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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1912
Page
2
A thrift driven promotion promises rare delight for shoppers tomorrow with unprecedented savings and economy. The event highlights substantial discounts and value for customers seeking affordable merchandise and steady deals.
Pendleton's best known store proclaims a clearance sale with cut prices and guarantees every word in the ad is true. The message invites all readers whether current patrons or new customers to trust the campaign.
Fancy mixtures in brown grey and navy and plain tailored models. The season presents new styles with prices from $8.79 up to $37.50 and a wide range including navy black serges and blends. A single lot offers suits in tan brown navy black and crew with values up to $27.50.
Overstocked for room in the 24th Annual Clearance Sale. Wool blankets in grey white pink blue and plaid patterns priced from $3.75 to $12.50 with lower cotton blanket options. Deals include 75¢ to $4.00 cotton blankets and substantial savings across the assortment.
An ad lists a clearance sale on women’s gloves including P&M two fastner, one fastner, and Helene Centaur dress gloves in multiple colors with prices from 1.29 to 2.95. Also advertised are bleached sheeting fabrics and several brands with sale prices, along with general fabric yardage notes.
In Pendleton a local retailer proclaims low margins and unbeatable value as $3.50 hats go for $3.50 and higher priced caps cut 25 percent. The ad promises snappy style and compares to $4.00 and $4.50 hats, touting quality and savings during a clearance event.
Baby go carts showcased in the premium department second floor. Sale announced with part cash and trading stamps accepted. Shoppers invited to call and view the latest styles and comfort for infants.
In Gresham Oregon on January 4 Robert Simms, a local baker, is jailed in Portland on an assault with intent to kill charge after a shooting at rival meat shop owner Tom Hawkes. Albert J. M. Brown, competing shop manager, is recovering with a bullet wound in the arm and chest. Simms Bros. firm member harbored enmity toward Hawkes after anonymous warning regarding burglaries.
Chicago January 3 Jack Johnson appears set to sign for a bout with Jim Flynn in Winward Nevada likely in June or July. Lawyers prepare the articles and Johnson refuses Jack Curley’s $10,000 share. Hugh McIntosh had proposed Johnson to fight Sam McVey in Australia for $20,000 but Johnson may instead face Sam Langford before returning to the United States.
Eighteen workers were trapped 1300 feet beneath the Hudson River at Storm King, 25 miles below Poughkeepsie, as shoring failed during a tunnel boring project for New York City's watershed. They were imprisoned for twenty hours before rescue.
In San Francisco a man held for examination in the detention hospital cannot speak hear or write. He was picked up near Post and Larkin by Policeman Gus Wuth. Attendants seek a way to communicate with him as they believe he may be a cobbler who recently lost speech to an illness.
Boston January 3 reports that District Attorney Pelletier will not accept any plea from Rev Richeson other than guilty to first degree murder. The prosecutor stated he would not agree to any alternative plea.
Paris dispatch reports the French minister to Asuncion has sent a December 8 message to the foreign office via a circuitous route. The revolution persists with no serious fighting, the capital blocked and communications badly interrupted. Paraguayan authorities hope to regain control early in January.
Communication reaching the foreign office from Paraguay details the developing situation after the revolution. It notes official concerns, potential implications for regional stability, and calls for cautious diplomatic handling as events unfold.
Pacific coast whaling veteran Captain C. D. Loop opens a new study and company to build hydroplanes for Arctic whale hunting. Also notes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy wards off croup and anxiety. widely used by mothers and sold by all dealers.
The census bureau reports shifts since 1900 with Germans and Irish decreasing in number in the United States, while Italians Russians and natives of Austria Hungary and Finland have more than doubled. Population totals for 1900 and 1910 show marked changes.
In Cardiff Canton one of the city’s largest districts, rats swarm through shops cellars kitchens and even bedrooms terrorizing residents. Grocers and butchers report stolen meat and widespread fear as families hide at night from rat incursions amid the food spoilage and property damage.
Panic spreads as residents urge action against rat plague blamed on inactivity of authorities. A dairy shop shows a fat rat dining inside while a cat at 10 shillings a week fights the infestation. Police watch as rats roam a shop at night. one rat pushes an egg toward a hole. Water pipes chewed by nesting rodents reveal further damage.
Advertisement touts Mother Grays Aromatic Leaf as a cure for kidney and bladder trouble dizziness nervousness back pains and fatigue. Claims many testimonials and urges purchase at druggists or by mail for 50 cents with a free sample offer from The Mother Gray Co LeRoy N Y.
Mary Owens dressed as a man for eight months to trace her husband at Saxon's Mills. An implicating reveal came when her brother confessed the dual role. Owens claimed Tennessee arrival and typhoid recovery. She was popular in the mills and engaged to a girl aged 146, who is heartbroken. The Owens family was ousted from the village and likely returned to Tennessee.
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