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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1913
Page
2
Travelers and vacationists are advised of a full display of cotton crepe underwear including night gowns corset covers combinations drawers petticoats and chemise. These garments require no laundering making them ideal for travel and packing a fall supply.
Washington July 22. A new regulation by Secretary of Agriculture Houston allows associations of forest users to form advisory committees meeting with local forest officers. If a majority of members are local residents, the committee is recognized to hear proposed actions and advise on forest use matters, extending cooperation with livestock groups to broader forest concerns.
The text explains that policy issues can be settled through organized public sentiment of local neighbors and that the forest service can be approached by associations backed by majority voices. It notes several associations collaborate with the forest service beyond stockmen groups, highlighting the Malad Forest Users' association near the Pocatello forest on Utah Idaho border as an early example. The advisory board acts as a clearing house for complaints and mutual understandings, reportedly saving members and the forest service from trouble, embarrassment, and litigation.
In Sheridan Oregon the town rapidly rebounds after a fire last Friday night damaged the business district along the Yarhii river leaving losses estimated between 500000 and 92500. Concrete buildings are rising and shops are reopening as the community unites under a renewed Main street plan to widen it to six to ten feet. A recent dispute over contract terms has given way to cooperation, with paving choices and prices still under discussion as rebuilding moves forward.
A Plainfield New Jersey reader reports chronic stomach upset for over a month eased after using Chamberlain's Tablets. She says she now can eat nearly anything after taking about three quarters of a package and recommends the product, noting it helped when her doctor did not. For sale by all dealers.
Rome July 22. The Italian minister of Marine announced ships retired from front line service will be refitted into hospitals by the National Society for the Care of Tubercular Children of Italy and its colonies. Vessels will anchor along the Italian coast and in colonies for permanent hospital use, with others serving as cruising hospitals for invalids.
Mirrors at road crossings to help drivers see approaching traffic are being used in England at dangerous crossings with positive results. Large mirrors allow drivers to view reflections of cars from other directions, potentially reducing accidents and costing little. Power wagons may gain back mirrors to show the road behind them, though compulsory use could face owner objections.
In Ghent Belgium the shoe industry faces rising leather costs with ox hide jumping from 0.50 to 1.75 francs. Officials expect further increases as supply remains tight and demand grows, signaling higher production costs for factories and likely price hikes for consumers.
Leather demand grows amid new uses and substitute searches as major European powers boost military stockpiles. Belgium’s ministry of war invited bids totaling 2,300,000 francs for leather goods, with all lots priced well above prior maximums, illustrating tight markets and scarcity of leather in the Belgian supply.
Sedentary habits and lack of outdoor exercise contribute to stomach troubles. Constipation, torpid liver, worry, overeating, and eating or drinking unsuitable to age and occupation worsen the condition. Correct habits and take Chamberlain's Tablets. for sale by all dealers.
London July 22 A declaration of war was wirelessed the Admiralty today and an enormous fleet will put to sea at midnight in a mock battle off the British coast. Admiral Jellicoe will lead to defend against potential marines landing while the fleet tests submarine and destroyer flotillas.
Edmonton July 22 Dangerous mountain passes in the Rockies are used to smuggle Chinese from British Columbia into Washington Idaho and Montana. A T Lunney with Washingtons immigration department says smugglers use remote wild passes, land travelers near a distant railhead, and charge a price per head. The traffic, once broken up, seems renewed as Oriental arrivals into the United States continue.
The August Woman's Home Companion details the Better Babies movement using baby shows where infants are judged by a strict medical scorecard rather than appearance. The Knoxville and Des Moines contests illustrate how physicians guide mothers with practical child care advice, highlighting a dramatic finding of a perfect two year old, Sidney June Chastain.
A child named Sidney June Chastain earned a perfect one thousand points on the Better Baby Score Card after a rigid examination. He was declared the first to meet the standard and received the top cash prize plus two silver mugs from the Woman's Anti-Tuberculosis League and the Woman's Home Companion as recognition.
To meet the threatened city deficit three ordinance taxes began today in Denver. An annual levy on meat dealers hucksters and pedlers and on cigarette dealers. Cigarette tax now 50 dollars a year likely raised to 200. Revenue estimated at 75 000 to 100 000 from these measures.
Owner leaving city offers a restaurant and lodging house at 126 West Webb for immediate sale. Prime corner location with steady patronage and room for expansion. Include fixtures, equipment, and business goodwill in sale. Contact for details and terms.
A playful riddle asks what dish twelve ears of corn could yield as a meal. It hints at corn as the main ingredient and invites imagination beyond simple cooking.
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