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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1907
Page
2
Colored wash goods including silk novelties and cotton pongees feature in this sale. Dimities showcase radical style changes with new patterns, while imported fabrics offer delicate grounds and rich textures. Prices range from 18c to 45c during the sale.
General news item notes Casper Streib's suicide in a Portland lodging house. Mentions Jacob Riis marriage in Ipswich Massachusetts. Reports Wallowa county school stats, Stella Dairy blaze in Cow lite county Washington and widespread forest fires near Index, with camp and Index Lumber destruction. Other items include Hood River Spray, a new directors in Portland, and a Japanese journal on German study. Erie canal aqueduct collapse near Syracuse causing canal boat damage and Empire mill risk. No life loss reported.
The week featured near normal temperatures with no extreme heat or cold. Afternoon warmth varied by region, with slight warmth in the Willamette valley and northeast counties while other areas remained steady. A few light showers and a dusty dry spell contributed to smoky air in parts, as small forest fires started and a warm, sunny pattern persisted across many locales.
The West gains wealth from pure bred bulls at Denver and elsewhere as cattlemen pay rising prices from 250 to 500 dollars. Buyers seek long term herd benefits rather than immediate value, as noted by Farm and Field and echoed by East Oregonian reporting.
A report notes German linguistic influence expanding in Taungtau and Chinese ports. In Japan, German studies rise with 1000 university students speaking German, 2500 in preparatory colleges, and 1000 in academia. German is required in medical and military faculties and in Tokyo nobility schools. A prominent German philological society includes 50 professors and 400 students at Tokyo University.
Misa Cornelia Marvin, secretary of the Oregon library commission, has prepared and printed a large list of best books for children. It will be mailed to applicants by postcard or letter and updated to date with a carefully selected list of juvenile books suitable for gift use, school reading, or general use. The commission offers this free to anyone applying for it.
From Canada, Webster of Toronto, Ontario, arrived in the city to visit nurse Retta Wombaugh for a short stay. The Houston army recruiting station has orders to enlist Black men in the chivalry service, marking the first such enlistment since the Brownsville incident.
Sam Maghda and Tom Rowst arrive from Candle Creek and describe the rediscovery of a sled left seven miles from Eldorado Creek roadhouse. They report a mail pouch, dog food and bacon preserved in tarpaulin, with a Waterbury watch that still works. The three men, George A. Carpenter Robert Hunter and Billy Vincent, faced a deadly blizzard while returning to Nome from Candle Creek, their fates long remembered in this grim tale.
The Grand Trunk Pacific accelerates construction from Winnipeg to Edmonton with Prince Rupert already serving mail and steam, amid a steady regional boom in Saskatchewan. Plans include surveying every river gorge and canyon as engineers seek the final route through western wilderness. Star theater tonight features two new Whittrated songs.
The text asserts clothing retailers hold the upper hand over laws and pride themselves on fair prices. It promises proofs of a claim and advertises a wide selection at about 30 percent off original cost, urging readers to look into totals.
A vintage ad promotes Gagen's Bottled Deer as the best beer value with a bold claim of superior taste and comparable pricing. It touts two dozen bottles delivered to your house for only one dollar, urging customers to insist on this option next time.
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