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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1919
Page
12
Akron Times notes mixed use of alcohol with gasoline by Joy riders and remarks on moderation. The piece hints at prohibition and ongoing issues around American bar regulation and automotive fuel practices.
An old style ad touts a corn remover named Geta-rt and Geem-It claiming painless, rapid corn removal. It promises easy reach to the corn with a rod, no sticking plasters or irritating salves, and money back if unsatisfied. Marketed by EB Lawrence Co Chicago and Tallman Co Pendleton as the world’s best corn remedy.
Jim Devlin returned from the North Fork with a fine catch and general fishing report. Road crews repaired Main Street crossings and installed new lids. Marion Caldwell and Miron Caldwell, seven, were involved in a near accident but recovered. the child suffers a fractured thigh and head cut but is in pain. G W Webb, aged five, a former state treasurer, visited with his daughter Mrs Frank Fra Fler and was in good health.
The second Friday inspection of the high school military company is today with competitive drill to follow. A noncommissioned examination will select two sergeants and four or five corporals, overseen by Federal Examiners Derr Leo Martin of Balse and H Crawley of Los Angeles. The text notes bank examinations completed the previous night and a tour of nearby institutions beginning today. Federal examiners oversee the district’s bank inspection.
At the Commercial Club meeting a plea was announced to remove the yards near the O W & N lines. A resident raised the issue by request but no action followed.
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine as a cheap remedy to stop falling hair and remove dandruff. It claims the scalp is soothed with a few applications, hair becomes soft and glossy, and new growth appears after regular use.
The Oregon chamber of commerce considered a referendum on the Strahorn railroad proposition and also acted on a request from the state chamber for more federal irrigation funds. Dayton of Snow & Dayton was elected to membership. In the church shoot election, Amera Gnompron won student body president by 62 votes, total 94 to 44, with Grecert Strive as VP and Ivan Houser editor of Lantern. Helen Idlerman became tech secretary and treasurer, Holdman was committee member at large, Edwin Kirtley re-elected student manager, and Jene Torgewin became manager of the “tern.”
Colonel Luke Lea former Tennessee senator and commander of the 214th Field Artillery is accused of trying to kidnap a former Kaiser from a castle. An artillery regiment parade in Knoxville reported Lea led the effort with four commissioned officers and three noncommissioned officers. Dutch guards reportedly intervened and the attempt was thwarted.
A fragmented snippet discusses a figure named Measant Contrast and Mike Phwott in a scene about a peaceful zone and a factory. The text hints at concerns about minding order and a new vice president in a provincial setting, with unclear action or outcome.
A blurred New York Futurist show drew a mixed crowd of locals and young visitors from Kanead City. A cousin expressed surprise at the indifferent reaction of a Kansas youth amid the bold works and expanding ideas of the movement.
That advertising fragment promises a warm soothing relief for muscle and joint pain with quick action and no stain or mort. It urges readers to buy today at any druggist, spelling a misspelled product name and generic sales tone.
An advertisement touts Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea as a spring cleansing purifier to purify the stomach and bowels. It claims the product drives away impurities and supports general purification.
A cryptic dialogue from a Kaname City youth names a District Viniter and a car, followed by garbled lines about thinking of a wife and thirst. The fragmentary quote ends with a mention of London and a phrase about a Tit-Bitey, suggesting a satirical or stray newspaper snippet with scrambled OCR text.
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