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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1912
Page
2
A local ad promotes Bon Ton and Royal Worcester corsets in low medium and high bust models with new shipments. Prices range from 3.00 to 5.00 for Bon Ton and 1.00 to 2.50 for Royal Worcester corsets. Corset waists for women and children priced at 75 to 100 cents.
Linen finished white cloth sold by yard in white rose suiting, 36 inches wide. Each yard stamped with white rose motif. Price per yard 35 cents.
A historical price list shows Cretones fruits and juices priced at 12 to 25 cents, with items such as 144 Gleason's Grape Juice pint bottle at 20 cents, Welsh's Grape Juice pint at 35 cents, Hollowsaft Raspberry Juice bottle at 60? cents, Hires Root Beer Extract bottle at 5 cents, Maraschino Cherries bottles at 25 to 35 cents, Saratoga Chips packages at 10 cents, Imported Swiss Cheese at 12? pounds, Tillamook Cream Cheese at 45 cents per pound, Lill Pickles in sanitary cans, Fancy Green Olives pint, and assorted berries and fruits priced as fruits and vegetables with prices noted as relative.
Alton B Parker of New York won the temporary chairmanship vote at the Democratic National Committee meeting with 31 votes while opposition including Bryan supporters lingered. Maryland member Talbot called Bryan a dictator, prompting debate over party control and future floor battles.
Mrs Inez Lewis of Baring Maine recalls her four month old baby breaking out in eczema then spreading to face hands and arms. After masking the face and tying the hands, Hood s Sarsaparilla was used and the child recovered becoming a healthy boy. The ad promotes Hood s Sarsaparilla cures blood diseases and builds up the system in liquid or Sarsatabe tablet form.
Temporary chairmen presided as committees opened delegate contests. Sub committees were formed to handle various contests with the largest panel hearing a contestant from Illinois led by Mayor Harrison of Chicago.
In New England a durable ink is said to come from purpura lapillus whelks. Crushed shells yield a whitish vein with yellow liquid whose dye coats linen to green blue purple and finally crimson. Tyrian purple, once from red snails, was similarly precious and costly.
Cumberland Valley Railroad adopts air hose mats to prevent baggage damage. Upto three foot air hose mats placed under each item, preventing drops from cars and saving patrons money. The new system represents a conservation step and a departure from prior rough handling practices.
Weston prepares for the second annual strawberry day festival and horse show to be held Saturday June 29 on the Normal grounds. The event aims to showcase local strawberry production and attract visitors from nearby areas. The community also notes visits from residents and various local happenings and a new meat market opening in Weston.
Salem June 25 Judge Galloway ruled for the University of Oregon in a referendum suit and ordered notice of appeal by Attorney General Crawford. The decision allows court interference to block placing the petition on the ballot, amid questions over forged names and the limits of initiative and referendum in Oregon. The case parallels a prior suit brought by Wits Cieit on behalf of the university.
Harriet Croxton Coover known as Peggy, five, sought to play with neighborhood boys. She asked Indiana governor to change her name and received a proclamation declaring her Bill Coover with a gold seal, effectively formalizing the nickname.
Athena Ore June 25. George Beaton and Jin Haworth fought here Saturday in a fistie bout. Both men paid ten dollars to the city treasurer. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Stone of Portland and many locals from Weston Pendleton Adams and Mil ton. Several residents were noted visiting friends and seeking medical care.
Witness testified before Postoffice Inspector Keene in Louisville that forty bottles of "Common" beer are needed to intoxicate a man, in a case against Lewis Dontell, Superintendent of Mite at the ore- tom house. Alvin Eller, an employee, claimed he had seen two bottles of "Common" beer but was intoxicated. Inspector Keene questioned how many bottles it takes and asserted O'Donnell cited thirty-eight bottles in the chat.
French army pilots Captain Dubois and Lieutenant Albert Peignan died when their biplanes collided during early morning practice at the military flying ground near Doual. The planes interlocked in midair and crashed. Peignan was dead at the scene, Dubois died within an hour.
The Bunderrath refused a concession to the Germith Shipping company known as the Princes' Trust to carry emigrants from Emden to New York. Emden held land for a potential port, while Hamburg-American and North German Lloyd Companies opposed the grant and agreed to make Emden a port of call for some freighters.
A vintage advertisement proclaims Zemo Soap the most wonderful medicated soap for all skin problems. It advertises a 25 cent bottle plus a free trial cake, a care guide, and a guarantee, with Pendleton Drug Store selling Zemo and Zemo Soap from B W Rose Medicine Co. of St Louis Missouri.
A Victorian style ad extols how the nose filters air and guards against catarrh. It promotes Ely's Cream Balm as a cleansing antiseptic remedy to relieve stuffed noses, throat soreness, and lingering summer colds, claiming quick relief and cure. All druggists sell it for fifty cents a bottle.
Stanfield, Oregon report of the death of Ittle Helen Holte, daughter of Ralph A. Holte of Fargo North Dakota. Mentions visits by Mra M. Bosthame, Mrs. T. Yatea, and others, a Portland trip, and a basketball camp game result Echo beating Koho 6 to 4.
There is no real need of anyone being troubled with constipation. Chamberlain's Tablets will cause an agreeable movement of the bowels without any unpleasant effect. Give them a trial. For sale by all dealers.
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