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Short clipped notes from Portland Forts Oregon area items. Sparse readable details mention security or tenth line events. Contains miscellaneous local briefs from the Oregonian.
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1918
Page
4
Short clipped notes from Portland Forts Oregon area items. Sparse readable details mention security or tenth line events. Contains miscellaneous local briefs from the Oregonian.
The notice lists subscription rates and payment methods for various plans. It mentions three months by mail at 1.25 and by carrier at 1.05 per month. A weekly option is offered, with pricing unclear due to OCR errors. The advertiser appears to be A. Th. and provides details for periodical delivery.
Fragmentary verse declares our purpose and power to defend freedom. It proclaims faith sacrifice and brotherhood, urging Freedom to rejoice as ancient bonds are broken and the faithful affirm the eternal choice between good and ill.
The piece argues that a government built on class prejudice cannot endure. Czarist rule favored the nobility and upper classes, denying common citizens recognition. Bolshevik rule is described as czarism inverted, appealing to workers’ prejudice.
An advertising blurb promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as beneficial for liver and bowel action likened to calomel. The copy emphasizes color in cheeks as a sign of improved health and vitality, presenting Olive Tablets as a gentle tonic.
The author lashes Bolshevik leadership for sacrificing justice and democracy to advance their narrow ideology. He argues Russia requires a government that supports all classes and upholds justice and equality before the law. Lenine and Trotsky are deemed the sole leaders with little hope for alternatives.
The article compares average prices farmers received for wheat, corn, oats, and barley before and during the war, noting wheat price support by the Government and higher market prices otherwise. It discusses impacts of wartime policy, Bolshevik rhetoric, and domestic politics, including Nick Longworth’s critique of wartime powers. It highlights local boy Harold Brock serving as a radio man on a sub chaser flagship.
The item notes Thomas FitzGerald, esq., leaving yesterday for Salem to attend meetings of the Democratic State Central Committee. He plans to return in April with his family currently in Vancouver. The report also mentions the rotary land plow being completed at the Pendleton Machine Shop and other local movements including a brick building project and a freight wreck incident.
Local wind storm disrupted trapshooting events at Pendleton. Results show Woodburn defeating Hepner and Albany edging Pendleton, with Bowman posting the best individual score. Upcoming Columbia Willamette matches list Astoria, Vancouver, Aberdeen, McCoy, Pendleton, Heppner, and Albany in slated pairings.
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