout books.
Paris hints of spring fashions showcase Paquin costumes for women in dark blue mandarin crepe trimmed with maroon satin. The gown features a three tier skirt with Van Dyke waist line, loose front, full back, and a long collar that rises over the shoulders. A maroon sash and Virot hat with a ribbon bow complete the look, angled for chic effect. An oriental amber pendant adds a final color accent.
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