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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1917
Page
3
A rambling satirical column mocks military officers and taxes, with quips about court martial and automobile fees. It weaves in a joke about the navy needing boats, a poet soldier, and a veteran’s hymn era musings, ending with a nationalistic lyric note.
fragmented list details various proposed laws and changes including public utility licenses antitrust provisions, penitentiary control, road work reforms, mothers petitions, medical care for deformed children, welfare and finance provisions, recall of school directors, grain inspection, and firearms restrictions. The text appears as a jumbled compilation of statutes with numerous typos and garbled phrases.
In Tacoma a boy named Stimpson, 11, says he struck Colonel Joab after verbal attacks about President Wilson. Stimpson's friends raised funds for a large flag now displayed in front of his store. Joab, an attorney, had publicly criticized Washington officials and visited Stimpson’s store frequently.
A mutinker named Fenty 1 Deartrent appeals to President Witeon as chair of the American war committee seeking billions of dollars for relief work for the American army and to aid destitute populations in Europe. The plea follows recent events and calls for rapid funding to support wartime aid programs.
Count George F von Hoertling, described as the ovarian Premier, has revived memories in Berlin of his anticipated succession to Chancellor von Rethmann Hollweg. Baron von Hoerting was created a hereditary count by the King of Bavaria in 1414. He authored numerous works on philosophy and economics and is a member of the Centrist party.
In Seattle on May 10 a laundry worker Rice and Amos Fiklerman, a company employee, were arrested by a U S marshal for circulating handbills claiming to be a belligerent call for no conscription. The material urged revolt against conscription, described as “Slatverr.” District Attorney Clay Allen said more arrests are expected.
A reader from Spencerport New York reports Chamberlains Tablets provided positive relief after years of stomach trouble and numerous remedies. The testimonial claims the medicine gave quick, tangible help and urges wide use. The message appears in an advertising style endorsement.
May 12 New York McAlpin Equitable building and Cafe Cavarin are listed among institutions serving the public that will replace with when the portions cheated by enlisted men. The list of women will be made only if present pressure becomes so intense that men are no longer available to be expected the greater lack will be found in departments met younger men such as page boy bell boy and clerk.
Fragmented OCR describes antidotes and cathartic remedies, noting toxins and proposed treatments. Mentions Foley Cathartic Tables, cor indies Geo, and references to breathing, digestion, and possible poisoning. Details are incomplete and non-cohesive in source.
United Mine Workers of America declared the government must speedily fix food prices to protect workers from prohibitive firing costs. Flour could reach $20 a barrel with no price drop without action, Green said. He urged government intervention, noting railcar shortages in Ohio could cut costs and double output with adequate supply.
An octit slip from Foley & Co. of Chicago invites readers to mail in for a trial package including Posey’s Honer and Tar Compound for coughs and colds, Porter Kidney Pill for pain and rheumatism, and Foley Cathartic Tablets for constipation and biliousness. The notice urges clear writing of name and address and provides an address at 2835 Sheffield Ave.
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