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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1912
Page
3
An ad extols Ely’s Dream Balm as a quick cure for catarrh and head colds, claiming instant relief and restored senses. The piece shifts to archaeology noting a terra cotta lamp, nails, Roman sundials, urns, and a Neolithic stone implement found in Chester graves, with Prof. Neonatead suggesting prehuman occupation.
Excavation extension at Chester infirmary uncovers multiple Roman period burials, including tombs with plastered walls and roof tiles stamped with legions. Bronze coins of Antoninus Pius and Commodus found in graves suggest funerary rites, not plague-era burials, contradicting earlier plague theory.
An amusing social quip compares aging and looks while a hair growth tonic PARISIAN Sage is advertised as stopping hair loss and dandruff. The copy claims the product nourishes the hair root and offers a money back guarantee, pricing it at 50 cents.
James W. Pawling, a Coatesville resident and prominent citizen, is dying and pleads for his 14 year old son Lester Pawling who left for Philadelphia about a month ago. Lester, a Coatesville High School football player, disappeared after telling his father he was going there amid warnings of his illness and worry for the family.
The piece muses on aging and health, noting that life’s length is in God’s hands. It suggests that old age brings a mix of pain and contentment, urging the healthy to fill youth with reading travel and good company so they have worthy memories and guidance in later years.
The advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy to enhance appetite and strengthen the stomach for natural function. Marketed as for sale by all dealers, it emphasizes health benefits and broad availability.
The National Association of Audubon Societies spent 460000 this year for bird protection. Secretary T Gilbert Pearson reported at the eighth annual meeting. Mrs Margaret Sage renewed her pledge of 5000 for three years for robin protection in the southern states. The coming year will see 7500 spent on bird protection in Alaska.
In Wilkes-Barre Newtown section George Hendrickson, member of an athlete club, ran in trunks. About a hundred men and women chased him thinking he was insane. He was caught and found to be Cranky, shocking bystanders.
Notice to Rowid-up Stockholders for the Northwestern Frontier Exhibition association with annual meeting scheduled Tuesday November 12 1912. President T D Taylor and Secretary J Kerfe Jr sign the notice.
Athena and Stanfield brief items from Umatilla County report local visits marriages and business transfers. Guerne teacher in Athena schools and Emery Worthington visited Pendleton and Weaton. J D Huggins and others traveled between Athena Pendleton Weston and Walla Walla. Banister buys Cartercar with friction clutch. Stanfield notes include Cherie visiting Hermiston and Mrs Thoms in Rufus, Halloween party, a baby birth, and local trades.
The Advocate reports Preston was put in charge to manage subscriptions and ads but decamped with funds. He may have stolen about 250 dollars or more. Publisher Freston returns to Helix promising to rebuild the paper and urges readers to contribute news while the outlet pledges to repay all money taken.
New York report says Nestor Wil tart of Ghent Belgium, a defaulter for 6 million dollars, leapt overboard from the Niagara while at sea to flee arrest amid a stock manipulation case tied to Ghent Terneuxen Hallway company. Detectives awaited him at quarantine as the ship lingered under investigation.
Chicago tale of married life and artistic temperament recounted by August F L Siebel in a divorce answer. Mrs Siebel, a music teacher, allegedly assaulted her husband with a hammer, tore down a gas stove, and struck him with an iron pipe during a series of violent clashes. He endured a broken nose and injuries as he later marched in a Memorial Day parade.
A caller advises using Chamberilain ointment as a cheaper and better remedy for pain and soreness. Dampen flannel with it and apply over affected parts for relief. Sold by all dealers.
In Sydney the hatpin enforcement led to the conviction and jailing of sixty women many of them social leaders. They vow to endure imprisonment rather than pay fines, signaling a potential hunger strike if the hatpin ordinance persists, drawing parallels to English suffrage protests. A note on stomach health advertises Chamberlain's Tablets for indigestion.
Pittsburgh couple Raymond Zoland and Michalina Peconski wed after she demanded he shed his whiskers. A prior wedding was halted when the bride insisted on facial shornness and Raymond offered a goatee instead.
Oxford reports the hunger strike by suffragettes in British jails led to the release of Helen Cragge of the militant Woman's Rights party. Cragge was sentenced to nine months hard labor on October 19 for attempting to set fire to the residence of Lewis Vernon Harcourt. Her health declined under the strain of the fast.
Pretty Dolores, a girl barely 15, was taken to Madrid by her mother where her beauty captivated Leon Garcia, a man much older. He sought marriage with Dolores through her mother, but she resisted the proposal. The article notes their past as childhood friends near Costa Rican banana plantations and hints at an elopement plot.
Dolores, a rich Madrid heiress, flees with Leon, her true love, to wed aboard a voyage to New York. Senor Rule and a wealthy cousin pursue across port and shore. Uncle Manuel arrives in New Orleans, intercedes, and arranges a wary compromise while offering support and hopeful plans for a future back home.
Excerpt from Sir Sidney Colvin's critique of Stevenson's story in Scribner recounts a dawn incident with a parrot at Belle's door. The bird bites the narrator, is flung over a verandah, and soon behaves peaceably. The tale shows domestic humor as the parrot and cat interact over bacon while a morning scene unfolds.
In London an auction of household articles is held by a suffragist pair to raise funds. The event reflects ongoing efforts connected to the suffrage movement, with proceeds directed toward their campaign activities and related causes.
An old advertisement urges readers to take Cascarets to cleanse bowels and liver, promising relief from headaches, foul breath, dizziness, and upset stomach. It touts overnight action and a gentle, palatable taste, noting a 10 cent box keeps bowels regular for months and even appeals to children.
Last March in the Surrey hills the contents of The Musouri cottage were auctioned amid a waning suffrage dispute. Mr and Mrs Pethick Lawrence faced trial after years of service with the Women’s Social and Political Union and Votes for Women. Christabel Pankhurst led a split campaign as the Lawrence couple faced prison terms and funds for the suffrage cause were debated.
Governor Gilchrist orders out the First Regiment and state troops in Jacksonville amid Gis orders and streetcar strike tensions. The move mobilizes regiments for public order as the city faces labor unrest and potential clashes.
Hertry J. Goldstein of 14 Barton Street Boston reports Hood's Sarsaparilla cured his crippling rheumatism after years of stiffness pain and inability to work. He praises the medicine and offers a testimonial urging others to try Sarsatabs in liquid chocolate tablet form.
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