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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1912
Page
2
London reports a trend toward relaxed male attire with polo collars and soft shirts replacing stiff linen. The era’s former formal wear recedes as casual fashion headlines the streets and Savile Row past styles fade away. The piece also contrasts continental fashion, notes demographic data, and ends with an unrelated health reminder and a product plug for Chamberlain's Tablets.
Berlin reports Solomon Goldeweig died at Zabaracz Poland aged 112 after a health setback from paralysis. Bulgaria claims dozens over 110 with many above 120. Mihail Chornodoliy died in Romania in January aged 139. Cataro Dalmatia gave Signora Maria Bulnloe a house and $1000 at 135 with official attestations. Enrico Pinel, actor, marked 119 in Palermo. Mrs Mary Bryan of Windy Arbor Dublin celebrated her 110th birthday recently.
Official figures show 743,114 births and 776,983 deaths in 1011, a deficit of 33,860. The data highlight a sinking population as Berlin and other observers note ongoing national doom.
Advert describes worm infections in children with symptoms such as nervousness dizziness appetite changes and eye or nose itching. Recommends Jayne's Tonic Vermifuge as a advertised remedy for round and thread worms and claims long history and wide availability through Dr. D. Jayne & Son Philadelphia.
Albany court upholds preferential clauses in NYC subway contracts with Interborough and Brooklyn Rapid Transit, approving joint city and corporate expenditure around 2.99 billion. Announcement signals continued large scale financing for subway system projects amid ongoing negotiations and civic planning.
Herr Schadt, a German aviator, was killed at Mulhausen while testing a military aeroplane. He was at about 250 yards altitude when he pulled an abrupt curve, the aircraft plunged to the ground and crushed him.
Eighty models of new gowns are shown in New York at the annual fashions congress of the National Ladies' Tailors Association. A riding habit costume for street wear features a skirt built on the tight model and is among the latest introductions planned for the coming year.
Emperor William hosted a luncheon aboard the Hohenzollern in Kiel with Admiral von Reuter Paschwitz and Captain Ritter von Mann after their visit to Hampton Roads and New York. J Pierpont Morgan and aviator Helmuth Hirth joined the guests as the admiral reported on the welcome for the German warships in the United States.
Report details the private marriage of Pearl and H W Schetz in Doylestown a month ago performed by Judge George H Gray. It recalls a prior elopement between Pearl and Victor Lang, the fallout with Pearl’s father, and Lang’s current suit for damages claiming alienation of affection.
London reports poignant appeals from country clergy lacking bicycles for parochial duties. Letters from Somerset and Staffordshire describe old gear and tight budgets, with one clergyman noting since 1908 no new suit and another fearing decay of his aging bicycle hampers his work.
New York trustees award the 1912 American medicine gold medal to Colonel William Corgas chief of the U S Army Medical Corps in the canal zone for his conspicuous service. The honor cites his leadership in eradicating tropical diseases on the isthmus of Panama and his staff’s work.
Washington July 4 Congressman Howley presented to President Taft a pardon petition for Hamilton W Hendricks for subornation of perjury in the Oregon land fraud trial of George W Hawk. The filing includes 6000 Oregon citizen signatures and affidavits from Hawk and Charles Fox claiming false testimony. Signers include Oregon Governor West, Treasurer Kay, Secretary Orcutt, the full Oregon Supreme Court, and three Washington Supreme Court judges.
In Lexington Kentucky a young woman who befriended visiting Dr. James Baker of Louisville uncovered his ruse and helped police arrest King McNamara. McNamara, linked to the Keller murder thirteen years ago, was being sought by authorities across the nation. The undercover investigation began as he attended his mother’s funeral and faded into a swift arrest.
In Ellensburg Washington a man and wife married in under a day and fought three weeks later. Lo J Bowles and Mrs Bowles testified in Justice court with a divorce forthcoming. Bowles said he always marries that way, while she accused him of striking her and he denied it.
A four year old child in Indianapolis is described in a police course feature as an attorney by his father who calls him a little cadet. The report highlights a curious courtship of law by a child prodigy label. The piece notes the boy’s imagined role and the father’s pledge.
State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County and Frank J Cheney sworn as senior partner of F J Cheney & Co offer to pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh cured or not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary public A W Gleabon attests December uth. Cure taken internally, acts on blood and Fauces. Send for testimonials to F B J in Toledo Ohio. Sold by all. Pills for constipation mentioned.
A Pendleton woman, Mrs. Valentine Stroble, shares her experience with Doan's Kidney Pills. She suffered kidney complaints causing backaches and sleepless nights until the remedy provided relief. The ad urges others with kidney or bladder issues to try Doan's, available through local dealers at 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo, NY, distributes in the United States.
Mrs Bertha Flebach Markbreit, a New York stage performer and widow of Cincinnati mayor Colonel Leopold Markbreit, arrives in Carlsbad to applause at Municipal Theatre. She opens with the play Tal-Fun, delivering a brilliant emotional leading performance as Helene.
A concise aphorism asserts that knowledge from experience must be properly processed to yield real benefit. It emphasizes disciplined reflection over mere exposure to events.
The advertisement extolls Mother's Friend as a preparatory remedy for pregnancy, claiming it reduces discomfort and danger, prevents nausea and breast cak ing, and supports natural processes. It emphasizes endorsements from many women and offers a free book, with BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO based in Atlanta, Georgia.
In Indianapolis a long morning session paused as a boy climbed onto a brass railing, revealing his curly yellow head and blue eyes. The judge asked if he was a boy or girl, and the boy answered I am a boy. He said This is my daddy, Harry Cume, appearing in police court for drunkenness after twenty years in the city.
An old advertisement extols Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a scalp tonic and color restorer. It contrasts grandmothers tea methods with a ready prepared product, touting dandruff control, hair growth, and restoration, offered by druggists with a 5 cent trial and money back guarantee.
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