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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1917
Page
7
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine with a promised cure and health improvements after short use. It asserts the product removes catarrh and improves general health, selling nationwide through druggists.
Portland May 1 A common query concerns how absent residents can register for the war census by mail. The war department will issue registration cards five days after the president's proclamation and provide blanks at county clerks or city clerks for larger cities. The process requires sending the completed card to the registrar of the voter's home precinct via the sheriff, with routing guidance and a concrete example given for Pendleton residents traveling on census day.
Registration card procedures emphasize returning a certified certificate with a self addressed stamped envelope. The text notes that failure for the card to reach the registrar marks non registration and incurs penalties. It states outsiders register under the same rules, regardless of state lines.
Otie Lester Kelley, a machinist, marries his sixth wife, Vie Eleanor Linton of Pawtucket, after five prior divorces. The bride is a divorcee. Kelley says the other five marriages were mistakes. He plans overseas travel. previous wives had filed for and secured divorces amid reports of abuse. Nearby multiple marriages and a 1815 arrest appear in court records.
Market notes from North Portland indicate steady demand for swine with price ranges and quality tiers. California imports small, overall cattle and sheep activity mixed as buyers seek good quality meat. multiple shippers and traders listed from Oregon and California regions.
A promotional health blurb urges drinking hot water each morning with a pinch of Ninestone phosphate to “clean, purify and strengthen” the digestive tract. It promises removal of toxins from stomach, liver, kidneys, and bowels, claiming better energy and health if continued regularly.
A fragmented local page item lists numerous attorneys with various firm names and offices in the Smith Crawford Building, American National Bank Building, and other local sites. It includes funeral services, land offerings in Montana, a butter company promotion, and an auctioneer ad, with scattered addresses and contact hints. The readable elements point to a tight, era-specific classifieds menu of legal, funeral, agricultural, and commodity notices.
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