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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1913
Page
3
An article describes simple paper caps for covering leftovers using filter paper, folding a square twice the top size of a tumbler, clipping corners and shaping edges. It praises light, clean, reusable covers and cites Youth's Companion guidance.
Oregon Agricultural College starts its forty fifth year on September 19 1913 offering degree courses in agriculture engineering home economics mining forestry commerce pharmacy two year programs and teacher training. The college announces a booklet Enrichment of Rural Life and a catalog mailed free on application to H M Tennant Registrar Corvallis Oregon (tw 7 15 to 9 9).
The breast fed baby is the hope of the nation and mothers who nurse or do not face moral risk. Advice urges giving the baby water four times daily and daily bathing to prevent stimulation. The message emphasizes calm care and calls babies the nation’s best crop.
Washington July 15 doctor W C Rucker assistant surgeon general of the United States public health service warns that lack of mother milk and dirt cause infant mortality in summer. The service issues guidance to mothers and doctors during a heat wave. He offers practical infant hygiene advice and a hot weather formula for raising babies, stressing clean feeding and care.
La Grande Oregon July 15 Temporary injunctions restraining re reassessing North Second Street to pay macadam assessments were dissolved as premature. Circuit Judge Knowles ruled the suit to restrain re assessment was premature and the city may proceed. He also held the present city council can ratify the contract with contractor John Mars who did the work.
The Epworth League of the Weston Methodist church held a social at Mrs. Edwin Anderson home on July 11 with readings solos and a lively debate. Several locals visited relatives in Dayton Pendleton Athena and Rockland Idaho. A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Withers in Weston on July 12.
A man in Medford Oregon ran along the railroad track shouting toot toot claiming he was a Southern Pacific train. He argued trains stop too often and said he covered the 12 mile Medford to Ashland distance in 14 1/2 minutes. Police deemed him harmless and let him go toward Portland. He gave the name Gus Freeman.
La Grande officials led by Street Superintendent Stacey declare a weeklong push against noxious weeds. Property owners or agents face warrants if weeds remain after the deadline, with fines from 2.50 to 10 dollars per offense once notices run out.
The Cross Baldwin match scheduled for July 29 at Vernon was canceled after Cross refused to sign unless guaranteed $2600 for his end. Promoter McCarey seeks another opponent for Baldwin.
Baker County ranchers enjoy a prosperous haying season as dry weather continues since the Fourth. Green alfalfa hay brings from 6 to 10 dollars per ton, implying about 12 to 14 dollars per ton if cured. Eagle valley Burnt river regions incurred light losses while Powder river valley remained undamaged.
At a ranch near St Helens Oregon on July 15 10 year old Burdy Saxton was picking berries when neighbor Mrs Sam Goodnoe shouted and grabbed him from a crouching cougar nine feet away. The animal fled into the forest as a search party hunts an exceptionally large cougar.
London July 15 Col Cody, a famed American aviator, nears completion of a hydro plane aimed at crossing the Atlantic in under 24 hours. He expects a speed above 90 miles per hour and notes recent incentive offers push more aviators to build capable craft.
A young man declares to a girl that she is all the world to him and argues that such devotion justifies extreme possessiveness. The girl perceives the claim as flattering yet unsettling, leaving questions about boundaries in young romance.
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