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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1917
Page
2
Streets and shops show women in coordinated suits with distinct style. A notable variety emerges as shoppers give a second longing look at well cut, stylish outfits. The Peoples Warehouse offers these chic suits priced from 19 to 390.
Our store displays the largest selection of boys waists yet with many patterns and materials. All boast the new tape waist in all sizes. Prices range from 50 to 60 to 65 cents up to 1.25 dollars.
A vintage ad notes colored umbrellas in season styles with short handles and sturdy builds priced five to ten dollars. It also promotes Huck Toweling with new patterns and gift towel options, offering hemstitching and customized lengths at twenty five cents per yard.
Right now before cold weather starts is the time to inspect bedding and get it in shape for winter.
Portland dispatch reports the organization renames from Women of Woodcraft to Neigh bors of Woodcraft at a meeting. The group discusses broader interpretation to include both men and women, with new members joining, and officers reporting on activities and degree work at the Woodcraft headquarters on Tenth and East streets.
Washington sets a day of prayer proposed by Montana Senator Myers and a series of war measures. Senate passes proclamations inclining to preserve manpower, curb inventions aiding enemies, and assist foreign officers and enlisted men with expenses.
Silver rose to 97 cents per ounce the highest level since 1891, as government officials authorized local offices to pay the price. A week earlier the local price reached 95 cents, near the New York quotation, with analysts uncertain about how high it would climb.
Philadelphia dispatch reports War and Navy departments granted furloughs to Jewish soldiers so they may observe the Jewish New Year and the Day of Atonement. The leave aligns with Navy Department actions and follows official word from Washington.
The report outlines General Cadornn’s aggressive two pronged strategy targeting Trieste and Vienna. It details a southern push toward Trieste and a northern advance through the Chiapovano and Balasizza fronts to separate Austrian armies, capture key passes, and advance toward Klagenfurt and Vienna.
City council accepted bids and authorized contracts for paving Ash Street from Court to Alta Double Street between Court and Alta and College Street between Court and Water The Warren Construction Co quoted 2096 40 for Ash Street 1994 16 for Cauble Street and 1717 59 for College Street Work starts immediately to have Ash Street ready for Round Up traffic City Engineer Kimbrell reported Willow Street and Madison Street contracts already completed Lewis Street pavement from Lee to Beauresard was introduced and adopted An ordinance prohibits property owners from letting separate curb contracts after city starts street improvements This protects city control over curbs and liens.
A reader letter from Stanley NM praises Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. The writer Mr W H Williams states his father used three doses about a year ago for diarrhoea and was instantly relieved and absolutely cured, showing strong faith in the remedy.
Kate Davis, dubbed a "War carder mother," is credited with significant efforts in Ohio to boost wartime food production and support families during the war. Her activities center on promoting home gardening and community initiatives to reduce shortages.
San Francisco Bent 13 First hand recountal of trench experience is sought by parents of boys drafted to American Lake. Invalided soldiers at the British recruiting mission headquarters 268 Market street reassure anxious mothers. Corporal F J Greene explains survival odds and medical progress while quoting a report from French commissioner M Tarding.
A speaker notes that neglecting self care harms the nation during war. The discourse argues every soldier is bound by duty to avoid unnecessary risk to life or limb to protect the country, and anticipates the same principle applying to the United States army.
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