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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1912
Page
2
Announcement states a New York purchasing office has been established to ensure garments meet exact style fabric and workmanship. It promises buyers first hand purchase and lowest possible price with absolute assurance.
Advertises 27 inch wide shirt flannels in colors with tailored waists and neat stripes. Describes fabric as not too heavy and priced at 15 cents per yard.
The store promotes the separate skirt as highly subject to change with the latest, neatest, and snappiest styles. Shoppers are invited to inspect the new stock, with reasonable prices from 4.95 to 12.50 dollars.
Promising silks for street and evening wear feature beautiful colorings and firm texture for lasting wear. Available by the yard at 65 cents.
A Baltimore plant suffered a midnight outage when a rat bridged two circuit paths on a shared brass fixture, shorting an entire lighting system. The animal's wet body allowed 2700 volts to pass through, freezing it mid jump. remains are preserved at the works.
A brief note from the British Medical Journal discusses the dangers of tight collars. Dr Walred warns that early growth may be hindered by neck compression, affecting digestive and nerve systems as the throat and neck regions develop.
An advertised patent remedy claims Holl Catarrh Cure cures constitutional catarrh by internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. The ad promises a $100 reward for any failure to cure and invites readers to request testimonials from Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio.
A San Francisco reader cites Dr Walford and Dr Philip noting that tight collars compress nerves, numb limbs, and can affect liver and stomach function. Prolonged pressure may irritate the nervous system and harm general health, even from a small ill fitting collar.
Cordellia Webb, 67, died of hunger after refusing food since May 18 following sister Charlotte Webb's death. Inseparable siblings of 2418 North Mole Street, Cordelia rejected stimulants even as a physician tried to revive her.
A 12 year old boy, Michiel Sinchok of Howe Avenue, fell into an empty coal bin at the Oliver Adams coal yards on Delaware Avenue, Michigan. He was buried under twenty five tons of pea coal before workers freed him after fifteen minutes of digging, but he was weak and speechless.
A boy was carried to General Hospital after being lifted from a coal area. He was covered head to foot in coal dust with coal on his sleeves shirt and trousers and smaller pieces adhering to his clothes. Medical staff reported his condition favorable for recovery.
The inaugural dinner of the Happy Roller Skaters’ Society concluded with speeches in progress. An amateur speaker faltered repeatedly, stuttering into the mic before the chairman gently noted that stumbles are human.
The San Francisco Examiner reports that Japan enjoys a low cost of living, with most people not eating meat. Rice suffices for daily sustenance, while pork, beef, and horses are avoided for cost or cultural reasons. A Japanese laborer can live on $16 monthly, covering a home, education for two children, a daily newspaper, a hot bath, and a dollar monthly for other needs.
Dr J B Holden announces a seven day demonstration starting October 1 at the Templo Building. He promises free treatment and explains that chiropractic adjustments cure disease, outlining the rationale for his methods.
The Orpheum presents a Tuesday program of four reels featuring For the Love of a Girl by Lubin with John Grant a wealthy uncle and a bequest motive, The Littl Wanderer with Adelaide Lawrence, The Hermit Escaway, and The Musketeers Love with romantic intrigue and a Cardinal Richelmy plot. Also billed are The Turn of Fate and The Horn of the Inlands, plus Friday Saturday preview A White Indian with prominent Grant titles.
A rundown of Tuesday's program features Lubin and Ormi Meredith with Paul Gresham as they turn farm hands at Cowper Lake. They marry after a ruse about employment. Gresham learns his bride is the company star. Also shown are Bumps at Vitagraph with Kenneth Casey as elephant trainer and a circus parade. Two Cinders with Miss Turner and Bunny. The Whiskey Runners from Selig on bootlegging and the Royal Northwest Mounted Police. Simia from Edison with a fine scenic.
Flor ence Lawrence and Owen Moore star in a live comedy drama about Flo visiting cousin Fred who schemes to pair her with his friend George. Flo resists and the tale spirals through humorous ruses until a staged accident leads to a confession of love. Also listed is a romantic western plot where a summer boarder disrupts Jim and Mary’s engagement.
The Pendleton Drug Co promotes Samose, a flesh forming food rather than medicine, claiming it quickly makes thin people plump and rosy. The ad guarantees refunds if no weight gain or health improvement after one to two weeks, with a stated price of 60 cents.
New York Oct. 2 Welsh Americans in New York prepare to form a Wilson Club of Welsh-Americans uniting across parties and creeds. They note with interest that Democratic leaders McCombs McAdoo Davies Daniels and Sausabury share Welsh ancestry.
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