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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1917
Page
9
A truncated OCR fragment references many lives affected by war and science, noting tragedy and the broader impact on families and communities. The text is incomplete but centers on human cost and the era's scientific context.
An old advertisement touts a topical remedy claimed to rapidly lift corn from toes. It emphasizes quick drying effects and promises relief from raw painful corns. The product is billed as the best cure, sold by druggists and distributed widely through physicians and retailers.
The article urges choosing vegetables that store well for winter and compares crops by food value and yield. Beans and parsnips offer high per acre output, potatoes are strong but other vegetables may rival them. plant late winter squash varieties, prefer Hubbard for squash, and ensure soil is warm before planting seeds.
A gardener notes onions grown from sets mature four to five months after planting, while those from seed ripen twenty to thirty days earlier. The period is now too late to plant onions for winter harvest.
Lieutenant Harti of His Majesty s Army, once with the Giants, visits the Polo Grounds in New York today. A veteran bomber who served with Canadian forces, he earned a promotion to lieutenant. O Hara, recently injured on the Western Front, is home on leave.
In Chicago on May 2 Army, Navy, and Marine Corps officers praised the day as the best recruiting day since the effort began. The Navy enlisted 95 men up to unspecified pages and the Marine Corps 120 men. Army figures were not released.
A capacity Hermiston crowd attended a big patriotic meeting. Senator Frederick Steiner of Pendleton delivered the main address amid songs by the audience and Hermiston orchestra. Social notes mention Miss Peesy O Rourke's social gathering and various local dignitaries and visits.
Adams May 3 The young people party at Mr and Mrs Haslem home pleased attendees Misses Esther Riel Doris Cheentz Myrile Tyndall Beulah Spencer Wima Hover Alice Stall Thelma Halen Crystal Raton Mowre Jack Mayberry Neil McFadden Fred Marlow Ralph Wallen Frank Marlow Abe Shuey Hin McIntyre and others enjoyed games and refreshments sandwiches and lemonade served A crowd traveled to Pendleton for meetings with several couples listed among attendees.
Mary Seord, president of the National Organisation of Public Health Nursing, urged nurses at a joint convention in Philadelphia to avoid patriotic outbursts that could damage health institutions. The event brought together the American Nurses Association, the National League of Nursing Education, and the National Association of Public Health Nursing, representing about 46,000 nurses across the United States and Canada.
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