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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1914
Page
2
Vintage ad copy promotes black and white check woolens for skirts dresses and suits in sizes from 36 to 56 inches wide offering half dollar per yard pricing and highlighting versatility for various garments.
The first display of the season offers the prettiest lines Dame Fashion has presented for women. Dresses use medium weight wool crepe suitable for year round wear with kimono sleeves drop shoulders shadow lace vestees and silk cubist designs plus wide pleated silk girdles and peg top or draped skirts. Prices range from 12.50 to 22.50.
Go-evele offers a child friendly alternative to skates marketed as safer and easier to learn. It claims quick mastery with either foot, elegant movement, and unobtrusive sidewalk use for both girls and boys.
Los Angeles collector and ex-private detective Charles E Potts faces extradition to Canyon City Oregon to stand trial for the murder of his wife. Prosecutors allege he strangled her to gain her £14 000 estate and to pursue another woman in Los Angeles.
Pendleton embraces tango with dancers young and old, private houses hosting nightly practice sessions as teachers guide steps and social energy runs high. Nearby, Mas ter John Penland celebrates a third birthday with games, cake and gifts, while Pendleton locals attend bridge afternoons and note residents Judge and Mrs. Ells moving to Portland.
Edison Tenn dealer D P Lawson praises Dr Kings New Discovery as a top cough cold and throat remedy. The ad claims quick relief for obstinate coughs and stresses stocking a bottle for the family. Priced 60 cents and 1.00, available at all druggists or by mail H E Bocktep Co Philadelphia St Louis.
Nearly 200 men and boys crowded Roslyn streets awaiting Bert G Mitchell secretary of the Y M C A after reports he called Roslyn a black town two years ago and then a white town. He repudiated the charges saying Seattle officials edited the remarks and praised the city’s cleanliness. A mass meeting followed with strong feeling over his topic Making a Black Town White and its alleged injurious effect on the city.
Practical home care tips include heating water before hammering through plaster, spreading sawdust on floors, lemon rubbed bread boards, oilcloth corner protection, and leather care with a vinegar-oil mix. A DIY portfolio from cardboard and cretonne is described, plus beetroot cosmetic tinting and new afternoon blouse styles with fur bands and metallic lace accents.
Water supply in Junction City is cut off after a 100 foot high tank owned by J H Miller was blown down by a Sunday storm. The tank landed in Miller's barn, injuring no one as Roy Miller escaped. The tank held thirty two thousand gallons of water and the barn suffered extensive damage. The school may close briefly due to steam heating disruption. J H Miller plans to start constructing a new tower immediately.
For frost bites and chapped skin, arnica salve stops pain and heals quickly. Useful for frost bitten ears fingers toes chilblains cold sores red rough skin and itching eczema. 25 cents. All druggists or by mail I E Bucklin & Co Philadelphia or St Louis Adv.
Ore January 28 The Aurora band association held its annual stockholders meeting naming W H Eblen president W C Grimm vice president J B Hurst secretary and A W Kell treasurer The association reports flourishing finances and possession of one of the finest halls in a rural Oregon town
Suede leather hats shown in becoming styles for motorists. They are the most sensible hats for motoring yet designed. They fold compactly like silk hats and resist wrinkling. Dust proof colors enhance durability and easy care, with stitching details noted.
The article describes silk bands and flat stitched bows in harmonious shades, suede hats trimmed with blue or brown silk, and leather and suede accessories. It highlights a wide hip belt, pearl-buttoned ball-and-socket fastenings, silk self-color linings, and practical runs for all-weather wear, including patent leather boots with buttoned tops and rubber overshoes, plus sturdy black calf business boots with welted soles.
An old advertisement claims Herbine relieves heartburn indigestion and stomach distress by expelling undigested food and restoring stomach and bowel tone. Priced at 50 cents and sold by all dealers. Advy.
In the Bombay neighborhood the building industry and engineering works show an uptick, with imports of building and engineering materials increasing by nearly 200000 dollars for the year ending March 1, 1913.
Purported remedy Hyomei offered as a breath in antiseptic for catarrh and breathing troubles. The ad claims quick relief from sniffles crusts and watery eyes, with a pocket inhaler kit priced at 1.00 and refills 60 cents, sold by Tallman & Co and druggists.
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