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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1913
Page
2
A fashion overview on new pique shirts paired with sponge skirts, softening the old stiff pique. It notes masculine cuts with refined collars, the sash as a feminine touch, and a spectrum of colors from copper tones to Bakst green and deep blues. Also covers accessories, hair color, and the rise of silver lace over gold.
A fragment notes a dress made of black chiffon with a single fold and a long fringe of delicate cut jet beads, detailing its decorative trim and fabric.
The Northwestern Hotelkeepers association has led Iowa Minnesota Nebraska and the two Dakotas to abolish finger bowls in hotels. Bowls will be available on request only for those who know their proper use. The change aims to reduce improper nosing and boastful chatter in social settings.
Washington reports that the California State Federation of Labor may back federal labor legislation at the Fresno convention. The group aims to send positions on key bills to California’s representatives and committee chairmen, backing anti injunction and convict labor bans while urging broader reform.
This ad urges relief from weak kidneys with Electric Bitters, touting prompt benefits for women and mentioning Mr John Dowling of San Francisco praising its effect. It claims cures for liver, indigestion, and biliousness, with a price of 56 cents or $1.90 at Koeppens-Adv.
Salem Oregon Sept 17 Tom Kay special vice crusade detective has been stirring Wheeler county and reported to the governor on Sheriff Oscar Kelsay and others alleging misconduct in office. He cited District Attorney Starr and caused several arrests including F L Christensen for selling liquor without a license and others bound over to the grand jury.
San Francisco Sept 17 An inquiry has begun to establish responsibility for the two hour desertion by government troops at Fort Barry across the bay from the city. The case centers on duty failures and security lapses during a Sunday period of absence. Officials from the military district and Fort Barry are coordinating to determine accountability and prevent recurrence.
Portland Northwestern league president Fielder Jones overruled Vancouver’s protest of September 12 victory. The dispute centered on Walla Walla’s Bobby Davis appearing as a pinch hitter. Jones ruled Davis had been purchased before August 28, so Vancouver’s protest was invalid.
In San Francisco on Monday at the Presidio Major General Murray led a tour of the fort area. Visitors wandered the grounds and examined the masked batteries and power houses while noting that foreign representatives could map the fort accurately from the landmarks and weapon placements.
A dated advertisement touts HERBINE as a powerful liver correctant to remove yellow complexion pimples and disfiguring blemishes by purifying the system and energizing vital organs. It notes a 50 cent price and sale by all dealers. The ad ends with a stray line expressing pity for a man known only as his wife's husband.
A vintage ad extols Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hale Remedy as a simple home mix to restore natural hair color. It claims the product darkens gray hair evenly with repeated use, leaves hair thick and glossy, and makes users look younger.
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