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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1918
Page
2
Blanket sale offers old-contract savings up to 50 percent passed to buyers. Heavy wool and cotton blankets in gray white or tan with borders priced per pair from 4.95 to 9.00. Plaids and Pendleton robes and crib blankets advertised for children.
Readable text describes dainty embroidery on new Jayens designs in white or color options. Mentions 24 unit sizes and catalog-like codes 2055153 6e 15e 20c.
Mov 4 Two American officers moving through the central street when a German detonation mined the area. A chateau near the town yielded a hidden trap as powder kegs were found in its cellar. An American sergeant removed a booby trap by testing a ground wire and triggering a safe departure. The scene underscores cautious execution amid retreating forces.
Amid war food shortages the text presents wheatless quick breads scones biscuits and fritters, plus sugar-saving snacks like popcorn treats and dried fruit desserts. It lists methods and ingredient amounts to bake with limited wheat and sugar using oats cornmeal mashed potato and substitutes, aiming to sustain households.
Nov 6 report from Camp Lewis states a new general will be resigning to Chap Lewy, with details unclear. The 184th depot trains for system changes, new draft entrants are shaved to the depot brigade for pre binthers, and the division totals for the four generals and overall 4 division are referenced amid planning and quarantine procedures.
As the division trains for service, officers depart for France while others reach the hub with overseas orders. Medical officers and nurses pour in from ships and ports to meet the wave of work caused by the influenza epidemic, with 404 purses contributing to the hospital response.
Delegations from France Belgium Ireland Canada and Mexico joined with clergy from the United States to honor Cardinal Gibbone on his anniversary. The ceremony featured North Kemton bishop and a grand officer of the Legion of Honor while noting the French government’s reaction and a planned memorial in Washington.
New York reports Dr Jon Erskine, professor at the University, says the Army Educational Council is expanding the wartime education effort. He details plans to recruit 3,000 teachers and secure 9,000,000 or more textbooks as part of a broad elementary and higher education program for the Army. The government aims to operate a vast university system through the Army schools.
The dispatch reports German air attacks and Allied leaders discussing American troop movements. It notes a conference with correspondents where the general staff commented on the war effort and potential German resistance. The report mentions American troop shipments and ongoing allied strategy.
A brief health bulletin states there are no casualties reported from an influenza outbreak. No further details on regional cases or response measures are provided.
Fragmentary OCR text describes wartime radio signaling involving a note to Kent and Bellas via a relay, with references to Washington, Wikoo, Germany, a radio tower, and a German station at Sauen. The passage is garbled and contains many inconsistencies, limiting coherent event reconstruction.
Police report a four month newlywed woman at Letterman General Hospital in San Francisco expressing she hopes to die rather than endure her injuries from an incident with a naval officer. Doctors describe her condition as serious and she remains unable to recover.
A massive daytime engagement will be staged at Camp Law in Tuspaay by the 1th division. The clash is described as a major battle with about 20,000 men on site, spectators expected to watch as positions are taken and loading time allotted after initial moves.
An explosion at a factory northwest of Berlin kill seven people and injure about fifty, with many others buried in debris. Rescue teams search the ruins as officials assess the blast site near Temes or Hilbe in the area of Owilteerland, Nov. The exact numbers and causes remain to be clarified.
Fragmented notice urges shoppers to start early with gift ideas and December sales while hinting at government involvement and savings for holiday shopping, though the text is garbled and unclear.
A garbled list of private names and locations across states like Oregon Washington Idaho and Washington. The text reads as a damaged roll call with numerous misspellings and fragmentary lines missing clear context or events. It mentions Private Joe Zurfluk and others in various towns suggesting a roster or casualty note.
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