Oregon News Note on Armament Delays and Local Drive
A Ge Athena Press item from Oregon dated December 28 discusses congressional probes into army equipment delays. It contrasts Lewin and Browning machine guns, noting Lewin’s European use and government rejection, and cites American factories already producing Lewin for Europe. It mentions a local Wurmera elevator proposal and rural farm methods underlines. The piece also touches on Red Cross membership and a charity drive in Crogan County, with Christmas snowfall absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressional Committee
Bates
Jordy
United States Ordnance Bureau
Gen. Crozier
Remington Arms Co
Savage Arms Co
The Churches. Preaching and programs Sunday plan
The church outlines morning and evening services under Walter Gleiber with themes Vision and Victory and The Power of Revelation. Bible school at 11 am. hymnals and a welcoming atmosphere noted. A note of revival and community invitations, plus plans for a banner dedication and post program fellowship.
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Burdey
Dos
Bundi Omm
Ial Natford
Rewlutton
Walter
Gleiber
Gemfminnion
Ath
Orbong
Atremas quota exceeded by over 112 per rent
The local manager thanks all who aided the Red Cross membership drive, noting 610 members secured and more expected. State Chairman Chapman promises new buttons once manufactured. A New Year Motto Turning to God. Friday Jan 4 revival meetings to follow the roll call service. public invited. January 11 revival services begin. pastor D E Baker urges attendance.
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T. DS
Baptist Aid Society
Rebekah Tarn
Ed Oo
A. Dow
Chapman
D. E. Baker
Yastor
A Farmers Meeting At Opera House Tomorrow
A farmers meeting will be held at the Opera House at 1 30 tomorrow December 29 for discussion on building an elevator. Good attendance promised. farmers urged to come and show colors.
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Opera House
Shun the Swindlers Invest Money Not in Gold Brick
A Jacksonville publication warns investors to avoid promoters who tout “extraordinary” fortunes through new schemes. It condemns fake companies and flashy literature and notes how creditors are lured to risk money on penny stock style offerings. The piece criticizes promoters who promise large gains from small investments and urges public caution against speculative ventures.
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Ahrena
Meer Udeato
Wallatret
Jaxportx
Unharvested Honey Prompts Economic Debate
An editorial condemns food waste and argues vast economic potential in harvesting honey. It cites Minnesota bee expert Fraver Jager claiming 100 colonies can yield profitable returns, while noting many farms could benefit from modest bee operations. It also covers a Supreme Court overview and cites Montenegrin thought on liberty.
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Ido Anya
America
Minnesota
Fravers Jager
Supreme Court
Supreme Awart
United States
Ston Heeguiay
Wonkeyd in Boots and the Tropical Hallven Boots
A traveler recounts a quirky tale about Wonkeyd in Boots in tropical cotntetes. Monks arrive from the teed as the Wale steals a booty, and the Boots are taken off to the bottome hill.
Inland port of Piombino awakens to postwar traffic
A fragmented description at Piombino shows inland travelers, businessmen, and Italian soldiers with Austrian prisoners passing through the harbor. The harbor’s stone wharf and widened Cambrignla track accommodate iron ore shipments from Kibla, while locals ask about Villa San Martino, seeking Napoleonic memory in a town reshaped by war.
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Genoa
Rome Repros
Win Seadhore
Taninland
Ada
Pombino
Thio Exprose
Campigis
Piombino
Hibs
Weamer
War Prophecy Comes True In Modern War Crunch
In a critique cited by Verdon Kellogg in the Atlantic, M Blochs seven year old forecast that war would center on famine and national finance is borne out today. The piece notes war uses vast munition production yet the food and economic crisis remains the dominant factor shaping the conflict and its course.
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M. Bloch
Kunelon
Verdon Kellogg
Atlantic
Literacy Comparisons Before the War Across Nations
The article surveys literacy levels in Austria Hungary France Hungary Portugal Scotland Spain and Britain before World War I. It details varying bases for calculations such as population over ten years and marriages 1901 1910 and notes different measurement methods across countries.
