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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1911
Page
2
The Gas Company offers a free cooking school for Pendleton women in the Model Pure Food Department. Daily this week from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. all ladies invited whether or not they are grocery customers. Bring pencil notebook fork and spoon. Free seats for all.
Advertisement notes a sale on patterns and various muslin fabrics with reduced prices. Lists include waistings at 85, 50, 75, and 150 cents per yard, Princess Nainsook by the dozen at several rates, and bleached muslins from 13 to 20 cents, highlighting bargains and quantities available.
Spokane officials and railroad leaders forecast the spring migration of homeseekers from Mississippi and Missouri valleys into Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana as the largest in western history. Bankers expect substantial capital to flow into new districts as farmers from Iowa Missouri and other midwestern states plan to invest in small tracts mixed farming fruit growing dairying and chicken raising in the northwest.
Pendleton residents seek weight gain and better health using Samose, a flesh forming tablet taken with meals three times daily. Promised to restore plumpness, it replaces cod Liver oil tonics, with Koeppen Bros. selling the product and a money back guarantee if expectations aren’t met. A 60 cent box is offered on a trial basis.
Navy officers plan an inquiry into coal storage methods after two recent explosions in coal bunkers aboard the battleships North Dakota and Michigan in the English Channel. Both coal passers Evans and Benjamin McCleary died from their injuries, prompting the inquiry.
A board of inquiry reports coal dust caused the North Dakota blast where Evans crawled into a bunker to nap and lit a match. Lack of ventilation in bunkers and water entering traps worsen risks. officials urge oil burners to replace coal due to ongoing dangerous explosions aboard ships.
An advertisement warns that a cold in the head can progress to catarrh if untreated. Ely Bros. claims Cream Balm quickly masters catarrh and urges early use. Available from druggists or by mail from New York address 66 Warren Street.
Consul D R Birch writes from Alexandria that the push to close stores and industrial establishments on Sunday has spread through southern Europe and is now active in Italy France Spain and Greece. In Egypt the campaign against Sunday opening is being vigorously urged by the International Employees association though the Egyptian government has not yet acted.
AdvertInfo promotes Heom-Rold internal tablets from Pendleton Drug Co and Dr. Leonhardt Co claiming constipation causes piles and indoor work worsens attacks. Large bottle $1 with money back guarantee. mall booklet available on request.
In central Europe a proposal envisions Sunday as a day of rest and recreation for workers. It would not compel closing of drug stores amusement venues or cafes, preserving some public services while promoting leisure.
Advertisement for Ballard's Snow Liniment claiming it cures neuralgia rheumatism burns cuts and all pains. Promotes as the finest remedy available and lists AC Koep pen and Bros as distributors. Contains strong claims about universal effectiveness and quick relief.
Several power firms at Niagara Falls announce a pension system effective January 1, 1911. All employees retire at 65, with pensions from 20 to 100 dollars monthly. A 60 year old with 15 years service who is incapacitated may retire and receive a pension. Pensioners may engage in other business. those who forced the company to pay damages within three years of retirement are not eligible.
The state of Texas sues the Missouri Kansas and Texas and the International and Great Northern Railroads, seeking charter forfeiture under the 1906 Insistent Corporation act. The suit targets these forerunners of broader actions against about fifty other railway companies operating in Texas.
Secretary H P Wood of the Promotion Committees at Honolulu says there is an immediate market in the Hawaiian Islands for portable cottages. A large number of tourists from the Pacific coast will soon depart, creating heavy demand for simple inexpensive homes for longer stays in Hawaii each year.
An old advertisement touts Ballard's Horehound Syrup as a universal remedy for coughs colds bronchitis and all pulmonary diseases. It urges immediate use to prevent pneumonia or consumption and credits A. C. Koeppen & Bros. with the product.
Bring Us Your Rags We pay cash for large soft clean rags. Bring them to the East Oregonian office at once.
The Orpheum theater presents the finest and clearest films for audiences seeking superior cinema. Patrons flock to enjoy high quality picture and immersive experiences in a classic theater setting.
An ad promotes Parlalanite as the finest hair dressing, claiming it stops hair loss and dandruff, leaves hair soft and luxuriant, and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied. It markets itself as a favorite of Indian people, with a 60 cent price per large bottle at Tallman & Co.
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