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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
8
Many small ads announce offerings from Oregon Lumber Yard and nearby shops. Oak wood and dry fuel promoted, plus free attractions for skaters and bustling grocery deals. Other items include bargain prices on bread, fruit, beverages, and household goods, with various contact details and weekend specials.
Latest records arriving fully show prices charged elsewhere at various sales. The note records price comparisons and market behavior across venues.
In Portland on October 16 the Hellig theater hosted the largest audience of the season for Thomas Dixon's play The Clansman. A protest to the mayor over the production failed, the mayor did not interfere, and the theater was packed with many turned away. Enthusiasm ran high with demonstrations of approval throughout the performance and the house nearly sold out for the remainder of the engagement.
The Mime Twine remain popular entertainers. The Pastime shows Breaking Into Race The Bully and When It's Moonlight Mary Dorling Neath the Old Grape Arbors Shade. The Orpheum presents The Prodigal Person The Vacuum Cleaner Uncle's Fortune and Roses Bring Dreams of You. The Kidson offers Randy McPhersons Quiet RKieling Trin Ton Pleaninies and the Virslty Epi.
Advertisement in a newspaper outlines a new class of demonstrators, recruiting men and women without teeth to pose in store windows. They will show a mouth without Dr Forepe’s teeth and a double set, for wages by the hour, with a Friday audition listed. The piece notes the growing prominence of this publicity role and the varied professions women enter.
William Pare of Ramberg reports about 40 artificial stones submitted to the Berlin Museum of Natural History by a group claiming to have produced them. An expert panel including gem specialists evaluated the stones, finding some artificial rubies promising, while white sapphires looked dull and yellow stones imitated topaz but held little value.
Report notes that vast quantities sell at about 203 marks and that imitation stones are common. Examination finds artificial rubies the only notable element, but the imitation of thin stones is not new, leading to the conclusion there is nothing sensational in the claimed invention.
Consul General William AH Assi in Calcutta reports on government rubber plantations in Kamrup and Darrang divisions. In Kamrup 3951 trees tapped yielded 2708 pounds. average 0.66 lb per tree, with 90 cent per pound sale and 7.5 cents net profit per pound. In Darrang 1068 trees tapped yielded 6962 pounds. 16.0 lb per acre, sale of 6822 pounds locally at 90 cents per pound, net profit 68 cents per pound after tapping and collecting costs.
The piece contrasts wealth and care with neglect and need, noting a woman spends two thousand dollars on dog care while thousands of babies die daily from malnutrition. It argues every child is a potential Moses whose love can awaken life, urging a shift in priorities.
A letter from Paolo’s master to John McNulty reports Rames Island in the Solomon Islands has broken from moorings and moved about nine miles from charted position. Hydrographic officials warn mariners by updating charts and noting navigation dangers in the area. Information from the Waterh ed’s commander states the Hong Kong time ball has been relocated and prohibited anchorage near submarine cables has changed with new daymarks and lights.
From Yokohama source notes that Japan subsidized lead pencils early on but failed to gain traction. Imports jumped from 25000 in 1882 to 46000 in 1887, prompting the Tokyo based Bujin Pencil Company to push to curb imports. Competition now pits German, U S, and French makers for Japan market.
The Austin correspondent of the Houston Post reports on authoritative claim that Governor Campbell will urge the Texas legislature to reduce passenger fares statewide from 3 to 2 cents per mile. The reported plan aims to lower travel costs across the state infrastructure and influence future transportation policy.
An Octobe r 20 performance of The Clansman at the Oregon theater depicts South Carolina after the civil war under negro rule and the Klan as defenders of homes and state. The piece claims white dominance over others and cites contemporary racial anxieties. Glenn Winslow the jeweler has been ill and confined at home on the north side of the river.
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