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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1914
Page
2
The philosopher Epictetus urges avoidance of lively talks on topics people most often choose to discuss. He advises steering away from contentious subjects and keeping conversations limited to safer, less divisive matters.
The Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company Limited presents its Oregon year 1913 statement showing paid capital stock of 0, total income 4,452,? income from other sources 1,? total 4,?? and expenditures 2,716,? with admitted assets in Oregon 14,203,846.95. Liabilities include unearned premiums 5 and other liabilities 1,? total capital and liabilities 1,100,085.
The excerpt cites Sir John Lubbock and Marcus Aurelius on evaluating virtue in those around us, stressing mindful friendship. It contrasts superficial acquaintance with knowing minds and souls, urges keeping friends, and recalls Pascal on the rarity of enduring friendship, concluding with an Eastern proverb about visiting a friend to avoid a thorny, obstructed road.
Advices from Major Morrow of the U S engineers to Lewiston Commercial club say a U S dredge boat Wallowa will be placed in service this summer to improve the Upper Snake channel where rapids threaten navigation. The move follows petitions seeking river improvement due to growing commerce demands.
The People's Bank in Silverton will be remodeled, with updates planned to modernize facilities and services. Officials say construction will begin this spring and aim to improve customer flow and accessibility while preserving the bank’s local presence.
About twenty five members of local lodge No 52 AF and AM attended a Weston lodge No 3 meeting Saturday evening traveling by autos and train to administer the third degree to Clark Wood editor of the Weston Leader and E C Rogers with Weston conducting the ceremonies. A social session and banquet followed. Dr Hagood, recently assigned to the Medical Reserve Corps, has arrived and will attend Army Medical School in Washington DC later. Mrs Hagood will join him here at month end. The Women’s Smith for Governor Club will meet tomorrow at Miss Jennie Perry’s South Main street home. Mrs G M Rice presiding. Mrs Lot Livermore left for Spokane to visit daughter Mrs P D Tull. Mrs A F May visited by brother P S Weltenhiller on way to Burns after Wisconsin trip. Mrs J E Ashe, mother of Mrs J E Beam, passed through en route to Portland from Spokane.
In a charity conference address Miss Jane Addams flips the focus to how children shape society. She recounts a Hull House mother who, carrying her baby, shows how motherhood builds strength, patience, wisdom, and faith. The tale honors mother heroes and the powerful role of individual motherhood.
Home Hints and Recipes advises using honey to sweeten fruit overnight to enhance flavor, while ironing techniques cover drying time, folding to reveal initials, straight hems, and avoiding scorching delicate fabrics to keep prints and colors vibrant.
New York Press notes frilly frills and fussiness return in spring coats and blouses. Hip length taffeta or moire coats feature basque backs with six inch deep frills, bell sleeves, and bold color blends. The blouse trend favors high collars and demure, simple styling per Vogue. Cleaning tips suggest gasoline mixed with cornmeal removes stains.
Residents of Quincy Washington urge changing the state abbreviation from Wash to W to reduce mail misdelivery. Quincy Commercial Club secretary A J Ternent cites post office reports of letters to Massachusetts and other states arriving by error due to similar abbreviations Miss Mich and others.
The article discusses adolescents aged 14 to 19 undergoing physical strain from puberty. It notes signs like pale skin, tired appearance, and reduced ambition as they transition to adulthood while balancing school or work. It extols cod liver oil as a nourishing tonic enhancing energy and vitality.
Regina resident Charles Wasmen leaves in a sway-backed prairie schooner with oxen on runners for a 2500 mile trek to Belleville Illinois. He plans slow travel, aiming twelve miles daily at first, then up to twenty as the team steadies, and seeks to surprise friends and relatives en route. The Regina board of trade backs his homestead venture.
A correspondent notes daily mail addressed to Quin cy in New York is misrouted to Quincy Mass due to confusing abbreviation. Suggests changing 'Wash.' to 'W.' to reduce clerical errors and improve mail delivery statewide.
Salem Oregon March 16 P H D Arcy of this city announced that he will seek election to a public office in forthcoming campaign and has begun to organize support from local voters and party officials in the state capital.
An ad touts Pape's Diapepsin as a quick, harmless cure for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims stomach miseries vanish in five minutes and urges readers to buy a fifty cent case from any drug store for relief and comfort at meals.
He would file his declaration as an aspirant for the Republican nomination for supreme court justice. His slogan will be Law reform, fair and impartial decisions, justice to all.
Augusta Sicily March 16 Reports say wireless telephony tests conducted last week between Italian warships by William Marconi on battleship Reina Elena, flagship of the Duke of Abruzzi, were successful. The Duke presided over the experiments and praised the results.
The racing sloop Defiance, a candidate for the American cup defense, will be launched on May 11 in Bath Me. George M. Pynchon of New York, managing director of the Tri City Syndicate building the boat, says this is the first definite launch date announced for any of the three yachts entering elimination trials.
An old medical warning links backache and dull kidney pain to heavy meat intake. It advises Jad Salts, four ounces in water daily, as a kidney stimulant and bladder irritant neutralizer, claiming it cleanses waste and prevents nocturnal discomfort.
The piece warns that lumber or concrete builders face being supplied with lower grade materials by unscrupulous contractors seeking higher profit. It argues brick construction resists tampering, as bricks come from the yard unchanged, urging readers to protect investments by choosing brick.
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