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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1917
Page
7
Local ad style feature questions reader health with an appeal to readers about backache fatigue and kidney issues. It promotes a patented kidney remedy claiming relief and cites a Pendleton resident testimonial for Dean's Kidney Pills along with distributor contact in Buffalo New York.
An advertisement touts a new corn treatment called freestone from Cincinnati inventors. It claims immediate relief as drops are applied, with corns and calluses shrinking and peeling away without skin irritation. The copy emphasizes no pain and a yellow labeled bottle sold by druggists.
The War Department reports April 1 to present shows eastern states far behind the west. New York contributed under one third of its quota with only seven entrants in 34 hours, a drop from prior totals. Enlistments since April 1 total 61,242 with Oregon and Nevada the only states fully meeting quotas. Navy recruits reached 906 for a total over 95,000. Marine Corps added 227 to 1,866 since May 1. New soldiers now number 18,236.
Philadelphia May 14 Bishop Rhinelander urged unity amid war, warning democracy risks privileging private rights over public duty. He called for discipline and obedience as the path to true patriotism and simplicity of living, with the convention pledging cooperation with the government during wartime.
A dated health note urges drinking a glass of hot water with a teaspoon of phosphate limestone each morning before breakfast. It claims cleansing the stomach and digestive tract, removing previous day’s filth, improving breath, digestion, and overall vitality. The piece promotes internal cleanliness as more important than outward appearance and links daily hydration to better health.
A St Louis gunner fired three shots from an 8 inch gun on the stern as a German submarine was spotted in St George's channel on its last voyage. The submarine commander, fearing accuracy, did not return fire and dove beneath the waves. Captain Herbert Hartley is pictured guiding the vessel.
May 17 Portland reports a concluded big cattle run from central and eastern Oregon. Marketed stock is largely cleaned up with California grass as a prospective source for killers until local supplies recover. Prices show prime light and heavy beef steers, cows, and calves, with a steady overall market despite thinner home stock and limited sheep and hog activity.
Dr John A Harris of New York donates his private steam yacht Surf to the American Red Cross for use as an ambulance ship. Commissioning steps start immediately with Harris and a surgeon staff, Surf is 200 feet long and can transport about 24 patients, Harris to cover expenses for at least six months.
London reports that the government plans to assume charge of breweries as a step toward state control of liquor traffic. Prime Minister Lloyd George, Viscount Milner, and Arthur Henderson discussed the move at a Monday meeting. The Brewers Association was asked to appoint a representative to confer with Milner.
An old advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh by acting through the blood, promises health improvement after a short period, and urges sending for a free sample while noting availability from Ches! & Co. in Toledo, Ohio, with stores selling it for 75 cents.
In Pendleton the city marshal has taken up a white mare about 12 hands high and weighing around 900 pounds. The horse is branded with a cross and short bar on the left flank. If not claimed by the rightful owner within ten days from May 16 1917, the animal will be sold at public auction for cash on the 28th day of March 195%, at the City Pound. Proceeds go to cover costs and marshal’s expenses.
A collection of attorney names and offices including George W. Coutts Carter & Smythe and Frederick Steiver with offices in banks and Despain building, plus a Petaluma Hatchery ad claiming early day shipping of chicks and varieties.
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