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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1919
Page
5
A divorce petition from Kila Doneff cites persistent late hours as the reason. The complaint, filed in Portland, alleges the spouse’s frequent absences at dawn, seeking dissolution on grounds of estrangement and intolerable marital conditions.
A dated advertisement promotes Chamberlains Tablets for chronic constipation linked to bad habits and offers simple dietary guidance. It claims quick relief, low cost, and suitability for children, noting the remedy contains no opium or narcotics and is safe for adults.
Plaintiff alleges wife added insult during ongoing divorce case. He claims she worsened matters by saying it is none of his business if she maintains the affair. Custody of their 2 year old daughter is at stake.
In memory of Tuscania and Otranto victims the American Red Cross began a 10 foot stone monument on the Moll of Ox promontory, Islay Scotland. The memorial will face the disaster scene and will stand near a graveyard where victims from both ships are buried, with the project costing about 800000 to 870000.
Seattle central labor council opposes renaming Woodland Roosevelt Park and supports naming the site Mooney Park. The vote reflects union sentiment as they seek recognition for Mooney in the park naming decision.
An advertisement touts Knowlton’s Candefine as a hair care solution. It claims drawing cloth through hair doubles beauty, cleanses dandruff, soothes scalp, prevents itching and hair loss, and grows new hair over weeks. Sold at drug stores or toilet counters.
Rome reports Italy weighs a plan to pension war orphans after the conflict. The proposal envisions 20 centes a day per child until age 16, creating a multi‑million dollar annual bill. To fund it, wealthy families would take in an orphan each, pledging monthly support.
January 29 report from Athens notes war conditions did not halt wine making in Greece. conservative estimate cites over 10,600,000 gallons preserved despite food shortages last summer. The 1919 wine crop is estimated nearly double 1917.
Portland January 41 The Oregon branch of the United States Food Administration will be closed this afternoon for lack of sufficient business to justify the expense. Trade in food profiteering laws remains in effect and will be enforced until peace is declared. Office furniture will be sold at public sale next Tuesday morning. The Oregon unit, once 24 staff strong, had 19 offices and evidence a wheatleaf campaign by Inez June which saved 14 000 barrels of wheat flour during a 30 day voluntary program.
Beaverton Oregon January 31 John Fields 70 sat on a high tree limb arguing with a crowd about ending his life A rope dangled and L C Stark of Portland shipyard machinists climbed the tree cutting the rope with a pocket knife Fields fell and was taken into custody The attempt appeared thwarted but he remained determined to kill himself.
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