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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1911
Page
5
Locals advertise for sign makers motion pictures and theater listings. Businesses offer meat coal wallpaper paints chimney sweeping and furniture moving with phone numbers and street addresses in Pendleton. Rentals rooms houses and housekeeping spaces are presented with contact details.
In a storm near Formosa a U S consul tries to secure terms with cannibals after a wreck. His glass eye becomes a comic focal point as chiefs demand a pen and threaten to align with any negotiator who can remove the eye. The piece blends travelogue with colonial bravado and a faux perilous tale.
An ad lists 120 acres of fine timber at nine dollars per acre with a note to see about it tomorrow. It also mentions Whitefish at the Cash Market and provides a phone and a Main 10 contact, referencing East Oregonian readers.
Local residents from Athena Stanfield Willows Silverton Dayton and Nyssa are noted in today’s city visit list. J W Callender John Rothrock and James Kyle are among those in town for business or personal reasons while Deputy Sheriff Blakely and visiting officials travel to Pilot Rock and Portland respectively.
Brillat Savarin, author of The Physiology of Taste, faced revolution's confiscation, exile, and later return to become a supreme court counselor. He toured the United States, even playing a fiddlere in New York to earn living, while his celebrated work faced publishers' refusals and eventual independent publication. He quipped that discovering a new food uplifts humanity more than finding a star, and mocked a judge's query with a witty legal reflection.
San Diego March 1 Harry Dell an American captured at Tia Tanana Mexico charged with conspiring in insurgent calls has been heard from a San Diego Sun message he says he has been treated well and may prove his innocence Americans Will Be Held El Paso March 1 A determined effort by friends of Lawrence Converse and Edward Wiatt two American youths under arrest at Juarez for bearing arms against Mexico to prevent their removal to Chihuahua for trial led to a secret preliminary hearing indicating they will be held.
In Home Life In Spain a featured chapter recounts Senor Castelar’s return to the University of Madrid after exile. The famed orator resumes his interrupted lecture with dignified calm, beginning anew from the words yesterday and recounting the long years since the fallen republic.
Madrid March 1 Following a conference of King Alfonso and his advisors it was predicted that the resignation of Premier Canalejus would soon be accepted. Clerical agitation is strong against him over his church stance and it is understood he told Alfonso that resignation might benefit the government.
The piece notes how time ushers in aging marks such as wrinkles and a double chin, highlighting vanity’s erosion as the body changes with the years. It frames aging as an inevitable personal realization impacting self image and confidence.
The ad explains rheumatism arises from uric acid buildup due to weak kidneys. It claims S. S. S. purifies blood, removes uric acid, and strengthens kidneys to filter waste. A book on rheumatism is offered free by The Swift Specific Co. Atlanta Ga.
The sedan chair, named after Se dan town, appears in England by 1581 with early 17th century use in London drawing indignation from the Duke of Buckingham. Prince Charles imported chairs from Spain in 1623, Massinger’s The Bondman references ladies borne on shoulders, and a crafts tip on making a fiber glue sawdust mix is noted.
Fresno March 1 The end of the I W W campaign for free speech is seen as citizens accept the industrialists proposal to terminate the controversy A committee will urge the council to accept The industrialists demand parole of jailed I W W prisoners and two blocks in the city be given to the free speechers They promise most industrialists will leave Fresno
Washington March 1 All corporations must file today properly compiled corporation tax returns with the collector of internal revenue for their district before the close of business or suffer an addition of fifty per cent to their taxes On those returns the tax on net profits is levied payable June 1.
Portland March 1 Fifteen warrants for the arrest of physicians practicing without licenses were issued this afternoon by the district attorney's office This is reported as the first step in a state wide crusade by the state board of health to rid Oregon of quack doctors and mae practitioners
The report lists year end totals for premiums received, interest and rents, and other income. It also details disbursements including losses, endowments, salaries, taxes, and all other expenditures, plus asset values such as real estate, stocks, loans, and cash. Limited readable figures show 311,577.84 in premiums, 36,391.59 in interest or dividends, 20,306.55 in other income, and 200,000.06 in total expenditures.
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