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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1918
Page
7
A dubious health tip urges drinking a glass of very hot water with limestone phosphate before breakfast to purify the stomach liver and bowels. It claims this practice cleanses internal toxins and improves appetite, promising dramatic health benefits for a wide range of ailments.
Fragmentary OCR excerpt discusses footwear harm, pain, and possible relief methods, mentioning freewane wearers and a claim of inexpensive remedies. Entities are unclear. no clear persons, dates, or organizations can be identified.
May 7 North Portland market shows weak pork demand amid high holder asks. Chicago quotes hog prices around 17.00 to 17.20 with mixed steer and lamb actions. Cattle and sheep runs steady with limited changes. prime cattle 14.00 to 15.00, stockers around 6.00 to 7.00, lambs 16.00 to 18.00, ewes 12.00 to 13.50.
The American Bible Society will report that 2 241 831 copies of the Scriptures were distributed in the first year of the war. Despite shortages from cold weather, the printing and bound editions reached chaplains and troops, highlighting wartime religious support.
Camp Lewis imposes a patrol order directing sentries to halt all vehicles and inspect occupants day and night. Military police guard duty continues at the post where vehicles with provisions are checked. Private Stanley Adama of Company H 434th Infantry is reported sentenced to life for desertion and confined at McNelli’s Island after alleged seditious remarks.
Concord New Hampshire May 4 A war rant has been seared charging Otto Schumann an interned Alien enemy with the murder of Mrs Maude A King a wealthy Chicago widow She was killed near Mockwater Springs in the vicinity last spring and Garten A Means was tried and acquitted of the crime The prosecution alleges Schumann shot the woman to prevent Means from exposing German methods of obtaining rubber and copper from the United States before America entered the war
SAN FRANCISCO May 2 The War Camp Community Service with offices in the Phelin building has arranged a program to provide theater tickets at reduced prices for enlisted men visiting San Francisco who cannot afford regular theater prices. Eighteen ways in which the service plans to assist were announced.
Beginning today enlisted men up to $000 may call at the War Camp Community Service office at 1059 Phelan Building until 6:30 p.m. and after that at the Enlisted Men's Club in the Palace Hotel. They will receive free tickets to one of eighteen theater venues, which have arranged weekly ticket access through the War Camp Community Service for soldiers, sailors, marines and aviators.
In London on May 4 an exhibition displays carrier pigeons in camouflage colors to protect birds during flights at the front. Gas masks for birds during gas attacks are shown, and rescuing stories of wartime pigeons are recounted by the exhibit staff.
Fragmentary notes claim pigeons exposed to shray nel fires develop a sense of danger as soon as the bell rings. Older birds are said to become wary of danger, while newer birds quickly learn to avoid the alarm signal.
Fragmentary ad copy mentions Hall’s Catarrh and Wall’s Catarrh remedies with vague claims. It references physicians, medicines, and customer testimonials but remains incomprehensible and unverified. The text appears as garbled OCR with scattered brand names and sales language.
A medical note references a dull splitting headache attributed to Dr James. The entry records persistent head pain and notes possible early symptoms guiding clinical attention. Further observation is advised to determine cause and appropriate treatment.
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