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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1913
Page
2
Crepe Meteor and Charmeuse offered in plain cloths and brocades of top quality with fine finish. Fabrics are 40 inches wide, priced at 2.00 to 2.50 per yard. Also available Ratine Mesuline Chiffons in all shades.
The text offers scattered guidance on everyday life and style from a homemaker’s handbook. It mentions small money management annoyances with tradespeople and banks, then shifts to fashion notes on millinery colors, ornament bands, feather accents, and velvet corner pieces, describing graceful but economical styling details.
A compact roundup from the Woman section featuring social notes and club happenings, personal notices, fashion glimpses, home tips, and other light items of interest to readers.
Mr and Mrs Clea F Straughn hosted a congratulatory party at the Straughn home in West Pendleton with many attendees listed. The annual Elks ball, seen as a premier social event before Thanksgiving, is organized by committees for success. Engagement news includes Miss Gertrude Mathews to L Norton from Pilot Rock. Miss Oley La Fontaine hosted a farm house party for about twenty five friends. A Pendleton honeymoon arrival for Mr and Mrs James Johns Jr follows their Portland wedding. Navy blue cree shores described as a schoolgirl frock feature plaid accents and satin ribbon detailing.
After pneumonia typhoid fever and the grip, the illness may seem to abate though weakness remains. The ad stresses rest and rapid improvement with Hood's Sarsaparilla, claiming thousands testify to its benefits.
In Baker Oregon on November 17 Patrolman Brennan rushed into a blazing barber shop and pulled two drunken men to safety. The frame building was a total loss and a nearby dwelling with eight children and four adults was damaged but occupants were sheltered by the officer before the fire spread. The ad promotes Ballard's Horehound Syrup with a free pepper plaster.
Washington November 17 The secretary of the Interior announces reductions in building charges installments on government irrigation projects delinquent on December 1 1913 and other dates in 1914. Each delinquent installment is reduced to one third the amount with a minimum of 50 cents per acre. No cancellation actions will be taken for prior delinquencies until the new dates expire. Delinquent status is extended to twelve months after the new due dates.
A fragmented Washington Herald accordion of home care tips covers cosmetic uses of rosé water with almonds, cleaning fabrics with ether alcohol, making jelly from laundry maps, leather and silk fining, vanity sewing hacks, and waste paper bag ideas. It notes odorless methods and simple implements.
The article gives household care advice on floor cleaning using beeswax turpentine and disinfectant waxes, warns against excessive washing of tiles and cork surfaces, and suggests methods for matting and tiled bathroom maintenance. It also briefly describes a Russian green whip cord suit with detailed tailoring and buttontrim features.
An old advertisement touts a cure labeled S. S. S. for boils and skin ailments. It claims rapid purification of blood, relief from joint pains, and skin healing within minutes. Promoted as the best remedy, it invites readers to buy at drug stores or write Swift Specific Co in Atlanta, Georgia.
In Portland Washington University beat Oregon University 10 to 7 to clinch the Northwest Conference championship. Key plays included a decisive 22 yard place kick by Charley Smith and a late Oregon attempt that fell short. Johnny Parsons starred on offense and defense for Oregon, while Washington capitalized on a critical error to seize the victory.
An old advertisement touts HEREINE as a bowel regulator that aids the liver and stomach and restores strength and buoyancy. The price is shown as Sfc and it claims availability from all dealers through Ady.
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