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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1917
Page
6
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Fragmented lines describe a figure titled My Lady rising at ten and aging into weariness. References to Mary and daily labor hint at a life of work and routine, with scattered images of clocks, sunlit walls, and distant warlike talk woven through disjointed phrases. The piece reads as a surreal poetic vignette rather than a cohesive event.
The East Oregonian argues for building and improving major highways parallel to railroads in Umatilla County. It notes Pendleton to the state line Helix Pilot Rock and Meacham routes run parallel to rail lines and handle about 75 percent of county travel, urging that main roads be improved rather than prioritizing uncommon routes.
Public service is the principal that should govern road building. Roads must be improved according to usefulness to the people, avoiding favoritism toward any special privilege. Railroads might oppose good roads running parallel to their beds, but others in the county should not object.
The editorial advocates the selective draft to balance military needs with economic stability, arguing 19 to 25 year olds can be mobilized without crippling farms, factories, or railroads. It praises assigning the right men to the right places and forcing shirkers to serve, while noting shared burden across social classes. A Chehalis berry canning note and a weather forecaster tease close the piece with wartime and wartime economy context.
Wendie Home Companion Scott Stilwell urges that every marriage should begin with a solid insurance policy. He argues insurance should precede savings, home, clothes, and even meals, protecting a wife from starvation if death strikes. A will should be linked to life, not death, and the time to prepare one is today.
28 Years Ago Today from the Daily Bost Oregonian reports Kigel's bear roaming a sleeping apartment, breaking a pitcher and wash basins, entering via a window, then found asleep. The owner sought a reward for the creature, while local markets show meat prices and town chatter mix with a note of cold, shifting weather.
A garbled 19th or early 20th century OCR fragment references many proper nouns and kinship ties including Pendleton, Venatiiia, Nea Peres, Unmatilias, Nex Ankeny M4, and George Tonkin. The text appears as an incoherent survey of family lines, citizenship hints, and creditable deeds with numerous unreadable segments.
Realty transfers list a series of deeds and mappings for properties in sections and townships with names such as Browm, Warren, Clark, Bilder, and Baltemyre, noting amounts from 500 to 20 000 dollars and involved parties. An embedded advertisement promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills as a spring laxative claiming health and vitality benefits.
Washington April 4 Mrs Georgy Dewey widow of the late admiral and president of the women s section urges chapter heads to enroll all eligible young men without dependents for service in the navy and marine corps, stressing the rapid promotion and defense importance.
A brief call to action urges strengthening security and national resolve, warning against distraction or surrender. It emphasizes unity and vigilance while framing defense as essential to collective safety and future stability.
Daikichiro Ta cawa, ex-Diet member and undersecretary, jailed five months for publishing an article deemed to insult Imperial dignity. The piece criticized elder statesmen and urged the Emperor to appoint Count Heredit premier after Maryjuiskur. editors of other magazines reproducing the article faced convictions or fines.
A note states that the management of the shoe repair department at A Ekiond's bod mate Main & opposite The Peoples Warehouse has been taken over. Doc has been connected with the Pendistan shoe shop.
A readers note discusses whether cough medicines for children are safe. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is praised by mothers for young children, but concerns arise about containing opium or narcotics and giving to children as to adults. The article stresses safety, palatability, and effectiveness for coughing colds and croup, with a critical eye on narcotic content.
An elderly letter fragment describes kidney trouble causing dropsical swellings with symptoms such as weak heart and fatigue. It cites a remedy using Kidney Pills from TALIMAY CO as providing immediate relief and lasting cure, though the text is garbled and includes personal names and a commercial claim.
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