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France
Hogland
Bpain
Portugal
Austela-Hungary
Scotland
Austria
Tnod
Wales
Hungary
Wis Yewrn
Spain
Goat Heist Tale At Y M C A In Boston
A Southern visitor tried to borrow dice and boxing gloves at Y M C A No 21 in Boston. Confusion arose over terms as he sought items not stocked by the club. The scene ends with the man departing toward his baroness, leaving readers amused by the misunderstanding.
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Sone
Boston
Bidbo
Forewarned Forearms and a Defunct Firm
A man reports encountering a defunct firm with items claimed as good for nothing. The teller warned him these were not usable, noting the items were long tied to the failed concern. The exchange occurred amid unclear local chatter.
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Nome
Fragmented OCR note on reward and medicine
The readable text hints at a 100 reward and mentions vendors and a paper. It references constitutional treatment and internal medicine with garbled phrases about blood and strength. Overall, the fragment is incoherent and lacks a clear event or outcome to summarize.
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Enal Ieee
Patriotism at the Storefront During Wartime Food Pledge Display
The narration recalls a wartime scene where neighbors notice a pledge card in a window, a reflection of the United Nations era food administration. A local group emphasizes loyalty to the pledge, highlighting how widespread such pledges were in households despite hardship.
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Walt
Boym
United Nation Food Administration
Homme
Banana flour and bread shown by Trinidad horticultural club
At a Trinidad horticultural club meeting, banana flour and bread were demonstrated from freshly harvested fruit. Green bananas were peeled and dried, yielding 16.5 pounds of flour from 68 pounds, and the bread used two parts banana flour to one part wheat flour. The Army Medical Department notes 18,900 officers with 24,000 expected, overseeing soldier welfare, food inspection, sanitation, hospitals, convalescence, and rehabilitation.
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Horticultural Club of
Trinidad
Henry D. Baker
Amery Fean
Army Medical Department
Medical Department of
The
Army
Regular Army
Gorgas
Medical Journal
Medical Department
Different From Others A Common Self View In Society
A Los Angeles Times excerpt notes how many men claim to feel different from others and hide views behind a false humility. It argues that everyone believes they are unique in personality, sharing a universal sense of being unlike the majority.
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Los Angeles Times
Mee
NorthWest experiment station conducts ore volatilization tests
The United States Bureau of Mines at Battle, Washington installs an electric furnace to volatilize tin from scrap. The Regideering and Mining Journal notes a factory experiment series begun to save tin from discarded containers and other scraps.
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Northwest
United States Bureau of Mines
Beattle
Wanksaya
Regideering and Mining Journal
Wea
Fragmentary exchange hints at a tense domestic dispute
A garbled dialogue excerpt shows two speakers arguing over an agreement not to speak honestly about a dispute. The lines reveal confusion, mispronunciations, and requests about a missing item described as a sock.
Fragmentary overheard notes in city scene
Readable bits show Mialita at Bargain Natk with shoppers and a man asking about real cheap items. Dialog includes Nell and Philadelphia Leder with garbled phrases. Detroit Five Peas mentioned and a man named Gan visits the premises in the evening.
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Nell
Philadelphia Leder
Notices of Adminship Probate in Oregon Courts
Notice to creditors and interested parties in Umatilla and Multnomah Counties. Gar reld Scott and W R Taylor named joint administrators of William R Scott estate at Athena Oregon, six months to file claims. George W Grous appointed administrator of Lake H Read estate, Athena Oregon, six months to present claims. A Kinnear estate final account hearing set for December 20 1917 Pendleton Oregon, executrix Margaret Kinheiser files objections by then.
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HK Bank of Athens
Oregon
R. Belt
Garreld Scott
W. R. Teylor
Ethel Garfield Scott
Keenels W. R
State of
Umatilla
Lake H. Read
George W. Grous
Athena
Homer J. Watts
George W. Grons
Amerilla
A. Kinnear
Alexander Kinnear
Han
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