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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1916
Page
6
Fragmented readable text mentions Fortland Oregon and Varvas Geass. Unable to determine clear event or entities due to garbled OCR.
Fragmentary verse paints nature’s beauty a sunlit dome and blue sky over mountains and vale. The speaker vows to seek a pure world through love and virtue, praising the clean heart and divine guidance while lamenting scattered phrases and unfinished lines.
Samuel J. Graham reports that Colonel Roosevelt stated if he were president when the Lusitania sank he would have seized all German ships in American ports. He warned that such action would have quickly drawn the nation into war with Germany. Three German ships were referenced in the remarks.
The advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as more than a tasty cereal. It emphasizes a nut-like flavor and the inclusion of the finest wheat and barley along with rich mineral elements from the grain to support vigorous health. Every table should have its daily ration.
A local newspaper urges Pendleton voters to support measure 208 for a state normal school in Pendleton. The piece endorses the plan as vital for education, cites educator and public support, warns many voters are uninformed, and urges a personal outreach to persuade women voters to back the proposal. It warns against eastern influence and urges active campaigning.
The piece cites James A. Farrell of United States Steel Co stating that postwar America will hold record gold, surge in foreign trade, and become Europe’s toughest competitor. It critiques politicians’ alarm and highlights the Hughes Women’s Campaign Train funded by eastern, nonvoting women, aimed at influencing voters across multiple states to defeat Woodrow Wilson.
Fragmented item notes events and names from October 10 1888 including a singing school at Mimms store deaths from wild pun consumption and a sale of property to Martin Brenner and Clara Eppinger of Baker City, plus visits by Mrs Vincent and Sheriff Preambra Kelly of Multnomah County and John Day country stock interests with scattered local references.
A terse item notes a man sustaining a wound after a mishap at a Friday event. Friends of a local figure are said to be involved in the incident. Authorities report no further details yet as the situation unfolds and careful handling is underway.
In Avalgo Colorado October 6 a former Villa army physician Dr Stewart describes three years of service with high pay in gold. He recounts that after paying workers Villa sent ahead a detachment to ambush a return train, robbing the engineer and passengers. Bandits seized about $17,000 in gold from one man, leaving him penniless.
A fragment suggesting gender roles with a proverb about a woman’s independence before marriage and her husband’s compliance after marriage. It also contains a garbled line about a food business and a vague note on qualifications and attendance.
This item promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepain as the effective household remedy for constipation. It highlights ease of use, mild action, and absence of narcotics, claiming endorsement from a legislator and urging readers to purchase from druggists in the United States. A signature imprint and portrait are said to appear on the packaging.
Pittsburg doctors report John Hontek, twenty three, died after a duel with Walter Jonke, twenty two, though blanks were used. The men had argued for months and agreed to shoot at thirty paces in an alley behind South Twenty ninth street. Hontek collapsed after the volley, prompting medical estimations of his death.
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