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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1918
Page
6
The fragment describes a captain named Charles Jones facing a dangerous ascent as an engine coughs and the crown wheel spins. A dramatic departure or disappearance follows, with imagery of wind, poplars, and a distant deathly glow referenced as a death-lights scene.
A plan to donate Round-Up proceeds to the Red Cross is praised as ideal. Audiences are expected from near and far and the event fits harvest schedules. Most attendees come by auto, reducing railroad strain. The charity angle appeals to patriotic locals and encourages attendance.
A compact editorial asserts ideas steer nations as a helm guides a ship. It argues German conquest as the root cause and defends democracy as the world’s hope, warning that radical beliefs grow from early ideals and must be corrected before spreading.
A historical analysis contrasts the United States and Germany on postwar finances. It cites U S resources about 250 billion dollars and annual revenue around 50 billion, with a national debt near 12 billion. Germany’s prewar resources were about 80 billion, annual expenditures 800 million, debt 30 billion, and postwar costs rising.
The article argues that postwar pensions and war debt will burden taxpayers, proposing a 5 percent sinking fund to raise $1.5 billion annually. It compares Germany’s gold drainage to the United States holding about $2.5 billion in gold, noting the overall debt surge from the war totals around $4 trillion. The piece contrasts deficits and gold reserves between nations and highlights the financial strains of victory.
A London broadcast notes that even brave nations have weak spots while John D. Ryan announces fifty thousand liberty motors for airplanes are en route. He says the planes will force the Hun to retreat north, framing the war effort as resilient yet imperfect.
A farmer is portrayed as aiding the labor shortage while Uncle Sam is described as a telephone and telegraph magnate. A weather forecaster offers encouraging remarks in the same survey of everyday efforts shaping work and communication.
28 years ago reports from the Dalrd Haat Oregonian Atticont describe T. B. Swearingen and Nele Crow arriving from Brower on the Columbia where they work as boners. W. Bent ordered a core and plans to run a vestibule line through the country. Haaler’s horse drama and Joe’s foot injury are noted along with Gillian’s return from the Robinsonville mines and a four foot ledge of golitearing quarry prospect promising good property.
A garbled, humorous slice of dialogue depicts a quirky scene with bemused townsfolk. Characters discuss family matters and a looming revival, while a pair of brothers scheme in a western store. The piece weaves in social chatter, a clockwork sense of delay, and a hint of community routines in a single hectic vignette.
Mrs Bruce Whitney of Walla Walla underwent a Red Cross surgical procedure announced by hostesses Mrs Charles M Faure and Mr and Mrs Walla Walla, with a busy schedule of sewing and cutting classes led by volunteers. The piece lists many residents visiting Pendleton and Vancouver, social calls, farewell parties, and routine library room work with folding and cutting classes.
Amsterdam report notes a deep coalition across Holland as Allied forces plan a bold strategy against Germany. The piece highlights French and American support, rapid tactical moves, and the shifting balance under Gen. Pockd's command, praising resilience and strategic leverage.
Amerina reports a dramatic U turn as the United States dominates dyestuff production and surpasses Germany. Three years ago the U S depended on German dyes, importing 22,000 tons annually, but now 125 factories operate with over 200 million dollars in capital, reshaping Uncle Sam's industrial health.
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