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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1919
Page
2
A reader warns women to dry clean at home to avoid costly professional services. Instructions describe using Solvite solvent to clean rugs, shoes, furs, drapes, and clothing. Cautions mention odors, shrinking, and fading if not properly treated, urging home methods for all fabrics and items.
Authorities search for the persons who shot down a balloon piloted by two U S naval officers near Baden Pa. The craft, traced from Akron to the Atlantic coast, eludes police as state and Pitcburgh detectives track the line of events.
Daily health tip extols morning hot water with limestone phosphate to cleanse stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims flushing out toxins improves appetite and digestion, and could ease constipation bile disorders and skin tone, urging readers to buy a quarter pound for internal sanitation.
Washington May 14 Army airplanes will patrol National Forests starting June 1 to provide early warning of fires. Two routes totaling about 200 miles will run from March Field near Riverside and Arcadia balloon observation will monitor forests in Angeles and Cleveland divisions. Fire reports will be relayed by parachute drops, ground calls, or direct field reports to the Forest Service.
Strasbourg May 15 Representatives of the Democrat party of Lower Alsace atmenting here yesterday adopted a resolution expressing satisfaction at the definite return of Alsace and Lorraine to France. The delegates objected to any plebiscite idea in the two provinces and said elections will show the will of the inhabitants. Francola Eacockrd, president of the regional tribune, presided.
A Cleveland based ad promotes Zemo as a penetrating soothing liquid for skin diseases. It claims to stop rashes and itching, not greasy, easily applied, and inexpensive, urging readers to obtain it now to avert further distress from EW Rose Co.
The touring musical comedy Going Up by Cohan Harris brings pleasant tune bright dances and pretty girls. Written by Otto Harbach and James Montgomery with music by Laula Hiraeh the show enjoyed a long New York run and now tours, offering a joyous affair with tinkly music and cheerful spectacle.
Washington May 14 Discontinuance of the liquor business in the United States set for July 1 will mark a decision in America of one of the world's oldest temperance movements. The article traces the long history of restrictions on alcohol from ancient times to the push for national prohibition, noting early societies, state laws, and the spread of temperance sentiment leading up to the 1919 national amendment.
A reader notes a shelf of war era titles including Davin Kalser’s biographies of top European figures famed for aviation and tank warfare. Works span Palmer’s World War I memories and a soldier’s personal account of postwar life, with emphasis on Allied air aces and tank pioneers.
A garbled citation list catalogs chapters and authors about war topics. It mentions General letters to Mia Bon, war letters, foundations of strategy, women in war, surgeons, airmen exploits, and torpedoed transport with scattered French and British names. The readable fragments suggest a bibliographic or anthology compilation rather than a cohesive narrative.
Paris May 14 A Portuguese peace advocate warned the proposed treaty would ruin Portugal. Juan Caagus claimed the war cost Portugal about four hundred million and Germany’s hold would leave the country burdened. He said the debt would exceed a billion and a half, wiping out much of the public fortune. He argued the treaty fails to acknowledge Germany.
Former German foreign minister von Jagow acknowledges in a published work that Berlin used fabricated French incursions to justify war. The book cites a study and government communications aiming to mislead on the causes of conflict.
Fragmentary text discusses Germany Britain Austria Hungary and Vienna with references to Von Jacow and Bertin. It also covers a New York court ruling sentencing Daniel F. Lewin to two years and four months for manslaughter after a drunken crash that killed an elderly man on Columbus Avenue.
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