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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1917
Page
3
In Washington on May 7 the Ways and Means Committee will report a revenue bill aimed at raising 1800 006 by shifting money to help cover moon month expenses. The bill’s details remain incomplete but a rise in second class mail rates is certain and lawyers face a substantial levy. An advertising tax is reportedly included.
Washington reports on cowpeas or field peas praised for nourishment comparable to meat. Notes many varieties like white and black eye. describes cooking methods and dishes including Hopping John, soups, mashed and baked forms, and prun otts, with variations using rice, milk, and fat for flavor.
London dispatch says the 11,000 ton Ballarat, torpedoed April 23 by a submarine while carrying Australian troops to England, sank but all aboard were saved. Officers, waiting for boats, played cards and observed a memorial service as ships battled the seas. no injuries reported among the crew or troops.
An advertisement urges readers to take Hood's Sarsaparilla to relieve fatigue before exertion. It promises improved virility and vitality, claiming users will feel less tired and more energetic by starting the remedy today.
A recruiter in Denver recalls a blunt encounter where a man rejects a false gesture and insists on revealing his real name. The sergeant presses, and the prospective seaman finally offers his mother’s name, revealing Arthur William Het. The exchange ends with the man being enlisted as an apprentice seaman.
Secretary Lansing announces a broad directive to discipline any department employee who leaks or stirs press critique of government policies. He denies secret diplomacy aims while asserting control over official news relations and signaling strict enforcement of new regulations. A distractingly placed medical ad interrupts the page.
Amsterdam dispatch reports Kaiser expressing confidence that all German battlefronts will continue invincible despite Allied pressure. The statement reflects high wartime rhetoric and morale messaging from Nazi leadership.
A fragmented and garbled OCR note references a crown prince and a congratulatory sentiment. It includes invented phrasing about looking upon offerings or titles with confidence and mentions names that are unclear or incorrect, lacking coherent event or date details.
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