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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1913
Page
3
Advertised ladies house dresses priced from 98 cents to 1.98 with children’s percale and gingham dresses at 49 cents to 1.98. New spring shapes from ladies’ new purses 49 cents to 3.98, plus a velvet ribbons line in all widths and colors.
An advertisement touts Knowlton s Danderine as a cheap easy hair solution promising heavy lustrous hair free from dandruff within minutes and showing new growth after two weeks, with claims of stopping hair loss and restoring a Nehy scalp.
The Pendleton Political Equality League convenes by the president’s call. A Wednesday menu lists breakfast to dinner items, then a discussion of parlors and feminine influence, followed by notices of the American Woman's League meeting at city hall and parliamentary law class on Mondays.
The ad urges readers to switch to Cottolene to cut butter bills while still enjoying table butter. It claims Cottolene costs about one third and provides comparable or better results, noting two thirds of a pound replaces a full pound of butter or lard. It emphasizes Cottolene as a healthy vegetable shortening that is digestible and satisfactory.
A fragment notes that after dinner, while men stayed, the term withdrawing room was supplanted by a name favored by royalty. The Washington Herald mentions the Institution of drawing room giving impetus to this usage over “pic lor.”
Rag rubbed over painted woodwork then whiting applied and brushed off. The lotion claims safe paint, easy use, and prompt relief for rheumatism without internal treatment. Sold by all dealers.
A notice describes readying summer wardrobes with Volle and batiste blouses decorated in Cluny and Valenciennes laces. It highlights fine goile fabric garments with tuck trims and hand embroidery. A smart hat features a black marine crown, black straw brim, and a novelty feather.
A collage of film notes lists Vitagraph features with Miss Lillian Walker and Miss Berle Learn, plus The Bank Messenger and Black Diamonds. The column mentions Paramount items and Kalem titles like Parcel Post Johnnie, with coming shows and local Portland branch references. A long digression covers a journalism lecture and student remarks on a school project.
A vivid product review noting fresh humanity and strong performances by Teff Johnson Rose Tapley Richard Rosson and Ned Finley. The piece promotes the Edison Life feature Superstitious Joe a tragedy about superstition with a cure, plus Brondie Billy and the Squatters Daughter and other Pathe and Ellison scenes including The Waterfalls of Idaho and The Hairy Anius with captions about America.
The listing highlights The One Who Had to Pay with Alex Francis featured and The Last Run of the Santa Fe Coach as a bold frontier tale. Mammy's Chile Powers and Rags and Riches show children and humor with Frank Smith in a clever late-child performance.
D R Ball of Portland, noted as a harbinger of A D Moe and J D Thomison, addressed journalism classes at the University of Oregon in Eugene on March 25. Moe proprietor of Hood River Glacier and Thomison editor were among the speakers, with Herbert J Campbell and Mrs Edyth Toster Weatherred also part of the visiting group.
In Salem Oregon March 25 a state forester warns against unscrupulous timber brokers misrepresenting the compulsory patrol law effective June 8. Owners may face up to five dollars per year for patrol costs unless they join County Fire Patrol associations, which offer patrols at 1.5 to 8.5 cents per acre. The note urges joining local patrol groups to avoid sacrifice sales and safeguard timber holdings.
An old health advertorial urging parents to treat child constipation with a mild laxative, specifically Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. It touts safety and efficacy, cites testimonials, price points, and an offer for free samples from Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
In a Vienna New York restaurant at 648 Sixth Avenue during lunch, a window washer named Sam fell from a fourth floor ledge after losing grip on a skylight. He shattered the skylight, landed in a plate of soup, causing chaos as patrons fled. he sustained a twisted collarbone and a head injury.
Alfonso Lagana, Italian arrested by Officer Nelson, is described as wildly thrashing in his cell and crying for his wife Mamma. The jailed man, said to have forced his wife into a life of shame, is linked to events starting in Pocatello and moving through Huntington to Haker, where the wife alleges severe abuse and refusal to continue the life.
A man who killed a fellow Italian at Sand Point Idaho was sentenced to a penitentiary term but pardoned through the Italian consul's influence. His case is set for hearing within a few days.
An old advertisement extols Mothers Friend as a trusted external remedy for pregnancy. It claims it relieves tension pain prevents tenderness and aids muscle expansion for a natural delivery with no laceration. It promotes the product as a grandmothers standard at drugstores and directs readers to mail for a book.
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