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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1917
Page
2
The text notes outfits designed to flatter slender figures with styles intended to appear slimmer. It mentions a full assortment of new colorings and fabrics shown, highlighting how the collection aims at a streamlined look.
Just arrived in this department a new lot of bags and purses in leathers such as eee a seal russet Morroco and the like. Each 75 cents to fur cloth and plushes for collars and trimmings. Offered in leo pard cloth baby lamb plush white baby lamb and fitch. 56 inches wide and of excellent quality. The yard 5.00 to 10.00.
The Interior Department orders urgent recruitment for the United States Geological Survey to classify over 20 million acres in fifteen Western states for grazing and forage. Open competitive exams at salaries from 1080 to 2400 dollars. Civil Service Commission handles applications. field duties paid.
Echo reports a large Pendleton Round-Up attendance with 450 tickets sold from the O. W. R. & N. depot to the event. Mary Lancaster, president of the Rebekah Assembly, visited Henrietta Lodge No. 16 in Echo. Other local residents and visitors are listed among church, depot, and round-up involvement.
From San Francisco a burning wreck, believed to be the echoener Aetuen, was sighted June 19 in high seas after departing May 14 with oil for Sytner Australia. Captain G. Dent of schooner Attie Pford reported the discovery, saying the Return left San Francisco in charge of Captain L. Campion with wife, child, and 14 aboard. Dent said approaching the vessel was impossible due to intense heat and survivors could not be found. ship wreckage appears caused by an explosion.
At Camp Upton Long Island soldiers peel thousands of potatoes daily for the evening meal. The National Army training camp, near Yaphonk, handles large quantities as part of regular ration preparation.
De Robert M Moobey president of the history department at Princeton University has obtained a year’s leave to serve as educational director of the National Security League. Dr Mele Roy became interested in the league after attending a patriotism through education conference at Chautauqua in July and joined the committee on patriotism through education, helping expand interstate efforts to mobilize the public around the war’s meaning.
Thousands of native and naturalized Oregonians gathered in Salem for a patriotic celebration marking Scandinavian loyalty to the state. The event featured a parade and speeches honoring the community's contribution to Oregon.
Advertising copy touts Peptiron tablets from C. J. Hood Co. Lowell Mass as the iron formula enhancing blood, nerves, and vitality. It claims iron content sharpens the blood, reddens pale cheeks, steadies nerves, and boosts overall stamina with a chocolate coated pill presentation.
An old advertisement touts Hithe Pope's Drape as a quick, safe cure for stomach upset. It claims to neutralize acidity, prevent fermentation, and relieve dyspepsia in minutes, offering a fifty cent bottle promoted for wide use.
The Oregon State Fair is set to open tomorrow with attendees praising Scandinavian Americans as staunch backers of the United States in the current war. Governor James Withycombe received the ribbon of honor amid the ceremonies.
An advertisement touts daily cathartics as ineffective for stomach trouble and alleges Mayr's Wonderful Remedy cures liver and intestinal issues, including appendicitis and cancer fears, claiming it cleanses the system and restores health. the pitch targets readers seeking a guaranteed, all month solution through Ventleton Drug Co.
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