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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1916
Page
2
Oct 27 report from Philadelphia describes a kitchen incident at Imfeld's restaurant on Sixth Street below Arch where a live lobster, a girl, and a waiter were involved in a mix-up. The event occurred in the dining area as staff managed the unusual scene.
Shortly after four yesterday, a lobster escaped a basket, climbed onto the floor, and clutched a cat's tail. A Boston terrier, led by Miss Eva Seidler, attacked the cat and lobster. In the frenzy, waiter William Mollen was knocked aside as the trio tangled. The dog, cat, and lobster were finally separated and order restored.
In St Louis on October 27 Mrs Mary O'Toole testified that her husband Patrick gave her only a nickel in seven years. He denied the claim, saying he gave her a quarter almost every day. Mrs O'Toole had him arrested Saturday for disturbing her. Judge Sanders postponed the case to allow the parole board time to consider improvements in the O'Toole home.
A partial scan of polls from Columbus and Buffalo outlets indicates Wilson leading Hughes by margins around 27,891 to 17,788 in Columbus and 8,872 to 6,129 in Buffalo. The Progressive drift shifts toward Wilson in New York's section after early strength for Hughes.
A vintage tablet remedy ad promotes Parons tablets and Thy liver tonla as a simple, convenient cure for indigestion and overloaded digestion. It claims to soothe membranes, remove waste, and build up weakened nerves, asserting a long record of helping thousands and preventing serious sickness.
New York Democratic Women’s Bureau organizes a nonpaying volunteer drive in which women use private cars to reach voters across rural and urban areas. Led by Mrs Charles Dana Gibson the effort aims to promote the President’s re election by distributing literature and speaking with neighbors.
A mix of household hints and recipes appears with saleratus uses for cooking and cleaning, Halloween centerpiece ideas, a four item dinner menu including baked halibut and roasted vegetables, plus hints on preparing fruit, making chocolate cake, and keeping clothes and babies comfortable.
A handwritten recipe fragment describes mixing three quarts white flour one quart graham and other ingredients plus malt molasses yeast and lukewarm water to form a batter. It rises overnight then bakes in a bread tin the next morning for 1 to 3 hours.
A historic ad promotes St Jacobs Oil as a harmless cure for rheumatic pain and swelling. It claims quick relief for aching joints and muscles with a small trial bottle available at drug stores, touting repeated success over decades.
A vintage note describes using egg whites with cream of tartar and baking powder to bake a white cake. It outlines layering with yellow frosting and assembling the layers to form a stacked cake with yellow frosting on top and edges.
An opinion asserts the Democratic party accomplished in three half years more than Republicans did in five, praising the party's acts from 1912 to 1916 and calling for continued leadership by the same governing figure, arguing independent voters will favor renewal in November.
An advertisement extols Flood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for serulm sores boils and eruptions by purifying the blood. It claims external remedies fail and that the product improves digestion and the body's systems, urging buyers to choose Hood's.
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