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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1912
Page
2
Ad boasts Pendleton's grocery as cleanest and best with a model sanitary basement. Pricing section shows 25¢ 15¢ and 25e¢ in small text, unclear in itemization.
Heavy activity marked the national convention of the Women s Christian Temperance Union in Portland Oregon with multiple department conferences under superintendents. Reports from the legislative and anti narcotics departments featured addresses by Mrs Margaret Dye Ellis and others. Mrs Dorcas J Spencer urged better educational opportunities for Indians while praising General Grant s view on educating natives. (Continued on page eight)
The readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It claims to work internally by affecting blood and mucous surfaces to destroy disease foundations and restore constitution. A $100 reward is offered for any case it fails to cure, with testimonials available on request from J Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio.
A Pendleton girl Edith Slusher daughter of William and Mrs Blusher 121 Jefferson st is featured in the Portland Oregonian as an example of wealthy society girls learning domestic arts. The article recounts her three week stint as cook at her father Barnhart ranch where she organized meals for 18 workers, ending with praise for her efficiency and leadership in the kitchen.
San Francisco reports Western states show robust freight movement as Southern Pacific data reveal California lines average 6200 more cars loaded per month than last year. Fruit farms issue circulation to avoid delays. Pacific Fruit Express orders 2000 more refrigerator cars to reach 13100 cars and over 26 million dollars investment, ready by July 1 next year for 1912 fruit season.
Chicago October 22 A funeral such as was never known before was Sunday accorded Billy Rugh a news boy who gave his life so a girl might live. Fifteen thousand persons crowded about his casket on a street corner singing Nearer My God to Thee in spontaneous tribute from citizens.
Johan Johnson, described as tall and violent when intoxicated, wrecked the Har Beesa Inn at 20 Riverside Avenue in Spookune Washington. Six officers led by Sergeant Bunker subdued him after a half hour of chaos, during which he shattered a plate glass and knocked over a hot stove before police photographed him.
Letters from Mrs J W Stanley of Cheneyville Louisiana and Mrs M Gary of Chicago Illinois describe relief from feminine illnesses backache and weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills The Cheneyville note claims weight gain and prolonged life while the Chicago letter credits recovery post partum and improved health with change of life benefits.
An old advertisement touts Danderine as a quick fix for dandruff and dull hair. It claims within minutes scalp can be free of flakes and hair will appear fuller, shinier, and healthier after weeks of use. A 25 cent bottle is advertised at drug stores and counters to prove its effects tonight.
Turner, police superintendent of identification, cites Johan Johnson as a physical giant weighing over 300 pounds. Released from a brief sentence by Captain Miles, he fought six officers on arrest, toppled a 400-pound safe, and attacked two lumberjacks. When sober he is gentle, but when intoxicated he becomes violent. police plan to bar liquor sales to him. Johnson’s measurements, compared with Patrolman Dan Phelan and heavyweight Jack Johnson, are listed by Turner.
Whitman College at Walla Walla defeats Oregon 20 to 0, boosting season hopes. The undefeated defense impressed, with Willamette having played Oregon earlier. Whitman plans to sharpen offense and reserve some plays for later in the season.
Keeling Fitch aged 11% engaged as a fancy dancer in Memphis theatre was fined $25 in city court for disorderly conduct after David Friedman a furniture dealer testified the boy nearly pulled his whiskers. The boy said it was a joke and the judge rebuked him, allowing part payment on the fine.
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