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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1914
Page
2
A San Francisco report lists Judge Paul J McCormick's “Thirteen Mistakes of Life” highlighting errors in self rule and judgment. The piece notes 3,167,232 widows in the United States and reflects on personal limits and model conduct.
Social notes and club happenings highlight society life with fashion trends home hints and profiles of local women featuring personal notices gatherings and friendly events enriching community engagement for this period.
Seven members of the girls basketball association entertained Pendleton and La Grande teams with an oyster supper for 40 guests in domestic science rooms. Coach Olson spoke. hostesses decorated with cobras in school colors. Genevieve Clark visits from Walla Walla. Also notices on club meetings, visits, births, and fashion notes appear throughout.
Household crafts and fashion notes feature linen embroidery on dark marks, monogram diamonds, and remnant napkin reuse to craft centerpieces. Fashion columns praise draped gowns with long trains, jewels, fur trims, and elaborate embroidery, plus cheap chic lighting using doll shade lamps for soft table glow with violet accents.
The article discusses substitutes for Montessori apparatus when unavailable, urging mothers to create a Montessori atmosphere at home. It emphasizes isolated mothers forming such spaces, notes Montessori's interest in a simplified home guide, and advocates for a permanent, well stocked Children’s House with paints, crayons, drawing materials, and precisely made wooden blocks for building to train eye and hand.
Salem Oregon February 28 A resigning due to advanced age Dr H D Kimball president and head of Kimball College of Theology and donor of the building will leave active work He will reside in Los Angeles Rev W W Youngson of Rose City Methodist Church Portland and Rev H B Wilkening of First Methodist Eugene named as likely successors Kimball endowed the college and led it as it opened and grew the Willamette University The institution now ranks highly among similar schools
Salem Oregon February 28 Announcement by State Architect Knighton that plans for the state fair pavilion are nearly ready. The project outlines a substantial structure intended to house event displays and administrative offices for the fair season.
State Fair pavilion and the state industrial school for girls are nearing completion. A bids call is planned for mid next month. Legislature set 60000 for the girls' school and 100000 for the University of Oregon administration building with 75000 for repairs to other campus buildings. Plans for administration and repairs are expected to be finished in the coming months. A Ballard's Snow Liniment ad promotes sore throat relief with nightly rubbing and a cloth bandage.
The O W R N Co rents the entire upper floor of Webster block over the hardware store in Stanfield and establishes offices. H J Roberts and survey crew arrive, with more expected early next month along with construction crews. Local social notes mention a successful baseball dance, visits from Pendleton figures, and various community gatherings and travels.
New York publishes a comprehensive forest products report. Canada forms forest engineers society with Dr B E Fernow of Toronto as president. Ottawa residents F W H Jacombe as president and F W H Pacombe as secretary. Oregon and Washington lead Pacific Coast states in private forest protection efforts.
Claims Parisian Sage stops falling hair and itching scalp with frequent scalp massage. Says it nourishes roots to grow new hair, reduces dandruff, and makes hair soft and radiant. Recommends try a 50 cent bottle from Tallman & Co with refund if unsatisfied.
An old time advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Bulp hur Hair Remedy as a simple at home solution to fade gray hair. It claims the product darkens hair evenly within days and also stops dandruff and scalp itching.
The Heights Joaquin Miller's Oakland home will be purchased by Oakland women. A plan to raise 50,000 dollars via share certificates of one dollar each is underway and expected to complete in a few weeks due to strong demand.
The article notes that lodgepole pine seed sown on snow in southern Idaho germinated after snowmelt with up to 60 tiny trees per square foot. Dry conditions that summer killed many plants except those sheltered by brush or logs, while quicksilver mine development signals future demand for cordwood and construction timber on the Tonto national forest in Arizona.
An advertisement promises a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee. EB. W. Groves signs each box. Also notes Turkish women taking up aeroplaning to promote independence.
A vivid 1920s style ad touts Pape’s Diapepsin as a harmless remedy for sour stomach indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims five minute relief, candy like taste, and aids digestion improving appetite, with warnings that many will become passionate about the product.
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