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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1914
Page
3
A compendium of home hacks and recipes notes varied interests in daily life. Tips include securing screens with a broom handle brace, preserving or restoring items like frames with turpentine, and a pie substitute recipe. The text showcases practical household guidance and culinary advice from a bygone publication.
The ad touts Cascarets as a cure for headache, biliousness, and constipation. It promises efficient relief by morning, claims no griping, and urges daily use to keep bowels, liver, and stomach clean. A 10 cent box is advertised for druggists.
A well known authority says excess meat intake can burden the kidneys, causing backache, headaches, and urinary irritation. Jad Salts, four ounces in water before breakfast for a few days, may flush and stimulate kidneys to normal activity and neutralize urine acids.
A collage of household tips covers stain removal and odor control. It advises fat spill cleanups with rag and blacking, careful handling to prevent slips when cleaning fowls and fish, a vinegar deodorizing note, and restoring yellowed milk shirts with ammonia solution and bluing rinse before drying and pressing.
The Current Literature Club met at Mrs Lee Moorhouse on Water Street with a program on Ecuador including sections on history, sites, industries and modern formation. Eastern Star held a public installation with officers installed by Mrs Mary E F Johnson. Vocal solos and a buffet followed. Miss Nellie Anibal hosted a Pendleton high school reunion dinner party for the class of 1911 with five members present and several regrets. A German Ladies' Club surprise event at C J Meiners 601 Lewis Street featured cigars and refreshments.
Madison Wisconsin January first nineteen thirteen M D Reynolds reports long Rheumatism suffering since 1894 from snow plow work and railroad service. After using Merital Rheumatism Powders he discarded crutches and is fully recovered endorsing the product.
A Good Plaster Merito White Liniment is a splendid application for sore throat cold on the lungs croup and pains in the chest. Saturate a piece of flannel cloth with the liniment and use as a plaster. It is very penetrating will hot blister and is very effective. Tallman & Co exclusive agents.
Miss Mary A Mollahan of Pendleton and Mr John J Keegan of Elgin were wed in the Catholic church with Rev J F Murphy officiating the ring ceremony. Miss Margaret Shaut as bridesmaid and Michael Keegan as best man. The couple left for Elgin to establish their home.
Aberdeen Wash Jan 16 Sheriff Mathews and two deputies rode midnight to a North River country farm after reports of a shooting. They found William Walters and his wife in bed. Walters claimed he was joking and had shot at a cat.
Mrs Lida Dewey of Milwaukee writes in praise of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy saying she has used it for years for her children and herself with consistent relief from coughs and colds and especially rapid help for croup. The ad notes it is pleasant and safe for young children and available from all dealers.
COLORADO SPRINGS Colo Jan 17 Delegates to the fourth annual Colorado Good Roads association convention adjourned after sessions showing confidence the state will continue to aid road building. The gathering drew more than 1000 delegates as a statewide campaign was planned for the near future.
A testimonial from S. F. Fish of Brooklyn Michigan claims a severe chronic constipation was cured by Chamberlain's Tablets. The advertisement promotes the remedy as available from all dealers.
London January 14 A newspaper advertising drive targets recruits across the country as the War Office expands use of papers as a recruitment medium. About 40000 men are needed for British regiments. Ads promise food clothing housing weekly pocket money of 2.60, free medical care, and a pension at 36 if enlistment occurred before age 18.
The commentary notes that a woman's social ascent invites fierce, sometimes hostile, reactions from neighbors not part of the circle. It frames social exclusion as a cost of visibility and status in tight-knit communities.
Parson Motanic, a noted Indian athlete and churchman, leads evangelistic workers from Tutuilla for a week of services in Kamiah Idaho with Rev James Hares. Accompanying him are George Peters Allen Patawa and Agnes Craig. Also on the same train James Moore and his bride head home to Nez Perce. Local observers note Motanic’s physical prowess and oratory, likening him to a football champion in impact.
Chamberlain's Cough Memody praised as best for coughs and colds, pleasant to take, free of opium or narcotics, promising constant care. Widely available from all dealers per Ad.
Berlin reports the minister of commerce ordered 100 fire damp safety whistles tested in Ruhr and Saar coal mines. The devices emit a tone when carbon monoxide mixes with air, with 1.7 percent gas triggering a sound detectable in halls, and 10 percent heard across passages up to 100 yards.
Secretary Bryan and Bolivian minister Senor Don Ignacio Calderon agreed on a treaty. Any dispute unresolved by diplomacy shall be sent to an international commission of five members for investigation. The pact mirrors a Netherlands accord and similar terms have been set with five Central American nations and the Dominican Republic.
Single taxers gathered in Washington for a three days conference beginning today. Delegates from several states will discuss policy, fiscal reform, and proposals to broaden tax fairness as part of the event.
Washington January 11 hearings on the Niagara Falls power controversy open before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The Cline bill would grant the secretary of war broad powers over U.S. hydro electric companies at the Falls, limit water diversion to 15 000 cubic feet per second, and subject the firms to state service and toll regulations.
Among the prominent men present are Charles H. Ingersoll and Frederick C. Howe of New York, Lincoln Steffens, Daniel Keefer of Cincinnati, A. B. Du Pont of Cleveland, George A. Briggs of Elkhart, Ind., and Jackson H. Ralston of Washington as steps are taken to spread their theory of taxation throughout the country.
In West Orange New Jersey the Emmanuel Baptist church on Tompkins Street closed after moving pictures drew parishioners away. Pastor Rev Edward Eston Lowans, a county probation office worker, blamed films for the decline and said he would focus efforts on probation work. The chapel’s troubles began after a cinema opened last summer and Sunday night shows reduced attendance on weekdays, leaving pews empty when town officials allowed Sunday screenings.
Boston January 17 Francis Ouimet wins the American open golf championship at Brookline defeating England’s top players in a dramatic victory. The victory crowns Ouimet as the sport’s young champion and signals a major upset for the international field.
The Massachusetts Golf Association marks its annual meeting and dinner tonight with celebration of the tri state tournament win against New York and Pennsylvania for the Leslie cup. John Anderson’s strong showing at the National Amateur tournament is also celebrated.
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