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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1914
Page
2
Telegraphic briefs report govern ment plans with a French salvage firm to recover treasure from one of 13 French ships sunk near Raz Blanc in the 17th century. Silver ingots have already been recovered as part of the effort to pay the fleet.
Social notes report three dances scheduled this week during Lent with the Maccabees, Moose, and United Orchestra hosting events. A St Patrick luncheon honors Longmont women’s circle in Rossmere with grape-fruit cocktails and shamrock themed confections. Community visits include Woodmen of the World officers in town and plans for June residency by the Sayres family. students Frances Smith and others noted.
Home hints extol oiled paper for cooking and packing from fudge to roasts and lunches, noting reuse potential. Fashion notes from Newark News and the Louie Star describe shadow laces in lingerie, puffed sleeves, high waistlines, kimono sleeves, and new patch pockets in cotton dresses, predicting wide wear and affordable lace supplies.
Night dresses in blue pink and white trimmed with linen laces are shown at reasonable prices. A Delineator contributor describes a home made fireless box lined with asbestos to keep dishes hot or to keep dessert cold, delaying ice cream melting. The Newark News notes evolving pendant watch designs with open-work frames, often platinum, and gem studded festoons.
A Wakelee Michigan man reports lasting relief from a chronic stomach disorder after using Chamberlain's Tablets for about a year. He had tried many medicines before, with no lasting benefit, and now claims he feels perfectly well. Sold by all dealers. Ady.
Special correspondence from Hermiston Oregon dated March 24 reports the first asparagus of the season cut on March 21 by J C Barham. Home grown lettuce radishes and green onions have fed homes for weeks while asparagus appears. The article notes blossoms on early fruits and favorable prospects for abundant crops. It mentions irrigation on the Umatilla project and local school garden and community events including a high school play The College Town and funds for athletics. Social events include bridge at Mr and Mrs E P Dodd and gatherings at various homes with neighbors attending.
An old advertisement extols Mother's Friend external application to ease pregnancy pains and relax abdominal muscles. It claims to prevent nervous spells, nausea, and sleeplessness, urging readers to buy a £1,000 bottle and request an informational booklet from Bradfield Regulator Co., Atlanta.
A long promotional notice praising Dr King’s New Discovery as a quick and permanent relief for coughs colds and lung troubles. It cites Mrs J E Cox of Joliet Ill and claims millions of bottles sold worldwide with a money back guarantee via local druggists Koeppens Dairy Tree carries the product.
The tone records a string of visits and travel: Mrs R C Todd hosted by Mrs H M Gunn in town, A L Robb returning from Spokane, Bessie McPherson Beulah Reed and L J Damon guests at Wattenburger Echo, John Roberts hosting a Thursday gathering, EF P Dodd back from Portland, H M Gunn visiting from Umatilla, Ralph Hoke cashier of Stanfield Bank in Hermiston, attorney Frederick Steiner Pendleton a recent visitor, F B Swayze First National Bank chief back from Portland, Ina Wattenburger with Echo relatives, Clara Bryant leaving Friday.
An advertisement promises Cascarets will relieve constipation indigestion biliousness and stomach discomfort. It touts a 10 cent box for cleansing inside organs and improving mood, headaches, dizziness and nervous distress. It urges use for adults and children with gentle cleansing claims.
A lament on builders relying on contractors to supply materials, warning that cheaper lumber or skimmed cement can be substituted without the owner's knowledge, increasing contractor profits and risking quality.
Tom Pierce, once with the local reclamation office, comes back to resume his old duties. Mrs. Pierce is due the early part of next week. L. J. Damon, a dairy expert, opens an office on the ground floor of the new bank building at First and Main Streets.
Advertises Jad Salts as a kidney cleansing remedy. Claims dull kidney pain, backache, dizziness, and bladder irritation improve by drinking water and taking four ounces of Jad Salts daily before breakfast. Describes Jad Salts as a lithia lemon-acid compound marketed to prevent kidney trouble and bladder issues.
Harry Cummings of Heppner Oregon advertises 10 000 roses ready for immediate delivery all grown in open ground on own roots with 170 varieties of ever blooming sorts. Buyers may choose colors or let the seller select and receive equal value replacements if not pleased. A forfeit of ten extra roses is offered for any order errors, and J L Vaughan electrician in Heppner is cited as a reference with over 560 of the seller’s roses in Vaughan’s yard.
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