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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1912
Page
2
An advertisement touts fresh up-to-date quality merchandise direct from American makers with prices often lower than rival stores. It promises T. P. W. trading stamps equal to a five percent discount and premiums offering choice articles for the home.
One large special lot of curtain serims reduced. Included are plain serims and fancy bordered serims. The season's latest patterns, 1 40¢ quality, special.
A fresh shipment of velvet ribbons arrives featuring popular widths and shades. Emerald, kings blue, Copenhagen, cerese, golden brown and coquelequot are among the most demanded colors for neckwear.
"Swimmin's fine" says it all as you shop for summer gear. A fine line of men's swimsuits ranges from 1.50 to 4.50 dollars while boys' suits run from 0.50 to 1.75 dollars, inviting a fresh suit for the season.
A local catalog note advertises Heatherbloom petticoats in several colors and styles at prices from 1.87 to 3.95, highlighting quality and specials. It also promotes Plissette fabric in patterns, lightweight for cool dresses, with linen and natural color offerings direct from the Emerald Isle.
A fragment shows special parasol pricing with various dollar amounts and discounts. Listings indicate multiple price points such as 2.00, 2.50, 3.00, 3.50 and 5.00, with sale figures like 1.49 1.89 2.82.39 3.49 and unclear trailing text suggesting additional stock or vendors.
New York. H M Joralmon, a Manhattan Hotel clubman of leisure, refuses to be disturbed by return of a wallet containing about 616 dollars. Hammerstein roof garden finder delivers wallet. Joralmon dismisses the matter as a mere bagatelle and instructs the usher to call again.
A vintage advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local remedies. It pledges one hundred dollars for a catarrh deafness case cured, touting Hall's Catarrh Cure as circulating free and promoting a fake “Hale’s Pills” for constipation.
In a U S court case USA v Pike County Mineral Springs Co, Judge Dyer of St. Louis regaled the courtroom with a joke linking a bitter ice water taste to nearby springs. The tale referenced Dr Reynolds and the springs’ proximity to a cemetery where patients lie, mischief and mirth sweeping the gallery.
The court ruled the mineral water company liable for serving bitter-tasting water attributed to quinine and other additives given to patients. They were fined $10 and ordered to pay costs.
At its thirteenth annual convention in Peoria Illinois the Illinois Osteopathic Association denounces the Owen bill and vaccination. The group opposes a national health bureau and is joined by homeopaths eclectics and Christian Scientists in the attack. Discussion also covers securing legislation and funding for an osteopathic institute in Chicago.
Deschutes Oregon details a Central Oregon Irrigation crew of ten laying the foundation for a solid concrete dam on the Deschutes River six miles south of town. Planned to be 260 feet long and 25 feet high, it will divert 1000 second feet of water into the north canal. The river runs fast here at ten feet per second and eight feet deep. a diamond drill test confirms a solid foundation. Estimated cost is 160000 dollars.
An exceptional Friday program features four full reels including The Redemption of Ben Farland, A Close Call and Helen’s Marriage. Also shown are Her Convict Brother, Their Hero, a girl’s physical culture lesson, Animated Weekly, Houdini in New York river stunt, Mississippi floods and more with 101 feature in two reels The Crisis.
An Orpheum act at The Grand features Law and Keith a refined musical duo performing a metropolitan music store scene for three days. Keith charms with song encores while Law excels on piano and closes with a mysterious dance that pleases. Admission is a single price.
The Pastime previews a Lubin feature where Tom Sage, son of a millionaire, opposes his father’s will and is hired at a jewelers. A theft exposes Judith Dexter, a swordswoman, leading to a daring duel to shield her husband’s honor. Also shows a Western drama and mixed vaudeville sketches with a dramatic finale.
An Ampere New Jersey Crocker-Wheeler employee suffered hours of hiccoughs and exhausted himself. A 250 volt generator shock ended a fresh spasm and halted the attack, leaving him oddly convinced the ailment was less painful than the cure.
Henry R Rowland prepares to adapt The Apple of Discord into a stage drama. The author confirms plans to bring the novel to the theater, outlining timelines and casting considerations for the production.
Wednesday and Thursday offer an exciting program headlined by The Prairie on Fire a vivid western with cowboys and Indians and beautiful tinting. The Signal Code a Thanhouser war drama shows battleships a stolen naval code and a daring spy. Also A Cave Man's Wooing features a shy suitor in a comic romance.
A Wyeth Chemical Company preparation blends Sage with Sulphur and other remedies to restore hair color and combat dandruff itching scalp and thinning hair. It claims quick color return in days and offers a fifty cent bottle with a money back guarantee through druggists and dealers.
An old advertisement proclaims removing dress shields for instant relief from underarm perspiration. It promotes wearing any weight of clothing and enduring hot weather without shields, suggesting a quick fashion change.
Hale and McAfee of the Acme Quality paint store pledge a lasting and pleasing coating solution as they specify Acme Quality paints and finishes for a durable finish.
Send your hair combings by mail to Ellen J Roberts in Milwaukee Oregon for making into switches puffs or pompadours at 1.50. You will receive all your own hair back references available write your name address clearly and include return postage Milwaukee Clackamas Co Oregon.
Pendleton Oregon resident Mrs William McGregor 711 Lilleth street testifies to persistent kidney trouble with swelling backache and nervous exhaustion from childhood. After costly doctor visits and failed remedies Doan's Kidney Pills restored her health and she urges others to try the preparation sold by Poster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents.
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