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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1919
Page
4
The clipping lists newspaper delivery and mail rates from News Co Portland and Washington BC plus carrier pricing. It then comments on a conference likely like Versailles, weighing whether it will sow bitterness or advance freedom and humanity with President Wilson's active role and ongoing efforts toward a peace grounded in American idealism.
A Thursday road meeting backed higher funding for the Nye to Grant county line road, praising its value as the region’s natural outlet and its benefit to Grant and Umatilla counties. It promises shorter routes to rail, the Columbia River, and major Northwest cities, ending long detours for local residents.
A garbled, phonetic monologue ponders fate and meaning as the speaker contemplates observing life, dying, and the act of writing before death. It mocks conventional observation and questions value, urging completion of pages read and written before time runs out.
The article notes the Allies have won the war and now confront the pivotal issue of what steps to take at the forthcoming peace conference, emphasizing uncertainty about postwar plans and coordination among Allied powers.
A New York district attorney's office investigation uncovers alleged thefts totaling 3 million dollars tied to a wartime charity scheme. Officials warn of falsified claims and forged documents aimed at diverting funds from relief efforts. The inquiry targets multiple individuals and organizations alleged to be involved.
In a 28 year old note from January 1891 East Oregonian, Mr and Mrs Tebert Laing entertained local elites with games music and dancing Friday evening while Antone Nolte and Walcup escaped an upset cart on Birch Creek. Harness theft is rising as several barns report missing gear. Archie McLean leaves Umatilla Indian Agency, replaced by Thonnie McKay, and McLean moves to Pendleton with family. Germany’s revolt is linked to political offices and supply concerns.
Pendleton Oregon January 18. Editor Fast Oregonian. A letter from B. M. Mortimore urges Umpqua County residents to back road bond proposals. He argues good roads reduce transport costs, boost land values, aid farming profits, and keep young people in the county. He cites improved highways as essential to economic and social life and invites neighbors to support the forthcoming bond election.
A doughboy asks why a curfew bell rings each evening at 830. The M M Co secretary explains it is curfew. The soldier jokes about villagers waking and sleeping due to the bell. A second visit reveals complaints about a later 007 curfew bell being stopped as people preferred sleep.
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