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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1916
Page
8
The note advises that friends can buy almost anything you provide except your photograph. It claims a well made portrait in lighting and composition yields the greatest pleasure when given to friends as a Christmas token.
An old advertisement urges girls to try Knowiton's Danderine to stop dandruff and “beautify” hair. It claims cleansing with a cloth will remove dirt and oil, improve hair texture, and eventually grow new, soft, downy hair all over the scalp within weeks. A 11 cent bottle is advertised from druggists or toilet counters.
The passage notes Congresswoman Rankin urging colleagues to adjust attire and language, warning that failure to heed her prompt could affect reelection prospects and implying a push for standards in conduct and speech. She emphasizes authenticity over performative dressing.
Includes recipes for scalloped ham with potatoes and vegetables, cold meat patties, French salad dressing, and three baked desserts. Provides steps for buttered toast with ham, layering potatoes and vegetables, and cake fillings and frostings. Contains measurements and instructions for multiple dishes.
Chicago readers learn of a two week diet test limiting each person to 40 cents per day. Dr John Robertson City Health Commissioner remarks on feasibility and aims to observe effects on six men and six women chosen for the study. The report notes the public interest in diet trials and health outcomes.
A report notes plans to survive on a tight budget with meals costing about a dime each. Today began with a simple breakfast of apples, rolled oats, hot biscuits, and coffee as part of the experiment.
Chicago dispatch reports a Winds pastor in Waukegan Illinois offered coffee and sandwiches to all listeners at services after saloons closed last May. The notes mention local reaction and civic concerns as the episode unfolds.
In Salem Oregon November 28 H N Stanfield, candidate for speaker of the next house, believes he has 33 pledges and at least one vote from Marion County delegation. W A Jones and others pledged support if Stanfield shows enough overall strength. Some members say they will line up if his lead is clear, while Seymour Jones stays noncommittal and warns against premature claims.
In Chicago on November 1, R B McNemurn a retired railroad official seeks possession of his 16 year old daughter Florence alleging she was spirited away after her mother's death. A writ names J G Smithwick and others including Leon Low and his wife described as the girl's aunt. McNemurn says the girl has been moved city to city to avoid him and claims he located her in Florida before the Lows thwarted retrieving her.
A series of events follows a push for cheap meals on campus as Dr. Alfred H. Stokes loses weight while others gain. Rev. W. B Collins of the University of Chicago unveils a constructive plan to replace the free lunch with a combined program of sermons and a coffee hour with sandwiches after Sunday services.
An Atlanta based promotion extols S. S. S. as the greatest blood purifier, claiming cures for rheumatism eczema and scrofula through internal treatment, with free medical advice and directions to obtain a bottle via the Swift Specific Company Medical Department in Atlanta Georgia.
Edward Podolski of 1918 Chicago reports skin distress that worsened after roughening and swelling. He describes trying Cutious Soap and a topical ointment, claiming two cases of soap and two ointments did not help and that his skin improved after weeks.
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