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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1917
Page
5
Reported April 2 that a strong earthquake devastated Montelerehl, with ten killed in Tuiekny and Umbria and thirty others seriously injured. City wide destruction described as near total.
Widespread destruction left many towns in ruins as residents fled in terror and set up camps in open areas. The article notes extensive damage and a mass displacement of inhabitants in the stricken region.
Buenos Aires May 2. German explanation for the torpedoing of the Argentine steamer Montevideo is unsatisfactory. The incident is seen as a break in the truce between Argentina and Germany.
War era appeal urges farmers to grow corn on summer fallow ground to boost food supply. Sherman County Branch promotes planting ten to twenty acres per farm with minimal extra effort, using grain drills or corn planters. Seed choices include Minnesota No 13 and Northwestern Dent varieties. guidance from Oregon and Washington seed firms. Act now, order seed promptly to aid the war effort.
A dense page of local ads offering apartments for rent household goods services employment and buying requests. Includes instructions to contact for furnishings sewing machine rental garbage removal real estate and miscellaneous trades with numerous phone numbers and street addresses.
Pastime Today announces The Devil's Assistant as a feature with bold sensational elements. The studio expects strong word of mouth advertising that may cause misleading promotions for long runs in normal communities.
Mystery of the Double Drom serial at the Cosy theater shows its second episode today. Leon Bary, formerly Sarsh Bernhardt’s leading man, stars with Mollie King as the heroine in a plot about inheritance tied to a marriage amid a European war backdrop.
Notice reads that G F Parker and W Flewee operate Parker Tax Company and will continue business under that name. The document lists filing details dated May 1 2607 and references Parker and Rover with unclear handwriting.
An advInvitation from A HB Cox offers to help you build a home or provide a lot with terms. The note suggests a personal arrangement for constructing a house or supplying land and financing terms. The wording is informal and relies on the advertiser’s promise.
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