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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1911
Page
2
ARWELIY announces new hand embroidered collars inspired by Lord Byron with sizes from twelve to sixteen, including a narrow option for stout women. Also featuring a range of jewelry items such as jeweled pins, collar pins, belt pins, beads, and fashionable bandeau plains and jeweled effects. Come and let us show you.
Mrs Bie Griffith 46 living near Philomath Oregon was murdered Friday night and her body dumped in Rock Creek. She was strangled with a rope found still around her neck. Robbery is suspected after she sold her land for 2000 dollars days earlier and deposited the cash in a Philomath bank. An inquest returned murder by person or persons unknown. sheriff seeks clues as neighbors’ tracks wiped evidence. The brutal crime prompted a local inquiry as details emerge.
San Francisco readies for the Forty Ninth Annual National Educational Association convention July 8 to 14 with over 50 000 delegates from the United States Canada Cuba and Hawaii expected. City funds 25 000 for preparations and the Pacific fleet offers a welcome salute during the stay. Strong local figures and officials tout gala arrangements as thousands travel from California Washington Oregon and other states to attend in Berkeley and San Francisco venues.
I Brownell buys the Bowman ranch of 46 acres on the Umatilla river near the city center. Part of the property will be divided into town lots along the south side. The market berries and strawberries nearby face recent frost and wet spring, affecting crops. Local notices mention postmasters attending a Portland convention and residents visiting rose shows, with several trips to coast cities for events.
A June 23 celebration in Kettle Falls Spokane area marks the 100th anniversary of the Columbia River Kettle Falls discovery by David Thompson. The program honors Thompson, founder of the first trading post for the Hudson’s Bay Company, with remarks by A. W. Smith and George B. Kevan. The event includes a reunion of Stevens County settlers and a banquet, recounting Thompson’s explorations and Fort Colville’s origin and transfer.
New York June 6. The Ladies Kernel Association of America holds its ninth annual dog show at Mineola Long Island. Nearly every breed is represented in forty four regular and fifteen variety classes. Aristocratic canines with pedigrees from Hungary and other places will compete for numerous cups and trophies. Notable prizes include the Presidents cup for best dog, the Champion cup donated by Clarence H Mackay, the Rallytee Bey cup for best bred dog, and awards from Whitney Belmont and others. Also advertised is Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy as a summer staple.
The article surveys ancient mourning practices and their disputed origins. Experts discuss beliefs about death and the afterlife, with references to rites in various cultures such as Sudan and widowly observances including symbolic ashes and offerings. It notes debates on whether customs arose to appease or ward off spirits and concerns about pollution and ghosts.
A fragmentary reminiscence discusses Jefferson Davis enduring nerves and fears, describing sensitivity to disapproval and social punishment. Quoted passages recount Davis’s imagined horrors, his shrinking from social anxiety, and Mrs. Davis’s writings on his temperament and dignity amid hostile scrutiny.
Health suggestions promote fresh air and light meals after forty. Guidance includes Duffy’s malt whiskey with milk or water before meals and at night. An event features performers and the Elevation of the American Way, with songs and a reception hosted by Mrs. Rice and Mrs. Smith.
The Current Literature club held its closing meeting at Mrs. Nerbourne Berkeley's home on May 26. Hosts Mrs. Berkeley and Mrs. Thomaas Vaughan organized the afternoon. The program focused on Italian music with a paper on the subject by Mia Fee followed by a musical program.
Mina Selma Lagerlof’s new tale The Girl from the Marsh Croft attracts readers with a Hawthornesque style and clear character arcs. The author, a Nobel laureate, adds an autobiographical piece Story of a Story detailing how she chose to write the tale and the prize winner Baring. Other short stories listed include The Wedding March The Legend of a Christmas Rowe The Air Ship and The Musician.
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