Pendleton Post Office Notice Fragment
Fragment from Pendleton post office notice shows stray wording about mail handling and regional dispatch, lacking clear actions or names.
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1917
Page
9
Fragment from Pendleton post office notice shows stray wording about mail handling and regional dispatch, lacking clear actions or names.
The piece condemns revolutionary Russia’s Lenine Trotsky leadership, arguing the radicals promised democracy and peace but delivered tyranny and disaster. It warns against allied radicals in America like socialists and the I W W and claims those in power betray democracy.
Fragmentary chant urges unity to build rather than burn, pledging to work from sunrise until ships arrive. Despite garbled phrases, the text portrays a communal, warlike appeal to end bans and pursue constructive action.
The article urges citizens to join the Red Cross without delay, framing service as a national duty, not a favor to the requester. It cites Reed College President Foster noting only two excuses for nonparticipation destitution or disloyalty, and notes local provisions to help those who cannot afford membership. Public emphasis on loyalty and collective sacrifice.
The Lenine Trotsky clique denounces the current Russian assembly as illegal and calls for its suppression, asserting that the bolshevik influence remains undermined by dissident elements. The remark signals ongoing political tension and factional contest within the postrevolutionary government.
East Oregonian highlights a carrier boy funding World War I through 25 cent thrift stamps. Lieutenant Colonel Williams explains each quarter invested supports military gear for soldiers, with four million boys at a weekly million dollars impact. A single stamp funds items like belts, forks, knives, stockings, or an identification card for service members.
A wartime note urges thrift stamp purchases to fund soldier needs from blankets to rifles as a boy helps Uncle Sam by exchanging stamps for war savings certificates. It also notes the Canadian election outcome supporting conscription, questions dry seasons, and calls internment for German spies.
A report notes HL AL Garfield formerly of Pendleton now practicing in La Grande fell heir to $20,000 from his mother’s death. Mr and Mrs Frank Frasier left for several weeks, Mr Pravier will visit Denver, and Mrs Preetor will visit her sister. A pet deer disrupted a sidewalk scene in Powder River Valley, an awning collapsed in Chinatown, and two women were restrained after a train collision incident.
Amusements notes announce Ole Wen Conining returns to the West with a comedic play praised as best of its kind. Dave Williams and Ole are highlighted as crowd pleasers in wholesome humor. A Swedish content note and supporting diners are mentioned alongside a hire patron manager Samuel Webrht of the Oregon Cheater Hnk company.
A fragmentary report details tomorrow night at the Baptist church titled Let Er Back. Speaker Mr. Marehall will repeat a sermon on spiritual fire and danger of religious revivalism citing biblical imagery and warnings about worldly temptation and the stronger fire of judgment.
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