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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1919
Page
7
The article argues many drafted men were unfit due to heredity and early environment. It cites General Leonard Wood noting 30 percent wholly unfit and 70 percent with defects like flat chests and deformed teeth. It urges early schooling and supervision to improve hygiene, physical and mental development for national strength.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Meakure, a wart, and walking with someone named Robert Prowning Hamilton in Century Magazine. The text is unreadable in places, but hints at a conversation that leaves the speaker no wiser and references personal names amid broken lines.
A long debate on selling stock in eastern markets versus Portland. With west coast and midwest prices, stockmen seek higher net returns despite longer freight. Cooperation between local yards and growers remains key to balancing supply and prices.
The nation faces controversy as Congress debates a universal military training bill. Proponents argue youth training is crucial, while critics question wisdom and detail. The draft shows a large portion of draftees were physically unfit, underscoring perceived needs for a reform.
The federal mineral relief commission led by former senator Sheforth of Colorado opened hearings in Portland on Monday after a previous session in Medford, Ore. The hearings examine claims filed by miners in southern Oregon and northern California who sought relief after wartime appeals, seeking compensation for metals and financial losses following the armistice.
A dated notice advises exhausted mothers that caring for children and running a household is taxing. It promotes Holy Sarssparilla as a remedy to refresh the blood improve appetite assure restful sleep and aid in many ways.
A fragmented notice notes a take home Delta fancy brick of Tee Cream kept on cardfree for one omr.
Telegraphic word from New York states 114 Stanford men and women are named in the New York quota of the war memorial fund. Higley, appointed by the fifty-member committee, heads the New York committee coordinating the drive to fund the memorial for Stanford's fallen and honored in the Great War.
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