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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1917
Page
6
The Pendleton Daily News offers subscription options in advance with rates for 2, 6, and 12 month terms. The notice lists mail and carrier delivery arrangements across weekly and daily editions with pricing and mailing details for Pendleton, Oregon.
A fragmented poetic lament with archaic spelling and odd syntax recounts a dramatic collapse and vow by speakers identified as Ame rica nam e s and Rookman. The piece references night, a fall, and a collective resolve to endure and act for faith and duty.
Washington reports that insurance advocates and pension supporters will clash over the McAdoo soldiers' insurance plan. The plan offers demnity for injuries and a widow’s lump sum at $8 per year per thousand. Government would cover premium differences for war risk. Favors a businesslike, nonpolitical soldier compensation with lower government cost than pensions. The fight’s outcome may influence postwar policy.
The Geological Survey clarifies radium as a rare, white salt like substance found in minuscule amounts. It outlines that radium ore carries only a fraction of a grain per ton and cannot form visible masses naturally. Radium is not generally luminescent. glow seen in tubes comes from impurities and radiations. Minerals with radium affect photographic film and can be detected by an electroscope.
A vain effort by liquor interests to push another referendum in Washington leaves the issue unsettled until a new vote. The public has chosen abolition, with the opposition likely to gain only a brief respite. The piece argues strong drink harms health and efficiency and that liquor has no place in modern life. It also notes labor policy progress in Washington and cites Ambassador Corard on German women workers under Kaiser culture.
A fragmentary note recalls a past event in the eastern region involving notable figures and a public appearance. Names and specifics are unclear due to OCR damage but point to a retrospective feature on a local figure’s activities and recognition from years past.
Benny Leonard, world lightweight champion, boxed for troops before about 25 000 near the Washington Monument. The exhibition, under War Department and district War Service Commission, drew allable troops except those at camps. Boxing instructor Professor Billy Grupp and others watched as Leonard and Corbett staged the main event.
A garbled passage reports a marriage involving Jitenag Wag and others at Colden Rule, with references to a Rev PG Downer and a long creek division. The text also mentions a water operation and punitive language while noting events around an origin, a cistern, and civic actions.
The report notes higher death rates across cities and towns, with a rise in fatalities tied to wartime stress. Mortality averages vary by city, with broader national figures reflecting increases in civilian deaths and strain on public health systems.
Adams notes record Aug 24 events with births and local happenings. Mentions Athena Welnessay birth, families like Jone, Bunch, Finthor, and Chester Wel Reger, plus church talks at frontist and Dap tit church. A town meeting in city hall discusses additions, with figures Morrienn and Margaret Adams linked to planning and fundraising efforts.
John M Goor has been elected to the House of Representatives from North Dakota, chosen by the Partn ert League to fill a vacancy. He is described as a farmer aided by his cabinet work. The piece touches on peacetime issues and global tensions with Germany referenced, though phrased in unclear OCR text.
An advertisement touts S. S. as a premier blood purifier to treat eczema and skin eruptions by cleansing the blood of impurities. It claims decades of use and invites readers to write Swift Specific Co in Atlanta, Georgia, for personalized treatment advice.
To A. Mdenalley visited WHITT' Theme during the Walety Mroo and Mra Elmer Hales and Miks Their Wiydek iateplieabelogy event as Spencer motored to Athena Wednesday to attend.
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