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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1917
Page
6
Post office in Pendleton issues second class mail notice for mailing list items. Public notice concerns publish date and distribution by Rural Free Delivery and local residents advised of mail service.
The notice lists subscription options and prices for newspapers by wall mail carrier and by year. It mentions various durations such as three months and one year, with charges for weekly and semi weekly delivery, and payment methods by carrier or mail. The readable text shows multiple garbled phrases but indicates rate details for wall and mail subscriptions and delivery frequencies.
Fragmentary lines present a cryptic verse about a flower’s growth and delayed bloom with phrases Arise alive and a tardy marigold. The readable text shows playful capitalization and misspellings, suggesting a poetic or experimental snippet rather than a clear news item.
The piece contrasts Wilson, peaceful yet decisive, pushing seven billion in aid, full military build up, and compulsory service to dominate the war effort. Roosevelt is depicted as obstructionist, focusing on personal schemes and resisting the bill, delaying the national war program.
The article recalls the East Oregonian prediction that pacifists would show patriotism in war times. It notes Pendleton, not a seaport, has sent strong navy recruits. It argues a revolution might aid Germany more than victory over the Allies.
Nutrition specialists from the United States Department for Agriculture urge households to plan meals around five food groups to ensure essential substances and energy. A sample family of five would receive bread, cereal, potatoes, fats, sugars, fruits, milk, and meat substitutes in specified weekly amounts, while tea and coffee are discouraged as nonessential and costly.
Oregon counties spend about six million dollars annually on roads and the state ranks high in per capita road expenditure yet gains from the money are poor. Proponents argue the bond offers a comprehensive plan to convert highways from liabilities to assets with state support for main roads and coordinated funding. The Portland Journal endorses shifting to efficient road building and maintaining that six million will be spent anyway, but under a bond plan it could yield better results.
A three column Portland Oregonian write up details Athena’s advantages and local notes. Officer Chapman notes boot thefts by careless merchants. J. D. Beck suffers a large rheumatic flare. Eastern Oregon theater remains strong while Pendleton hosts it own attracti ons. A young man spends on love. Diphtheria spreads in Milton area. Dayton businessman Jacob Stewell, Ed Ash’s brother in law, seen walking to Portland. Mongolian row ends quickly with officer on scene.
The reader questions a string of facts, mentioning K Cranston as captain of the Hilver Grays militia in Salem 1492 1496, Timarulla county potato yields 500 bushels per acre, Dave Yorn as a Prince Edward Island native, Pendleton population 700 in 1982 and 2000 three years later, and the Willamette River name meaning green rapid river.
An ad from Tailman & Co urges walling up the torpid liver for springtime work. It promotes Foley Cathartic Tablets as a gentle purgative to cleanse the liver and sluggish organs, promising improved health energy and overall well being for elderly and stout persons.
An advertisement extols a morning hot water and Limestone phosphate wash to improve health. It claims benefits for both women and men, including clearer complexions and relief from headaches, dizziness, and constipation, urging readers to obtain a quarter pound of Amestisne phosphate at the drugstore.
Washington April 26 final details of the loan of two hundred million under the seven billion dollar bond bill to Britain were discussed in a conference between Lord Cunliffe president of the Bank of England British Ambassador Sir Cecil Spring-Rice and Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo. The text notes a stray sentence about a young man seeking a college location for a useful career.
A coarse promotional feature extols a duo of Hood's Sursoparilia and Peptiron Pills as a potent spring remedy. The advertisement claims they cleanse impure blood, revive the exhausted system, improve appetite and digestion, enhance sleep, and restore vitality when taken as directed, surpassing other treatments in effectiveness.
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