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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1912
Page
2
Our famous shoe department showcases Johnston Murphy shoes bench made with new lasts and leathers. Brocton Co operative Shoes range from four to six dollars, offering service and style unmatched for the price. New lasts and leathers refresh the spring line.
The Oregon Theatre will feature The Chorus Lady, a top recent comedy praised by critics. Acton Davies of the New York Sun calls it the best comedy seen, with continuous engagement and strong stage life appeal. Curtain hold arranged until 8 PM to allow shoppers to attend the full performance.
In Scranton Pennsylvania a miner, Frank Bartofski of Dickson City, and his wife have welcomed twelve children in ten years as a bird repeatedly favors their home. Over time the couple's brood includes twins and triplets, with the latest brood comprising two girls and a boy. Neighbors note the unusual succession and celebrate the growing Bartofski family.
The synopsis records the 1911 annual statement for The Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Company of Philadelphia, filed with Oregon authorities. It lists capital, income from premiums 5.51 million dollars, interest 299 thousand, other income 9.9 thousand, and major outgo including losses 2.14 million and commissions 1.18 million. It notes liabilities, reserves, and Oregon business figures for risks written and premiums in Oregon during the year, signed by W Gardner Crowell and agents in Portland and Pendleton.
A Bartofsky couple, married twelve years, welcomed triplets after twins and two sets of sons and daughters. The ten living children include two newborn girls and a boy, all reported healthy. The mother weighs about 125 pounds and the family continues to grow.
Lincoln medals were awarded by the Animal Rescue League at its annual meeting. Frank Waugh received a medal for pushing a boat through broken ice in Penobscot Bay to rescue an Angora kitten frozen by the tail. Sergeant Frederick Joseph Swendeman and James S. Keating rescued a dog in Boston Harbor. Miss Alice Kelly of Roxbury earned a medal for rescuing a cat abused by two boys.
Ernest Moore, aged about 11, carried a bullet embedded in the bone between his eyebrows for two years after an accidental shooting by a friend. Fear of his mother’s anger kept the truth hidden until insomnia forced a doctor’s visit. The bullet will be removed with likely no serious injury.
In Topeka Kansas Carl Schlotthauer of Marion county won the Top-notch Farmers club Silver Cup for the highest authenticated wheat yield in 1911 Forty nine bushels and twelve pounds per measured acre on nineteen acres valued wheat crop judged by the club judges forming the award.
An extra good program features four full reels including Alma's Champion with Alma Randall and Henry Talbot. A sequence follows involving a lover’s reveal and a surprise appearance by Henry’s father. Additional shorts include A Ragtime Love Affair and The Mistress of the Hacienda Del Cerro, with comic and dramatic pieces from Kalom and Koymik plus Gaumont and Reliance selections.
The soil backing a bumper crop has been under cultivation for thirty nine years, highlighting long term farming tenure and sustained agricultural effort surrounding Schlotthayer.
After years of litigation over the Amis Combs hog case in Hazard Kentucky two mountain neighbors submitted to a jury. The dog in the suit was valued at eight dollars at the start and is now dead. Court costs exceed 500 dollars beyond attorney fees. Each side to bear its own costs as two verdicts were previously awarded.
Colonel Abe Gruber, a republican leader, recalled a failed district swing where a packed hall stayed silent despite his best efforts. He tried tragedy and humor, but only one man laughed as officials later admitted an apology to him after ejecting a heckler.
An advertisement urges curing a cold in one day with Laxative Bromoq Quinine Tablets. It promises a refund of money if unsatisfied and bears the Be, W. Groves signature on each box.
The listing notes Tuesday changes with No 1 The Prosecuting Attorney by Selig. The plot centers on a prosecuting attorney who convicts a woman in a badger game, marries her after her release, and faces renewed misery from an old pal leading to a fatal shooting.
Monday and Tuesday Rider Hag gard presents a two reel mystery story labeled She detailing a deathless woman whose love ruins a man. His descendant hunts She to avenge his ancestor two thousand years later in a distant fastness amid Egyptian wonders and a dramatic ending.
An advertisement promoting health in old age through a cleansing remedy. It touts Syrup of Fi and Elixir of Senna as a gentle, strengthening laxative approved by eminent physicians. The copy stresses safety, suitability for all ages, and warns to buy only genuine California Fig Syrup Co. products with the company name on the package.
Welsh nightingales present up-to-date Irish sketch Mists Gentleman with Ed Wilson the laughing loon to spark laughter. Also showing My Brother Agostino The Terma of the Will Gee Whist Wife's Sudden Return at the Orpheum. Hall’s Catarrh Cure advertised with testimonials and guarantee from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
A Maryville Missouri man Gaines Brown testifies after a year of using PARISIAN SAGE that his thinning hair now shows thick growth and continued lengthening. He says the product can work and recommends it with confidence. The statement was given to Dr C D Koch of Koch Pharmacy on April 29 1911. Large bottle 60 cents at Tallman Co and druggists.
Colonial travel notice lists daily fare routes from the middle and eastern United States and Canada to all points in the Northwest. Details describe pricing and schedule as published in the period advertisement.
Oreg on Washington Railroad and Navigation Go and associated lines offer westbound fares from Chicago St Paul Omaha Kansas City and other points with prices ranging 25 to 35 dollars. Fares may be prepaid by depositing ticket value with a local agent and the order telegraphed to any address. Publication invites readers to request home building materials and information from agent WM McMurray in Portland Oregon, Gen Pass Agent.
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