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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1918
Page
4
The September proclamation fixes the 1919 wheat crop price, implying no higher price than 1918 despite the war ending. Kaiser rumors spark caution, while the public is urged to hold liberty bonds and war savings stamps as protection against a rainy day.
President Wilson proclaims November 28 as Thanksgiving Day and speaks of a new era for America postwar. He praises victory and peace, urges virtue and patriotism, and urges Americans to live the ideals fought for, keeping a clear record of wartime achievements.
Ukrainians in this country are avid readers while in their homeland Galicia, peasants are noted for literacy, reflecting a shift in cultural engagement among immigrant communities and their roots.
An old medical notice touts a remedy for rheumatism and related ailments. It claims widespread doctor and nurse endorsement and references broad usage for bronchitis laryngitis pain and chest issues with promises of relief and improved health.
The Ukrainian federation reports Ukrainians in the United States publish eight papers for 200,000 readers, consuming more print than Galicia’s 4,000,000. Early emigrants from Carpathian Galicia faced near serfdom, and modern immigration rose sharply, prompting authorities to restrict emigration in 1912 despite continued movement via Germany. The piece links peace to American democratic ideals and notes President Wilson as a potential spokesman, while warning of risks in his travel.
A Pendleton resident petitions city officials to place a curb or narrow Webb Street to block dangerous activity said to include loitering and theft. The report also notes Berkeley named as executor of the late T. Jo Gberehain will, a Camas Prairie settler found dead recently, with property distribution details unclear in the document.
A home demonstration article explains how cranberries, noted as the popular Thanksgiving fruit, can be carved and used without emptying their sugar content. Vilus Lorene Parker suggests combining cranberries with sorghum or cane syrup for sweeter sauces and jellies, and outlines basic methods for Cranberry Sauce Cranberry Jelly and Cranberry-Apicle Jelly using cranberries water and light sweeteners.
A fragmented dessert and preserves note lists Cranberry Gelatin with gelatin amounts and preparation steps, then shifts to marmalade directions for grapes, apples, quince, pears, and pineapple. It also mentions pickled beets with sorghum and vinegar, plus a closing philosophical reflection on peace. The text references multiple ingredients and methods, including cooking fruit with minimal water, seeding guidance, and sterilization steps. Named items include cranberry, quince, grape, pear, pineapple, apples, beets, sorghum, elder vinegar, and walnuts. The overall page reads as a kitchen notebook with recipes and odd final musings.
A garbled report describes an American general captured during a regional advance led by General MacArthur. The narrative notes enemy forces and a subsequent clash as two divisions engaged, with the capture occurring amid movement toward stated objectives for the day.
Nov 18 Chicago scene reports a quirky jewelry shop incident as a factory town customer displays a patriotic badge. A jeweler hands out badges reading On time In war time and an animated dog pops up in a playful, staged moment. Gen von Hernhard is noted in a speculative, tongue in cheek context about a book title Panhandling for Peace.
American entertainers now touring France to support fighters include Margaret Mayo the playwright guiding the Mayo troupe. Lole Meredith Elizabeth Bryce Tommy Gray Will Morrissey and George Williams accompany the group as they perform for troops over here.
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