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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1918
Page
5
An old fashioned advertisement touts Get-It corn remover from E. Lawrence & Co Chicago. It promises fast relief by peeling away corns with fingers, claiming 100 percent removal and a money back guarantee. Sold in Pendleton and Tallman & Co promotes it as the world’s best corn remedy.
Washington reports plans for demobilization of military and naval forces, now being prepared by the War and Labor departments, to be submitted to President Wilson. Details indicate allocation by length of service and by trades.
United Press dispatch from London reports German high command issued orders to avoid firing on aircraft and to conceal artillery positions as Entente bombing increases. Letters and diaries from prisoners describe nightly air raids causing casualties, with one raid destroying 14 planes and hangars.
United Press reports from Iomb Oct 6 that men’s suits cost up to 80 a yard cloth and women’s gowns reach 400 to 600 each in Austria Hungary. The Krescovery Listy notes nearly all domestic fabric is worthless for garments, with only foreign remnants remaining priced extravagantly. The government plans a single cloth style, rationing new suits by trading in old outfits at the clothing department. A similar rule will apply to women’s dresses and shoe purchases.
Before the war one sixth of our total apple crop found its way to England. The snippet notes wartime distortions in trade and consumption, hinting at broader agricultural and economic shifts impacting households, farmers, and markets domestically.
At Logacol nine survivors including Third Officer Nolan and six Americans with two Filipinos arrived in an open boat. The Demars, en route from San Francisco to Manila, was struck by lightning and set afire on October 6, abandoned miles off Guam. The crew lived on scant provisions as they drifted. four survivors, including the captain, reached Honolulu by raft and later died. One boat remains unaccounted for.
The coming man of France, dee Tardieu, has just been named minister of French and American affairs. At 41, born in Paris, he has served as diplomat, journalist, professor, and emissary to America. Since July he has welded Franco American friendship and now holds a permanent post in the cabinet.
A vintage advertisement promotes a skin whitening lotion made from lemon juice and Orchard White. It claims to brighten complexion, reduce tan redness and yellow tones, and produce clear soft rosy skin with daily facial massage. Available from grocers or drug stores for a small price.
Washington November 15 Secretary says navy yards at Philadelphia Norfolk and New York will be enlarged after a weekly meeting of the naval board. He notes the yards have enough on hand now to keep them busy two years.
Paris reports a German army attack by Allied forces during the Lorraine front. The wire message says the French command requests prompt operation and notes hostility of the population toward German troops. Ex Kaiser Wilhelm is depicted as lacking the dignity of former rulers.
An advertisement promotes blood purification as the true remedy for skin diseases. It touts S. S. S. as the effective treatment that penetrates to the source, claiming many blood disorders respond to it. It invites readers to write for expert advice to the Swift Specific Co in Atlanta, Georgia.
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