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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1913
Page
3
A long-winded survey riffs on slit skirts at Longchamps and fashion history from Pericles to Venetian dress, praising and policing modesty while noting shifting tastes. It blends observations from St Louis Post Despatch and Newark News with tips on accessories and preservation methods for clothing and books.
The Hartford Times notes how the sash on Larose Sash and White linen dresses is worn loosely to increase its size. A decorative pin holder can be made by covering two three inch cardboard circles with flowered silk, joining them, and adding a ribbon loop to a bone ring for hanging.
A drawing shows a dress for a young girl in sheer batiste with Irish crochet and Valenciennes lace trims. Shoulder yoke uses alternating tucks and Val insertion, with Irish crochet bands at the shoulders. Blue satin ribbon straps cross the shoulders, tied near the neck by lace rosettes and satin button centers. A crushed satin ribbon girdle is fixed by a larger rosette, Irish crochet insertion centers the front, and cuffs use batiste with Val lace.
July 17 report details Gilbert Farley, secretary of the Commercial club, saving Miss Martha Stanley from drowning at Santa Cruz and presenting his card. She later returned the card and asked not to be introduced based on his lifesaving action. Farley recalls the rescue and the exchange with the woman and her friends. In Germany, a draft bill to tighten military secrecy defines “military secrets” broadly and imposes harsher penalties for careless disclosures and misrepresentation at fortified sites.
Miss Mabel F Dawkins of Fort Wayne Indiana reports three years of catarrh and blood disease. After trying many doctors and remedies she took Hood's Sarsaparilla, completed two bottles, and regained strength. She endorses Hood's for others with catarrh and science. Sarsatabs marketed in chocolate or squid form.
Baker Oregon July 17 United States Commissioner Woodson I Patterson and Dr H J Horton returned from Green Lake where they endured days of freezing cold deep snow and near zero temperatures. They camped and pressed on through ice and wind to reach North Powder after four hours of climbing. Four frozen trout were their proof of the tale later exhibited at the Geiser.
Sedentary habits and lack of outdoor exercise contribute to stomach troubles. Insufficient mastication, constipation, torpid liver, worry, overeating, and ill suited foods aggravate the condition. Carry your habits and take Chamberlain Tablets and you will soon be well again. For sale by all dealers.
A compilation of brief items: Omar Katsukal released after interpreter. Plymouth town hall notice mocks speed limit. Duke Kahanamoku undecided between Los Angeles and San Francisco residence. Medford notes artesian mineral water discovery in Phoenix. promoter Coffroth matches two boxers for August 8 in San Francisco. Craig hermit Uncle Bill Austin freed after threatening Luther Burbank. Mrs. Mary Calhoun rescues birds from a snake in her aviary. L A Beeman comments on modernization of China and Japan. testimonial for Chamberlains Colic Remedy from Clare Michigan.
Seattle Washington July 17 Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels Governor Ernest Lister and numerous officials attended a civic parade with 5000 marchers. Coast artillery infantry sailors marines state national guard Grand Army of the Republic Spanish War veterans and civic fraternal groups joined the procession. Eight battleships four submarines and four torpedo boats berthed offshore sending crews ashore for the display.
Miss Flora MecShain, a schoolteacher in a Starkey district cabin near La Grande, Oregon, was accidentally shot in the right shoulder by her sister Olive while handling a revolver. She was taken to a local hospital and, despite a feverish night, showed no serious complications and was deemed likely to recover barring infection.
Sault Ste. Marie, July 11. Jack Stanley, a vaudeville actor, died after a life of obscurity and uttered, I am his youngest son, Tell mother, claiming Sir Henry M. Stanley as his father. Papers found suggest he was born in London the year Stanley went to Africa on his second expedition and indicate he graduated from Cambridge University.
In La Grande Oregon on July 17 a petition calling for a recall election against Mayor M. K. Hall is circulating citywide. Grounds are vague and details uncertain as officials have not received a copy. some signatories allege a council member leads the drive with a few other councilmen among signers. Further details are expected to emerge within days.
A Pendleton citizen, P Hutchinson, owner of a mill and feed store at 1610 W Webb St, testifies that back pain over the kidneys and sluggish kidney secretions were relieved by Dean's Kidney Pills. He publicly endorsed the remedy in 1910 and continues to use it with good results.
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