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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1917
Page
3
Joshua Spellman of Alton reports his diet is mainly horseradish cracked rice and millet with five cents a day more lately. He used to live on 15 cents daily but now spends about five more. He buys one rotgut meat weekly, declines coffee, uses diluted milk, and does his own cooking.
A May 17 patriotic rally at Adams drew a well filled gathering under the guidance of HH Inman with Mayor Williams as program chair. Features included music, a duet, speeches by G. Richardson and others, and a strong Sabbath service the following day with growing attendance and renewed interest. A drill under HB Toman preceded a second day of events as Adams marched forward in civic effort.
In a dated remedy note readers are advised to mix three gainer of orchard white with lemon juice to create a whitening facial cream. The ad touts freckles fading and skin brightening benefits and instructs applying the paste to the face neck and ears for even tone.
Pendleton Oregon May 15 Editor East Oregonian During this nation wide campaign for greater food production the humble bean is being planted in the Willamette valley around Salem Corvallis and Eugene with several thousand acres under Lady Washington variety. The Corer eon Frest Co of Portland plans to market a vast acreage at favorable rates and build a cleaning grading plant at Eugene to support bean production and shipments to eastern markets.
A fragmentary note references Joseph Letter, president of the Arey Leacee correspondence, discussing resignation from an unspecified position. The text is garbled, leaving the exact role and outcome unclear.
Roosevelt writes that opposition stems from political art, not mere stubbornness, while Leiter says the communication will go to the league's executive council. Sloan's Liniment touts quick relief for strains sprains and muscle pains, claiming it penetrates without rubbing and provides relief for rheumatic and neuralgic pains.
Washington reports quote Mrs. Bothnag Couch shot in Germany with unclear details. Official sources deny any such report and say no communication from the foreign office has been received. The denial comes from Paul fitter, confirming no corroborating evidence.
An old Pendleton Petty Reporter letter promotes Kilmer’s Swami Reo as a beneficial kidney treatment. The ad-style piece claims twelve years of sale, urges readers to request a sample and information, and notes a fifty cent prepaid inquiry with a Pendleton address for more details.
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