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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1918
Page
4
A garbled OCR note reports a disruption at Pendle port office affecting second class mail from the D C Bureau. Details are unclear but franks a disruption in postal processing at a government office hurting deliveries. The fragment mentions a south address and bureau numbers.
Rates listed for daily and semi weekly editions by mail or carrier. Includes one year by mail five dollars and carrier seventy four cents, six months by carrier. three months by mail and by carrier options.
A reflective piece urges turning from old regrets and debt, embracing wisdom and new beginnings. It emphasizes living in the moment, making a pledge, and moving forward despite haunting memories. Authorship attributed to iward Markham.
The text argues aviation dangers are overstated by the public while auto accidents kill far more. It contrasts training camp planes with warplanes, noting incidents draw sensational press coverage but routine auto fatalities go underreported. It predicts widespread aviation use will bring higher air casualties.
The era will see air traveling as part of everyday life and people will accept a certain number of accidents as normal. This forecast suggests a shift in public perception and safety considerations as aviation becomes more common.
The Army Quartermaster Corps reports packing methods cutting about 20 percent of shipping weight and 50 percent of space, saving roughly 2,500 tons per month. Beings and equipment like blankets, tents, bedding, and clothes use bale packing with 90 pound blocks bound by four steel bands, burlap, and waterproof paper. Women act as dock stevedores in France with weight limits of seven pounds per package and seventy to one hundred forty pounds for carrier teams. Men handle heavier crates. The piece also notes political opinions about Baker and Bolsheviks, plus artesian wells as profitable.
28 years ago from the Exet Oregonian dated July 14, 1494 reports W. W. Caviness visiting town near the Fomor ranch as a force cuts hay. Publican section notes Pendleton context and republican influence in local affairs.
An eight page issue covers Umatilla and Morrow counties with local views. A team tied to a Webb Street telegraph pole frightened a passing train, went over the hills. Ed Moorehead begins drilling apparatus at Harria and Manning ranch. Open air dance to be held in the old courthouse yard. A marriage reported as Hormly unites in a forest setting. A sample of spring wheat confirms superior quality in Van Zrele locality. Large crowd of boys caused disturbances at town with fireworks and lingering remains noted.
A collage of light jokes and social quips, including a child refusing to return papers for an excuse, a joke about a cat, and jokes about engagement and gas masks. The piece ends with New York notes on Mrs. Vanderlip smashing heirlooms for metal testing and War Savings stamps in the aftermath.
A majority of classified monuages may be clearly told in less than fifty words. This notice hints at concise summaries for classified items. It frames how tight wording can convey essential details without excess.
Harold Brock Gaks Ashone describes life aboard a ship in France during wartime. He writes about the clean public market, the courage of women and orphans, shared meals with crewmates, and his cooking attempts. He mentions letters from home, birthday plans, and requests for care packages. He signs with affection to his wife and family.
In a Delaware County New York town a mother hoped for ministry for Al fred Lockwood who studied at Amburt College Massachusetts and entered Episcopal work in eastern Washington. Married in 1694 to Misa Louie M. Smith of Brookline he served six years in Ellensburg four in North Yakima and ten in Spokane before Pendleton. There he led the War Savings Stamp drive surpassing the quota and became a tireless advocate for French and Italian orphans and aid efforts.
War era letter fragment shows Myrton Moore praising French soldiers, critiquing German leaders, and urging support for the Salvation Army while noting plans to study at Bolton Tech and finish service duties. Mentions hospitals, tobacco, chocolate, and a request to arrange a semester starting September 191%.
The reader describes difficulty obtaining enough food and comforts, noting limited French meals and home cooking. They mention spending on meals, a wish for a soldier’s return, and plans to go out for the night. The fragment ends with a signature.
Washington July 11 About 60 percent of the sweet potato crop stored in pits never reaches the consumer. Specialists of the Bureau of Markets urge storage house construction in the South to reduce waste. The schemes show that the first year’s sweet potatoes saved will pay for the storage costs.
Madame Petrova of Selangor Street Ames Portland arrives in the morning and attracts crowds as she plans appearances to boost War Savings. Reports say her event at the Dihetty theater drew attention. she is expected to appear again this evening. The campaign raises expectations of substantial donations, with a target around $200,000 in war bonds.
WASLINGTON July 11 Two women perehologiate have been up hinted to the army medical depart ment at Washington PeC fr Ma bel Fegold and Mr Margaret Cobb.
Major M Yerkow says women can handle press work and may later assist in hospital duties. Dir Miabel Murnald earned a degree at the University of Chicago and Dr. Margaret Cobb at Radcliffe completed their studies.
A promotional snippet touts Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pepticon as ideal tonics for pennant season health. It claims the pair yields better results than other treatments, urging readers to buy them today for two dollars.
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