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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1909
Page
2
Readable text notes discounts on women’s hosiery including fancy tose embroidered in tan, black high quality hose with double soles, fleece lined hose for cold nights, and cashmere fashioned seamless hose in black. Special prices apply Thursday and Friday with some items valid Saturday.
Wisconsin Senator Robert M La Follette argues in his magazine that the pole was the first inhabited place as the earth cooled. He asserts life began at the pole and that early civilization grew away from it, making Cook and Peary not the first to reach the North Pole.
A fragment reflecting on returning to a historic northern homeland described as an old polar home, evoking heritage and distant memories. The terse line hints at regional attachment and ancestral ties without broader context or events.
Jackson La Dr B C McKowan a long time local physician is jailed on murder charges in the death of H A Judson of New Orleans. Judson’s body was found strangled near Wakefield while an inmate of the state asylum. Judson was last seen with Dr Rowan, who faces federal indictment for mailing objectionable lottery matter to prominent people. No trace of the guard who left with Judson.
In Douglas County near Waterville, L C Hurlbut and Nora Walt wed after eloping, but within hours the bride vanished. She appeared later in disguise at Judge Palmer’s home and claimed the marriage was to her twin sister. The judge confirmed the ceremony, yet the groom could not locate the bride. The missing wife is said to be in Spokane or Seattle, with her exact whereabouts unknown.
Ty Cobb explains his daring steal of home in Detroit's World Series game against Pittsburgh. He details watching Willis on the mound, drawing attention to himself at third, and timing his dash as the pitcher prepared to throw. Cobb describes the spiked dash and the gamble that defined the play.
University of Oregon notes show Gordon Moores returning to help Forbes at end as the team trains hard. Oregon shows two strong end pairings Hickson Michall and Kiltz Dodson alternating. Four new players Kilts Chandler Latourette Walker join practice with Walker, captain of the freshman squad, impressing at fullback.
An inmate living in New Orleans sent numerous letters to newspapers denouncing men and matters, with Dr. McKowan singled out as the target of his criticisms.
F HS Baker an old soldier near seventy years, left New York for lonesomeness and spent eight years drifting in a small boat along the Mississippi from Fort BentonMontana to Atchison Kansas. A former millwright of Ithaca New York, his wife died years ago and he later moved to New York to live with a married daughter. The West called him back and he began the river voyage from Fort Benton.
The University of Chicago launches a waiter training school with practical lessons from its textbooks. Instructions emphasize not slumping food, serving parts of meals first, and avoiding scuffles, talking, or dropping trays to improve service.
A pamphlet by Thomas L. Barrell, manager of a restaurant, outlines 40 student waiters duties. It emphasizes serving drinks to the right, supplying necessary silverware, immediate cereal service, discarding broken eggs, prompt yet unhurried demeanor, and timely removal of used dishes once customers are finished.
At the annual meeting in Pittsburg on October 20 the Crucible Steel company voted to amend two sections of its certificates of incorporation allowing the firm to buy and sell its own stock. The modification impacts shares valued at forty million dollars, aligning with practice at United States Steel corporation.
Six room modern house in South Hill area for rent. Apply to C P Strain Penideton Oregon.
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