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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1917
Page
6
City official paper discusses Pendletes port office matters and cross city references. It lists subscription rates and delivery options including mail and carrier routes for various time periods and markets.
Poem fragment reflects farewell and memories with archaic diction and imagery. It invokes twilight, friendship, and enduring love as a plea to prolong a beloved moment, ending with the author’s signature.
The Oregon state senate urged President Wilson to send home the Oregon cavalry at the border despite turbulent Mexican affairs. The piece questions if the state’s wartime spirit, once pro Hughes, now contradicts a desire for border service and asks why troops should stay abroad if not too proud to fight.
A fragment notes that prosperity in New York winter scenes prompts concerns about national decadence while most people remain balanced. It asserts most citizens are neither wealth crazed nor poverty driven, dismissing alarm as hyperbole and suggesting no broad moral collapse.
The article surveys rising prohibition support across states and praises societal progress away from vice. It mentions a premiere for David the Shepherd May at Rev Potwine’s residence, a Parish Aid short reception, a gubernatorial message from Governor Ponnoyer, and a brief note about a dreury spurt in Umatilla county as a deputy sheriff announces adjournment of the court session.
The piece notes that a proposed government reform must be presented on its merits to win voters, warns against factional divisions, and recalls Admiral Dewey and Pendleton's potential next season football plans while referencing the Mann Act and Lawson's unproven charges.
A January item notes Mr and Mrs R Alexander and family departing by train for Baker City for the marriage arrival of Miss Clara Eppinger and Mr Patterton. Mr and Mrs J M Walker plan to remain in Corvallis. A birth is reported for RB C Hinton’s wife. Wheat planting fears arise as heavy freeze threatens crops.
Eleanor Byrne, a New York lawyer, leads a tour to establish a college for suffrage workers to train both speakers and canvassers. She notes untrained workers reduce effectiveness and says the program will identify and develop talent for speaking, asking, and canvassing.
The fragment cites Pendleton boasting a high per capita count of sandomobiles, past sprinter Sheriff Til Taylor, Athena once named Centerville, Dr A Cole owning Pendleton’s first automobile, John Halley Jr as a former Idaho penitentiary warden, Bob Brown and Coroner Jie Brown as twins, M Cornelion a longtime Tutuilla missionary, American City Magazine seeking a 1600 word Pendleton Spirit piece by Jon Tallman, and Slusher's Hawaii stay for ukulele and Hula Halau studies.
A series of real estate conveyances records numerous warranty deeds and transfers. Names include J Bkovbo LeRoy French B M Thayer H C Houseman Peoples Warehouse Alice Lawson Edgar Holm Vincent A T Smith J J McDonnell Umatilla Farm Lands Co John Dubela FP Bawer Sabin Hermiston Hermiston area properties Lot and block descriptions appear with monetary values and tract locations in townships and ranges across Pendleton Hermiston and nearby lines.
New York January 16 Jeere Livermore the man who cornered the New York cotton market nine years ago made a fortune of several million and then dropped from wealth to collapse in a vast financial fall. The story notes his rise and sudden downfall amid rumors of bankruptcy proceedings and a shifting market.
Patient Mas. Wu. KeiEn reports severe kidney and back pain, tried a known medicine with little relief, then used Dr. Pierce's Anuric tablets. After one tablet daily, pain subsided, enabling care for family. Ad praises Anuric for eradicating trouble and urges purchase by mail or in stores.
Richard Brtgens and twelve New York rookie policemen volunteered for a twenty five cent dietary test. The first ten cent dinner featured lamb stew vegetables stewed apricots ginger bread and coffee. The meal aimed to prove men can stay well on a low cost diet.
The speaker cites total debts of about 2 000 000 with a bankruptcy two years past. He denies Wall Street rumors of cleaning sums reaching 3 500 000, says he paid all past mistakes costing 2 000 000, and notes profits from cotton, grain, and other ventures.
Parig An. 15 reports a fatal incident as a rally effort collapses leaving French forces and local actors at Gannon's Mouth. Authorities investigate the failed maneuver and its casualties amid wartime tensions.
A fragment notes Lieut. Col. Vatrice Mahon died at the Pass of St Marleaus Mines after leading a counter attack. he reportedly waved the Pune and stood before a hot enemy, mounting his horse to inspire the French in a third assault before retreat.
A brief wartime report notes a French gunner killed in action as lines of fighting shift. The casualty underscores ongoing combat developments and the toll on French forces amid the conflict.
In New Orleans on January 16, a suicide ended the life of P. Mom, a wealthy sauce manufacturer. He left a written request that a label of his tobacco voice be played on his tombstone, prompting police to record the unusual note.
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