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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1917
Page
6
The notice outlines monthly charges by carrier with a yearly option and a six month period. It lists 1.50 per month and considers varying terms. The readable text is fragmentary and may reference a local service or property rate.
Frank L. Santon laments odd May weather hindering haymaking with melt risk and storm threats. He calls for clearer forecasts and better weather services as providers face faults and delays.
R W L Stanfield quotes officials in Washington urging rapid expansion of all industrial forces to meet wartime needs. He argues the war situation justifies accelerated production and the completion of road construction projects, contending highway work should proceed with urgency rather than be deferred.
The column warns against a conservative drift that could harm industry and war effort. It stresses the need for robust highways and rail links to mobilize troops and supplies, noting road use rises with auto and truck traffic for frontline support and urging Oregon to adopt a strong roads policy funded by the auto tax to back bonds.
The text praises President Wilson for sending well-trained American troops across the water, arguing the move serves as a proper military and political signal. It argues Roosevelt would act similarly, condemns politics intruding on army affairs, and asserts Pershing and his veterans deserve deployment over sensational introductions to Europe.
The text describes a ship in a gale with careening movement and mentions Nate Gerking a farmer and wreckman on the middle fork of the John Way. It then lists Pendleton friends and claims about Tacoma population not exceeding 10,000, with other figures for Kcates Portland and suburbs totaling up to 50,000 and beyond 70,000 in related regions.
Real estate transfers listed include George Lydell and J H Finley with $760 for parcels in sections 30 and townships indicated, Martha McCradice receiving a $10 property in Riverwide Addition to Milton, and B D Walker as trustee for ux ty with $4560 for bounders, with details garbled in the OCR.
In the fifth game of the series a player injured his groin and was forced to quit as the core group rallied in the ninth inning to salvage a result.
An advertisement from Brandon Springs Alabama claims Chats berlain Cough Remedy cures severe whooping cough in babies. The testimonial states a baby with the illness recovered after using the product and asserts the remedy is obtainable everywhere.
President Kenty Suxhallo of the University of Washington was named to the committee on eclowee and research under the National Defense Council advisory commission. Dr Stezako will head the educational section of the committee.
We send a soldier not a politician to command the first division sent to Europe. He will lead an army that exists in flesh and blood, not merely on paper. Pershing's command will consist of regulars, hardened and made efficient by experience.
Paris advised that French merchantmen suffer fewer losses to submarines than British ships. In three months French losses rose to a record, despite England handling more shipping overall. Over 40 armed French ships faced German submarines with no losses. The report hints at possible Admiralty management improvements. Roosevelt’s noncombat role is welcomed for national service at home amid war. Summer mood shown despite late-season weather.
Jach Coombs Colby Jacek Coombe is noted as a comeback pitcher and nemesis of the New York Giants. Brooklyn beat New York in ten innings at the Polo Grounds with Coombs earning his eleventh straight win over McGraw’s team. The 1911 World Series featured a dramatic victory over the mighty Mathewrn, a wartime-era highlight for fans.
An unclear journal fragment from Chicago describes two years of poor health linked to a displacement and a six month period of a medicinal compound. It references female health issues and mentions names possibly connected to medical remedies.
A historical health notice promotes Mother’s Friend as a safe external aid for preparing a woman’s body for childbirth. It claims to ease muscle strain and pain, advising expectant mothers to rely on the preparation guide and request the free book from the Gosipany department in Atlanta.
Fragmentary report recalls a deadly derailment and long delays from a storm. The piece mourns a departed man, noting his wife and children and a community-grief response. Details are unclear due to damaged text but reference to a fatal derailment and prolonged disruption persists.
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