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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1919
Page
11
In wartime Britain, more than a million women join the labor effort across industries. The piece highlights shifts in employment, noting rises in sectors such as gas and steel, and mentions wartime programs expanding opportunities for women in factory jobs, advertising the shift toward equal labor participation.
In Portland on April 11 a chaotic report cites Min Fern Hobbs, secretary to former Governor West, as missing a key detail in a Copperfield episode from years ago. The tale centers on a train arrival by a drunken official, his arrest, and a patrolman escort to police headquarters amid disputed bottle ownership.
The article notes the formation of the League of Women Voters at a St. Louis convention, absorbing the American Woman's Suffrage Association to unite suffrage advocates. It mentions a large leadership slate and prominent organizers, signaling women’s growing influence in post‑suffrage politics.
A Brooklyn reader from Mrs Lewis describes recovery after using a tonic to restore strength and muscle tone. The testimonial claims a weakened system caused aches and that the medicine aided overall health, urging others with similar symptoms to write for guidance.
Summary of multiple 1918 annual statements for insurers represented in Oregon. Includes California Insurance Company, U S Branch Sun Insurance Office London, Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Co of Philadelphia, Queen Insurance Company of America, London Assurance Corporation State Branch, and related figures on capital stock, net premiums, investments, real estate, stocks and bonds, loans, cash, premiums in collection, losses paid, expenses, and total assets and liabilities admitted in Oregon. Names such as E T Niebling, George W Brooks, J J Ovile, and W L Hannan appear as officers or agents.
One hundred twenty pupils in Pendleton grammar and high schools will craft traps with a capacity for catching a billion flies each. Victor Stang leads the training effort, cooperating with the Pendleton movement and the Agriculture Department plan. The traps are to be built by following screened instructions and a film on the fly menace will be shown to local children.
Report on Wirriak Insurance bureau supplying care for wounded soldiers with artificial limbs. Five of the first bass caught in Season are on display in So Banner News stand window from a trip by Baum and Humphrey to the government reservoir. Largest fish 19 inches, four pounds. Water level low, fishing improving in Despain gulch. Many film crews visiting. steelhead entering the river.
Tacoma reports Centralia will stage a community pageant as part of the women’s federated council of Washington events. Local workers from Lowe county will participate, with each industry represented in the parade of classes. The event runs during the council gathering April 16 to 1.
A partial line references the mafia and Soviet Congress in Semion Bere, noting ongoing efforts toward peaceful demands on the Heldemann government for reforms. The fragment hints at political pressure and reform calls without full context or clear attribution.
Chicago labor movement spreads to hotel and domestic staff as maids and cooks start unionizing. The push targets wages, hours, and protections, signaling wider organizing in hospitality and urban households.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a notice claiming relief from headache neuralgia and general pain. It mentions a powder remedy and a nonsensical line about fools and wrong. The readable portions imply an advertisement of a medicinal powder.
Washington April 11 reports say there were 125 cases of amputations among American forces in battle, with fewer than 50,000 fatalities. The War Bureau notes casualties and equipment losses as part of the latest military update from the front.
A historical health admonition urges vigorous treatment of catarrh, warning of its dangers and urging readers to seek effective remedies and care. The fragment stresses seriousness and proactive measures.
Discussion at the Chicago Woman's Club centers on safeguarding both sides as meetings are planned to address the griting servants issue. An offshop continues the educational campaign by the Housewives League of Chicago to teach wives to manage household work themselves.
A vintage ad promotes Wyeth Safe and Sulphur Compound to darken gray or faded hair. It claims 40 natural, even results that make hair appear untold as if unseen, with rapid effects after one or two applications. The copy emphasizes youth and attractiveness for troubled, aging hair.
An early ad touts a device promising painless corn removal for a few cents. It claims easy use by dropping a tip on a touchy card and applying to the affected area. The copy emphasizes quick relief from corns and calluses with minimal irritation.
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