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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1918
Page
7
An advertisement offers 820 for the capture of an unidentified individual connected to a car dent incident last night. The note mentions a Firestone tire, a store in Walla Walla, and a request for assistance locating the involved person at Golden Pyle store.
Local classified section seeks a useful tool belt and weed cutter for a buyer in need. Sparse text mentions items like a belt and weed device, with scattered names and unclear references to locations and sellers. A rough ad appears to request assistance in matching items with a purchaser and includes fragments of personal names and places, typical of a small rural classifieds page.
Mixed local notices list for sale items such as good used tractors dairy cows and shoats, a self propelled harvester and earth moving equipment. It also notes ad rates, copy deadlines and office hours. Names and addresses include Lenio & Co Pendleton Geo Peeblar and McPHERHEIN with routes for delivery and posting.
An Austrian frontline commander and Lieutenant Itab ertiy de Violin recount a night of combat near Tarn, detailing how a wounded man groaned as an Austrian soldier approached and shot him with a revolver after finding him, while comrades prepared for further action.
Fragmented OCR notes discuss catarrh and claims about cure by a medicine named Catarre. Mentions inability to cure, potential temporary relief, and warnings of ineffectiveness. Language is garbled with misread words and unclear references to treatments and outcomes.
An advertisement touts Sage Tea Dandy as a universal hair darkener claiming it darkens hair naturally and evenly, unseen by others. It markets a sulfur compound and other ingredients, offers a remedy for gray hair, and targets both youth and adults seeking a darker, more attractive appearance.
American troops wounded in battle are lifted from hospital trains and taken to distant medical facilities. Reports describe doctors and nurses in a recovery flow as wounded receive care and reassurance while transport continues.
Fragmented OCR text discusses wage pressures and living costs before a major conflict. It notes worker dissatisfaction with pay relative to price rises, hints at prewar economic tensions, and references potential government or employer responses. Entities and specifics are unclear due to garbled text.
Fragmentary text mentions individuals and items with weathered wording. No clear event, date, or place is discernible to form a factual summary or identify involved organizations or persons.
A Tuesday ruling by the interstate commerce committee found cleaning citations on stock cars not unreasonable in refining the complaint of the National Five-Nick Exchange against several railroads. The decision notes vital principles of life and health as background context in the unrelated text.
Aug 3 report states Oregon Agricultural College will add 200 radio and electricity trainees to the United States Signal Corps non commissioned officers program. The 200 to 400 trainee range aims to reach 600 to 640 by September as barracks and facilities prepare. Some men may be kept for mechanics and tactics, others headed to Europe. An additional 245 troops will be organized by August 36.
In a terse report from Portland dated August 2, R. Kelle, longtime operator for the United Pros, was described as using abusive language toward a union organizer. He has now traveled to Eugene to join a training camp as part of preparations for military service.
A fragmentary classified note hints at profitable, long term business relations involving two sons, suggesting potential ongoing deals or partnerships. The text is unclear but implies future commerce and family involvement.
An aged and garbled advertisement-like fragment promotes Jad Salts as a cheap, tasty remedy to keep kidneys active and clean. It promises relief from backache and urinary irritation by taking a spoonful in water before breakfast for several days, claiming the salts neutralize acids and reduce bladder irritation.
Seattle waterfront workers face a looming plan by steamship lines to admit women into crews. If adopted, female crew members would require uniforms and could sail from Beattie to Alaska and to California routes. Officers warned women may face tough first days aboard ships.
Disrupted traffic between the wires and lines near Geneva. Reports indicate renewed friction with German positions and continued movement from the French front. Reinforcements and troop trains are moving to front lines amid tense conditions.
A garbled note from Cincinnati describes a daschund facing a difficult day amid boys and dogs. The text is fragmented, but centers on a small canine navigating a noisy environment and the reactions of humans nearby.
General Gourand commands the front and salutes the 40th Army after a hard post offensive. He praises the soldiers for crushing fifteen German divisions near the Marne, urges calm focus, and thanks infantry and pioneers for their careful battlefield preparation. A separate line notes a wartime presidential conference with Baker and Secretary of State, delaying allied plans and addressing Turkish concerns.
The readable text presents scattered phrases including names such as Jogi Foley Kiden and Pry, with mentions of themes like back and disorder, plus references to Sans Triws era and Tallman 2. Content is highly garbled with no coherent events or clear entities to anchor a concrete news item.
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