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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1912
Page
2
Special correspondence from Adams Oregon notes the sale of the hardware store formerly owned by Fred Adams to Frank Wallean. Numerous local residents and visitors from Athena Pendleton and Walla Walla are listed with brief movements and visits through Adams and surrounding areas.
Thomas McBride father of Fat McBride was seriously injured when a team hitched to a wagon on Dry Creek near Weston went wild. He was knocked from the wagon along with Henry Stimper driver. McBride suffered a severe ankle sprain and lung injury likely from a broken bone fragment. He was found unconscious and taken to Milton before being moved to his home in Weston.
Learn to can at home with a camera and factory setup to can fruits vegetables meats fish or fowl. Steam puddings and pork and beans and capably process up to 10 000 cans daily. Prices range from 15 to 206 dollars. Complete instructions and secrets of the canning business roadside. Contact Thos J Ross 276th St Portland Oregon for particulars.
Samuel McBride of Walla Walla narrowly escaped a serious incident a few weeks ago, according to local reports. Authorities say he sustained injuries but is recovering, with details available from the regional dispatch.
Proposals will be received by Pendleton City Council until May 15 1912 for sprinkling city streets during 1912. Districts defined by river and street lines. City to furnish wagons and water. bidders supply horses harness and drivers. Separate proposals per district. not more than one district to any bidder. Bid price per team and man per day. City may reject all bids. Dated Pendleton Oregon May 1912. Thomas Fitzgerald City Recorder.
Call for road warrants registered during November December 1911 January February March 1912 will be paid at the county courthouse office upon presentation. Interest ceases on publication date. Dated Pendleton Oregon May 19 1912. G W Bradley County Treasurer
Advertisement notes a method to relieve rheumatism by applying Chamberlain's Ointment and massaging the affected parts at each use. Sold by all dealers.
May gatherings across Penleton focus on Scandinavian studies and bridge. Mrs Charles Honney and Mrs E T Wade hosted a literature meeting on Selma Lagerlof with plans for May 17 at Mrs X Berkeleys, while Mrs George Strand hosted a bridge afternoon with six tables and a prize. Multiple social visits and travels among local residents and guests from Pendleton, Portland, Tacoma, and Seattle are listed alongside wedding and party notices.
A vintage advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for a catarrh cure Hall's Catarrh Cure is promoted as a remedy. The notice includes testimonials from F J Cheney and associates asserting honesty and business reliability. The ad notes internal use and blood mucous system action and mentions wholesale druggists in Toledo.
Sun day presents four full reels of American films. Interaptation tale of love in Mexico follows an American who must leave his Mexican love when called home. A detective romance, a fighter’s fall, and a sheriff’s daughter film conclude with justice and a memorial.
The Pastime shows a Sunday change of program featuring The Adventures of American in a local cinema listing. Audience is advised to check the latest schedule for showtimes and any revised film lineup.
Joel Kalem presents a California sea tale where a shipwrecked sailor joins pirates and a ranch plot ends with a daughter’s intervention. Alice Joyce and C Blackwell star. Also shown are The Lovers Sienw a Lubin courtship farce, The Boss of Lumber Camp No 4, A Hasty Honeymoon, An Excursion in New Zealand and more with period scenery and village life.
A cosy Friday and Saturday Western program features The Justice of the Sage where two men vie for a ranch owner’s daughter. The sheriff himself is the killer who presides at court until the daughter arrives to halt a lynching. Also shown are Squak City Fire Company a riotous comedy about a fire brigade and a contest winner. A Living Memory tells of enduring love rekindled when a dying mother sends her daughter to the old sweetheart. In Payment Full concludes the Rex program sequence.
A vintage notice describes a playful educational comedy about a wife’s vanity and a husband’s crime, titled The Haby, previewing coming Sunday and Monday showings. It also mentions Titanic survivors arriving in New York scenes at the dock with iceberg imagery and a coffin slip from Halifax, among other items.
Tonight at the Grand a classy program features Sunflower Comedy Tour with Lillian Earle Smith and Decker presenting The Bellboy and the Belle. The four act group delivers clean, clever comedy with songs and dance and drew encores. The opening night was well received and patrons are urged to attend the remaining four days.
A New Brunswick writer from Newberg Junction says Chamberlains Tablets do her much good and prove effective for stomach and bowel relief. The advertisement urges readers with similar troubles to give them a trial, noting availability from all dealers.
A sharp dialogue pits personal taste against judgment as one speaker asks Mr. Henpeck to name a favorite Shakespeare line. The other questions whether personal feelings should sway such a judgment in the given matter.
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