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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1912
Page
6
A fragmentary line notes that amusement or antics are visible to the observer and suggests witnessing the scene directly for clarity. The terse wording leaves the exact context and participants unclear.
A program featuring multiple short films includes When Father Had His Way with Lu bin Hilly Ware and Kittty Devoe, Hearts and Diamonds by Edison, Chip Off the Old Block, Tilley's Bird Farm at Darlen Conn and The Bandit's Spur. The lineup centers on romantic mischief, school discipline and adventurous scenes.
A sanitation style claim promotes Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a gentle natural laxative. It describes symptoms of biliousness, indigestion, and clogged bowels and touts a fruit based, non gripping action. The advertisement urges readers to buy the California Fig Syrup Company product.
A romance scene shows a man kissed by another girl while a bandit's lost spur is hidden in his cabin. The piece promises an exciting adventure set during the Inquisition period about a vital question. Ballard's Horehound Syrup ad lines readers to ease coughs and restore health with prices listed and local seller A. C. Koeppen & Bro.
A Tuesday program features Vitagraph's Rip Van Winkle in two reels from Washington Irving's Sleepy Hollow with Robert McWade in the lead. The plot follows Rip's idle life, his wife's labor, the tavern, the storm, and the magical night with the dwarflike figure and the keg of liquor. Part two shows Rip waking after twenty years to a changed village and a prospering wife. Also billed: His Pair of Pants and Silver Moon's Rescue with Lubin and Patho-American shorts.
Florence Lawrence and Owen Moore star in The Advent of Jane a tale of a woman doctor in a moonshine district. Jane saves a boy and his sister then betrays Joe to revenue men. Joe escapes to vow reform. Also The Parson and the Moonshiners and My Wife's Away Hurrah offer rural life comedy and snappy finish. King Baggott and Jane Fearnly headline two reel Imp drama Humvat Hearts coming Friday and Saturday.
Charles Klein's play The Third Degree features a devoted woman in a perilous romance. The United Play Company plans a forthcoming production hailed as a season defining dramatic event, blending love with police methods and Fifth Avenue society.
A noted attorney argues that Charles Klein’s play The Third Degree should spur legislation to curb police brutality and end the prosecution of innocent victims, warning that failure could signal a dangerous return to earlier abuses.
New federal law requires sea vessels to carry wireless instruments and two operators aboard. This boosts demand for marine wireless operators, with railways also needing more operators. The More Telegraph company of Seattle and Portland offers placement for graduates. Write for full particulars.
The Laconia departs February 15 on a 71 day world voyage priced at $400 including hotels guides drives and shore trips. The package is promoted as a Jan. 4 round the world itinerary from Timea Building New York with contact P. C. Clark.
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