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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1917
Page
7
Fragmentary ad style text describes an electric button contact with a live wire to ring a bell. It claims to trim corns by root pressure and offers a free sample from a drug store. It promises pain relief with direct drops that shrink corn instantly without inflaming surrounding skin.
Font Sheridan Illinois March 25 Fraternity pine and motor cars were banned at the officers training camp commanded by Col William Nicholedin. Several candidates for commissions used private autos for trips around the camp during hours. Nicholson said such conduct did not suit democracy. The olive drab traditions have been abandoned as the camp continues. Cadets were told their schooling should reflect American army standards.
Former ambassador Penfield returned from Austria Hungary and said there is no starvation there but a great deprivation. He noted Austro-Hungarian people still believe Germany and Austria are winning the war.
Report notes a port of new ordnance arriving for French heavy guns with inspection by United States and French authorities at joint Toulon ports. The guns have played a major role in reform efforts and aid against nationalist forces.
A May 26 report from North Portland notes a weak sow market with overall price declines for cattle and hogs. Buyers from California reduced demand and several sellers withdrew, leaving a slim showing of buyers and a generally flat price trend across beef, pork, and sheep categories.
The Dutch minister of agriculture bars requisition under the shipping ban and requisitions 22 vessels. Affected ships will be priced to the United States in Halifax with grain shipments noted.
In Tacoma May 24 women replace men at Northern Pacific shops after a birth of 40. Officials warn wage suppression risk as women work in car cleaning and other departments including washing windows beating carpets and upholstery. Several move from baggage to shop roles. shift spans two hours.
A vintage health ad extols daily hot water with phosphate as a cleanser for the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims interior cleansing improves breath complexion and energy, reducing sickness and dandruff while warning against internal contamination and digestive issues. It targets both men and women and urges adoption for improved wellbeing.
The latest Harvarn unit at Yee features captain Tart Pea Foottell team member Wil inekuls Marry H. Tetom as captain and 8 L. Cues, halfback, 1. L. Mavion as football quart, J. J. Metellaeon listed, with Baer Selby as track manager.
At a regular meeting of Schon District No 16 directors in Umatilla County Oregon the board will consider contract for remodeling three grade school buildings. Bid invitation requests contractor to furnish labor and materials and complete all walls ceilings and related work by August 10 2027. BROWN chairman LIVERMORE clerk.
A fragment notes that the group included 49 individuals hired through the federal employment bureau, detailing how the program placed workers and the scope of the intake. The item emphasizes employment channels and government involvement in staffing.
May 23 federal grand jury charged eight corporations and individuals in Boston with conspiring to monopolize interstate commerce in onions. The indictments name multiple firms and allege coordinated actions to control onion markets across states.
An old newspaper ad promises a 100 dollar reward for catarrh cures with Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It touts a long success story, claims mucous surface healing, and urges readers to buy from F. J. Cheney & Co. and local druggists.
Notice to loan voters of School District Su. 16 Umatilla County Oregon that a school meeting will be held at City Hall on June 7 1917 at 2 PM to vote on a special district tax. Budget items include principal, high school support, library, domestic science, and other departments with estimated receipts from county funds and state aid. The meeting is prescribed by state law to authorize levy and appropriation for the coming fiscal year ending June 30 1918.
A dense classified listing with attorneys at law from multiple firms and offices in various buildings, plus funeral services, real estate ads, a dairy offer, a home bugler, and hardware store items. Includes names such as Salley, Coutts, Carter, Smythe, Fee, Huff, Keeator, Sewberryt, Peterson, Bishop, James Perry, Raley, Frederick Eteiwer, Walowell, J T Browns, John & Baker, Northern Pacific Railway, and more. Also features a dairy butter offer and a window washer service.
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