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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1912
Page
3
Ches Riow promotes the Golden Rule Store offering furs for ladies including sable, squirrel, fox, mink and other hides priced from 5.90 to 30.00 per set. New black Caracal coats arrive with linings and 5.00 value tags at 9.90. Aviator caps at 49 to 69 cents, toques at 25 and 49 cents, sweaters for ladies priced 1.69 to 2.98.
An extensive program for Friday at the Orpheum includes four full reels: The Pirate's Daughter a Selig tale of California buccaneers and a pirate's daughter. Calumet K a tale of grit finishing a grain elevator contract. A Redman's Loyalty a Pathe romance of elopement and trial. and American Bull Moose a Western journey with peril and loss. Also shown are Love on Tough Luck Ranch a humorous Essanay western, Her Spoiled Boy a Vitagraph melodrama, Olympic Games Pittsburg Y M C A Edison, The Green-Eyed Monster a comedy, The Poacher's Pardon a Kalem English production, The Redemption of Silvers a dramatic feature, Beverly Bayne and Eleanor Blanchar in roles, plus two reels of A Daughter of the Redskins. Also noted are Cosy screenings of Giants vs Red Box and the Two-Reel Daughters.
Dr Burwinkel of Nauheim advocates nitro glycerine as a seasickness remedy by adding twenty drops to thick soup or water. Reports cite English soldiers using cordite to treat insomnia, with claims of sedative effects and even a Tommy tearing for relief. The novelty of these suggestions sparks caution and curiosity among medical and military observers.
A fragmentary passage describes a man biting off cordite, chewing and swallowing the fiber, and then falling asleep in a matter resembling opium effect, with observers noting the rapid onset of sleep.
Berlin reports Germany proposes an airship mail route to Denmark as a wartime strategy. Berlin asks Copenhagen if Denmark will use German airships to transport mail across the Baltic sea. A subsidy would finance a large airship station on Amager island near Copenhagen, with Denmark reportedly showing great interest.
Berlin report of a Prussian army lieutenant who discovered his bride to be from a waiter family. To preserve the match the uncle left serving work and became a Herr Direktor at a fashionable Berlin night life resort in Potsdamerstrasse with managerial authority and financial backing from his brother in law.
In Paris a surgeon faced damages after attempting to remove an appendix. While burning an outer tumor to prevent infection, a spark lit spirit and injured the patient. Court held the doctor responsible despite the patient’s unusual body shape, awarding $2000 in damages.
A London street novelty, the Notograph at Marylebone station lets lovers post messages by inserting a penny. Messages are shown on a card behind a glass display for about three hours, offering private delivery while avoiding misdelivery through a personal handwritten note.
Pat Florence Moyer aged 24 was found dead in a rooming house in Toledo after a gas incident. William Ringler, 30, is in police custody as authorities investigate possible asphyxia by gas or foul play. Ringler claims an explosion occurred when he entered the locked room after lighting a match to illuminate, with morgue findings not confirming gas asphyxia. An autopsy will determine death cause as Ringler awaits further questioning.
An advertisement touts Pape’s Diapepsin as a safe, candy tasting remedy for sour stomach and indigestion. It promises five minute relief, improved appetite, cleaner intestines, and no need for laxatives, with a fifty cent price and home-use convenience.
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