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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1917
Page
2
The ad promotes GEORGETTE CREPE as the king fabric for waists and trimmings. It highlights a wide 40 inch width, complete color line in light and dark shades, and a full size range. Prices listed as pairs and per yard, with emphasis on quality and seasonality.
President Wilson stays fit to tackle war pressures through daily exercise, golf outings, and mental breaks. He rises early, walks to Secretary Baker and around the White House grounds, with Mrs. Wilson often nearby. The president enjoys detective stories read by Secretary Tumulty while papers from across the country are sifted for war relevance.
Fragmentary text describes demand and greed surrounding a mill and a person named Petleton or related figure. It references May and a post, with unclear names and events. The readable portions hint at economic concerns and a possible business failure context.
An advertisement touts Lodia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a dependable root and herb medicine. It claims wide use among women and asserts safety, based on a physician's prescription and many testimonials.
Minneapolis August 14 Two day sessions opened by the United Master Butchers of America at the West Hotel urged agitation for lower prices of fresh and frozen fish. They argued prices were high due to feed costs and fishing costs, with little other production needed.
William Philip Simma argues American miners should rush to France to reopen the Loire Burgundy and Nivernias coal basins, arguing northern France coal is vital to fuel Allied war efforts. He cites German threats and the strategic need to keep mines working from Arras to the sea, with Britain and the United States urged to mobilize urgently.
A compact guide for drying peaches potatoes and beans at home. It instructs peeling halving peaches spreading on trays drying in oven or near a fan until leathery, and similar steps for potatoes and beans including washing peeling slicing boiling briefly cooling and air drying. It emphasizes not skipping any step and avoiding missing details.
Lucille Elrod, 14, braved smoke and flames to move her car from a blaze in a garage on Thurman Street. Don and Mack McPherson allegedly started the fire, and the girl escaped unharmed. Building damage near 1000 dollars. cars and equipment valued higher. Fire marshal warns parents to keep matches away from children in hot weather.
Sheriff Ralph Jennings reports travel over the Siskiyous has dropped 75 percent since a guard was posted in the mountains to deter bootleggers. Three men were arrested and convicted this week, with fines of 25 dollars and up to 60 days in jail. Tourism by day remains heavy at the Oregon California border. A separate robbery near the sheriff camp yielded clothing and money with no suspect identified. The guard will continue through the summer.
Gilan de Ore Aug 14 Wil iim Toure secretary of the Oregon Board of Optometry sustained facial injuries on a fleeing expedition when a file machine struck a hidden detraction and threw the optician against the machine cover. The nose bridge was cracked and teeth perforated.
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