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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1916
Page
3
A brief note discusses a controversial beauty powder and its effect, highlighting how a simple cosmetic act becomes a focal point in social expectations and perceptions of propriety. The piece mentions observers and officials weighing decorum and public image in a quiet, observational tone.
In San Francisco the Rev Charien Fo Aked who realigned Fiat Congregational Church leadership to join the Ford peace party was denied reinstatement by the congregation. Officials said Aked offered to accept a salary higher than he had been receiving when he realigned, seeking the two thirds vote required for return.
Fragmentary OCR notes a sequence of dishes being set aside and a fading appetite. Mentions Indicus and Hool’s Sarsipartite with references to WL Vaniea Ady, but details are unclear and names may be corrupted.
Teachers gather for opening day ceremonies in Pendleton for the 1916 17 school year. Staff arrivals include Anita Slater from Portland Nora Orgies from Portland and Elva Boone from local districts plus new principals and department heads arriving to take positions at several city schools.
John Day and Canyon City have endured two weeks without electric lights due to a broken pinion at the local plant. The Hecht company planned to abandon the plant and buy Julie from Prairie Chloride Power, then connected with Prairie lines to resume service. A crew labored to overhaul the system and restore service by midweek as Clark of the local light company went to Portland to arrange shipment of new equipment.
Estate distributions in San Francisco reveal Thomas Bell's 1863 bankruptcy and a $1.7 million share, part of a larger $4.5 million estate. Judge J. W. Coffin oversees a process that moved about $2.46 million plus additional revenue, largely in cash, from the Union Trust Company. The Bell estate grew after secret ore discoveries in Kern County altered its value, as Bell died in October 1863.
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a muddled discussion or notice about a pot and kettle involving a demand or investigation related to wine and a pit. The readable names and concrete details are insufficient for a full event. The piece reads like a disjointed editorial fragment rather than a complete report.
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