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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1917
Page
7
Chicago reports the Fashion Art League of America opening its autumn advance showings at the Auditorium Hotel. Mime Marguerite voices the line that war has tamed Dame Fashion, urging wool conservation for soldiers and noting shorter coats, narrower skirts, and minimal lapels as the new style trend.
Market for cattle remains firm at the North Portland yard with good beef and stocker prices holding. Hog supply rises with limited demand, while mutton and lamb show continued high prices as heavy shipments go to eastern markets. Shipments from Willows, The Dalles, and other yards are listed. mixed stock movements noted.
Sept 13 Ogden Utah report says fire gutted a third floor building at the Evanston Insane asylum in Wyoming. 120 inmates were moved to a new building with guards and city volunteers. no loss of life. Loss estimated at 75,000 dollars, insured.
Mia C A Barnes of Charleston Ml praises Chamberlain’s Tablets for billotianes as mild and pleasant to use with no laxative effect. She notes her brother has also used them with satisfactory relief. The advertisement asserts their mildness and effectiveness.
A remonstrator commands the room with soldierly air then unveils a daring model. A young woman steps out with a radiant gown and Byzantine flair as talk turns to American made ribbons and revival of the gown industry amid fears of a past swindle.
Portable ad copy praising Freezone from Cincinnati inventor claims a few drops remove corns and calluses without pain. It promises instant softening, painless lifting, and skin friendly action for dry, tender areas on feet and toes with low cost accessibility.
A list of real estate transfers across town names owners and parcels in sections 11 16 and 23 with prices up to 9000 and notes of interest. The piece ends with a government price order fixing newsprint at 2.5 cents per pound for the Official Bulletin following wartime printing needs and a probe by Senator Pletcher and the FTC.
London reports week ending today with 24.6 percent casualties among British ranks. Officers killed and died of wounds 154, men 4198. Officers wounded or missing 551, men 21675. Casualties total 296,628 announced yesterday.
An old advertisement promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure by F. H. Cheney Co. It touts a constitutional remedy taken internally to affect the mucous surfaces and claims a one hundred dollar reward if it fails to cure catarrh. Also promotes Hall’s Family Pills for constipation and other Sanotal remedies from Toledo Ohio.
An old health column urges readers to start mornings with a glass of hot water and a teaspoon of phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It argues internal cleanliness improves complexion energy and vitality and promotes buying a quarter pound of Umertone phosphate from drug stores.
Pendleton woman Mrs James Jacobs reports that after a cold her kidneys weaken and backache becomes severe. She praises Dean's Kidney Pills for restoring regular kidney action and easing back pain within days. Sold everywhere for 60 cents. Milburne Manufacturing, Buffalo, N.Y.
A Sept 15 1883 note recalls a mixed train from Walla Walla that broke near Rourke Station, leaving a passenger car behind until Pendleton yard limits. It also mentions Misses Minne and Grice Welch Misa Jennie Thompson and Mrs Thomas Thompson traveling to the Salem state fair and local building work in Athena. Pendleton dates show local bustle and upcoming concerts with residents urged to work during the busy season.
Directory style notice listing multiple attorneys at law with offices in Smith Crawford and American National Bank buildings including D W W Baily George W Coutts Carter Smythe Huff Keator Newberry Peterson & Bighup Prery Raley & Raley Steiner Lowrle and others. Also mentions Bentley Montgomery real estate and an intelligent person may earn income by correspondence with National Press Bureau in Buffalo New York.
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