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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1920
Page
12
Describes Constantinople as a burgeoning mining hub with busy seaport activity, Allied occupation notes, and crowded nightly entertainments. Observes street life, military presence, and traffic in a chaotic, multilingual cosmopolitan setting during wartime.
In Newark New Jersey a crowd of about 10 000 gathered for the funeral of Jimmie the canary owned by 65 year old cobbler Emile Rison. A band of 12 played funeral dirges as a small white coffin carried the bird’s body to its grave. The cost of the funeral is estimated at 400, funded by the cobbler and friends.
Local recording ledger records multiple real estate transfers and interests. Names include Amo K, Hammer, Jae Ayers, Victoria Peters, Dick Bish, Mary Warren, Anne DL Simpion, John Ireland, Armor & Co, J E McDaniel, and Herminton Bank and Trust. Properties span sections 1-4, 10, and 20 with parcels in Grandview Orchard Tracts and Pendleton area, with sums ranging from $1.00 to $675.00 and one $150,001-2 int note. Transactions involve conveyances, mortgages, and bounded tracts across multiple townships and ranges.
Dewitt C. Brownell sells Lot 5 Block 39 in the City of Umatilla to Blanch Shielda for $10.00. Property location and transfer notation appear in this historical notice.
The Angel's Plight, set to be the shortest railway in the world, reports a net income of 152 dollars for 1919 after revenue of 24,018 and operating expenses of 7,494. Taxes amount to 1,407 leaving a balance of 15.
Tokyo reports the collapse of a Japan based investment scheme mirroring Ponzi dynamics. A rural shopkeeper who came to Tokyo with $500 rose to millionaire status in weeks, then lost it all following risky bets and high margins. He now recovers his fun with old friends, recounting his brief fortune.
Marion Aug 3. A garbled report notes Harding showing reluctance to join debates. The piece mentions conference chatter and political figures, with unclear references to opponents and a possible meeting between nominees.
Mie Frances Parker, 14, of Reatehow de Atriven, Albuquerqut area, raised hogs with notable success. Two years ago she borrowed $10 to buy a pig. by 1909 a litter had born, and in October the litter won a prize of $26 at a county fair, highlighting early farming achievement.
Fragmentary report notes a second fitter of pigs born and selling more animals, with references to kitchen work and herding. It mentions a brood and burrow on five Lethe pigs and a conservative valuation around $191, plus notes about a suspended list and a new hobo-no boy in his home.
In a Sacramento Vernon game yesterday Veron pitcher did not perform as expected and struggle noted with limited play. Piten In the Sacramento Vernon match showed limited action amid a busy game.
Governor Allen and United States Senator Surtees hold strong leads for renomination on the Republican ticket after statewide primaries across the state. Strong showing by Allen and Surtees suggests confident paths to re nominate.
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