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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1917
Page
2
Our Art and Drapery Department offers deep clearance on cretonnes drapery silks and ready made curtains to clear spring stock. Includes reduced per yard prices on cretonnes silk shades pillow cases and scrim curtains plus stamped linens garments and packages with prices slashed for inventory closeout. Come early for best selection.
Meacham endures extreme cold with no snowfall in the past week yet persistent deep snow four to five feet at all locations. Thermometer hit 20 degrees below on Saturday and 75 below on Sunday morning as locals recount visits, travel to La Grande, and community activities amid thawing, with residents moving into town and others returning from Portland and Pendleton for business and chores.
A fragment notes someone spending Wednesday to eat with his horses in a winter pasture nearby. The readable detail implies a rural setting with livestock and a simple daytime pause amidst cold weather.
Angel Pace Nellie Perretti, 17, held on 2096 bond in Williamsburg court on burglary charges. Police describe her as a skilled burglar using wigs and makeup to alter her looks and escape identification, often leaving places she has entered. She left Bedford reform school three months ago. The piece also includes an unrelated ad for Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
The article reports Doctor Hinson staying through Friday at the Baptist church delivering sermons titled The Unpardonable Sin and The Question God Can Answer. It recounts his urging that salvation is great and should not be neglected, urging listeners to prepare for eternity and seek Jesus for salvation.
Mrs Caro Glevinuke smashed a window and entered the burning residence of Mr F Secoteka to rescue Mrs Secotska and three children. She sustained cuts in the effort. The rest of the item promotes cold prevention and remedies, urging Chamberlain’s Cough Kennedy for colds.
Press agents preview Pendleton's current and upcoming attractions, highlighting acts, showtimes, and evolving entertainment options to entice local audiences for the week ahead.
Review lauds Griffiths epic Birth of a Nation for its flagrant fight for justice and enduring impact. Mentions Stoneman and Lonch as central figures and outlines controversial plots about power, race, and downfall, highlighting vivid but polemical depictions in the film.
The article advertises a film presenting the Lincoln assassination and Klansmen tale with a long patriotic framing. It promotes matinees at 2.15 and evening shows at 9.17, with ticket prices 50c for adults and 26c for children for matinees and 16c for adults at night, plus a $1.00 option. Tickets go on sale January 17 at the Delta.
An ad claiming Dr Edwards Olive Tablets provide quick relief from bad breath by gently stimulating bowels and liver without calomel side effects. It markets the olive color tablets as a purely vegetable compound, recommending one or two nightly for a week and pricing at 25 cents per box.
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