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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1917
Page
7
Weston March 7 A dance was given Saturday night in the opera house drawing local residents and visitors. The event featured music and socializing with attendees from nearby towns enjoying a period of evening entertainment and community camaraderie.
Sunday visits and moves mark the community scene. Miss Gladys Smith guests in Athena with the Curran McFaddens while Mrs Margaret ee mid illness at Main Street home. The Brandt house hosts the Adkins couple and Anne Anderson joins Women of Woodcraft. Several residents travel or plan medical care, including Los Angeles trip returnees, a stomach ulcer operation in Portland, and photographer Edward King’s illness. A local farm sale and Pendleton work trips occur amid reflections on chicken farming yielding fortune only when not miscounted.
An advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a remedy for rheumatism and rheumatic pain. It promises rapid soothing of tender joints, reduced swelling, and quick relief after applying the oil, claiming long standing effectiveness.
An advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Bulphur Compound as a simple daily-use hair darkener. It promises natural looking, glossy color that darkens hair in mornings with repeated applications and claims temporary cosmetic effects. It notes a 50 cent price and urges buying at drug stores.
A mix of kitchen instructions for puddings and cookies, a beef dish with gelatine gravy, oysters in a chafing dish, and home remedies. Also notes on Japanese influenced blouses and tunics, with patterns and ornament details from Fifth Avenue fashion. Includes tips for digestives and a hot water health habit.
Victoria March 7 Passengers arriving at the coast report a decree forcing all Russian subjects to leave Mussel Bay on any pretext. The order, in effect for a month, targets emigration from the eastern theater. Officials say migration via Vladivostok may be curtailed, with occasional trade impact noted.
A report from Porthe Union Sharkyards notes near panic in the hog trade as low prices and market stress threaten pork producers nationwide, with cattle markets steady yet firm and a sharp drain on feed and supply. North Portland and Willamette Valley markets show minimal hog movement, while buyers seek to test prices amid rising value and scarcity.
An aged editorial warns readers about kidney pains and urges caution with alledged salt remedies. It stresses staying active and clean, while noting risks of cancer from drug use and urging moderation to avoid further bladder issues and infections.
An old health advertisement touts Nuxated Iron as a miracle cure for nervous, irritable, and weary women. It recounts a mother who gave it to her daughter Susie Smith’s mother and saw dramatic improvements in strength, endurance, and vitality within two weeks. The copy urges skeptical readers to try the product for rosy cheeks and better health.
Dr Ferdinand King urges physicians to prescribe organic iron for women shown as anaemic. He links iron deficiency to fatigue pallor and memory issues and claims noxated iron boosts strength in days. He cites cases of patients improving after two weeks of treatment.
The touring company Selwyn presents Avery Hopwood’s farce Pal and Warmer at the Oregon theater on Friday March 8. The show ran a year in New York with strong demand, praised for its production values and gowns. Included in Hopwood’s noted works are Seven Days and No texte Widow.
A dense classified list presents lawyers, funeral directors, insurers, and a landlord. Names include D W. BAILET, GEORGE W. COUTTE, CARTER & SMYTHE, FER & FEL, JOHN W. HUFF, RNR LEEATOR, JAMES B. PERRY, RALET & RALEY, LOWERLI, and WOODEN. Local funeral firms JOHN & BAKER and a plant stock notice for WHITE LEGHORN CHICKS. Also entries for NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY lands and Montana real estate notes.
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