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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1918
Page
7
A scanned page shows garbled sale notices for apartments and goods in Keomington and Winchester with lost item hints and a reward offer. Scattered wartime lines recount Lieutenant Chalaire defending Belgian skies, his cracked goggles saved his sight, alongside unclear battlefield references.
North Portland livestock listings report a generally steady trade across cattle and hogs with a fair run. Prices show modest firmness in quality cattle while feeders and common stock move at stable to slightly improved levels. buyers remain cautious and bidders are selective.
For rent notices list numerous housing options including Alta Apts Wheat Ranch miles from town Box 9% Pendleton Ore rooms furnished in double houses Byers Park Gear St Photo 644 three room furnished apartments Gog Water Perkina seating rooms weekly rates $5 special monthly Inquire 206 West Webb
Received report of a found item described as rubber liver linked to Found Surecon. Owner urged to contact the office to claim and satisfy any charges.
Multiple small ads list for sale items including two room furnished with porch at Garfield 427 Ubts, corner tours on Mark and Garfield, baby buggy 50 for 35, 60 hogs 0 to 160 pounds, two cows for trade, Ford car with extras, Overland car, household goods moving service, and a time card for Pendleton and Weston bus routes.
London report describes wartime patent protections between Britain and Germany, detailing payments by countries to keep inventions usable for war needs, and efforts to prevent confiscation while patents still face wartime exposure.
A list of names and statuses from a battle casualty report includes several wounded severely and one killed. Notable entries mention Portland workers and individuals from Oregon with multiple residents cited as injured or killed in action.
Downeys Market owner F M Dawney announces sale of the meat market to Kurrle Meat Co and invites settlements for debts owed to Teewney's Market. The notice also mentions authorized credit to his wife and a Portland Oregon property inquiry.
Property offers 40 acres split with 20 acres in sand and 20 acres usable. Includes fence line, hay, and machinery. Price listed at 95 per acre with full particulars from Patsy TH Clark Kiteville Washington. Spanish indigent remark appears as fragmentary, unrelated content.
A jumble of attorney listings and telephonical directory notes outlines insertion rates per line for various contracts including six word line limits and per line prices. It instructs that ads must be filed in the office by 1:30 p m publication day and mentions East Oregonian subscribers.
A fragmented classified item discusses farm implements and a device named Ling thao weeders. It mentions Gavex and Penileton Weeder Works at 632 Colton Wiedeh ret. The text hints that a majority of classified notices can be clearly told in fewer words, noting time efficiency and partial details.
In a grim incident on October 16 in Ulm Flinkevel a child named Anthony Inkerek allegedly had a wheel removed from its throat by Richard J. Shannon and a companion. The infant suffered from breathing difficulty as doctors at Whitrey Hall attempted to save the child, who remained under care at the family home. The procedure avoided surgery but the details remain unclear as investigators review the case.
A 10 year old girl named Golitie Lantern vanishes in Portland. Police seek clues as the rind of supposed abduction arouses concern. Family notes she wore a bright dress and stood near a street corner before disappearance.
Fragmentary text mentions Kaleer Wilhelm and a victory with scattered references to the United States and Wet Honeviet. The passage is garbled. no clear date, location, opponent, or event details emerge, and several phrases appear nonsensical or misread.
In a fragmentary historical snippet a German ruler seeks to alter centralized timekeeping by advancing the clock or calendar by a millennium. The odd reference suggests a cautionary tale about grand plans for world time systems and their consequences.
An ordinance for Standard Oil Company petroleum storage and distribution within Pendleton is set for a vote. The measure outlines construction and operation of facilities on Lot 2, Block 110, Rune Addition, with conditions granting rights and protections for the grantee and penalties for noncompliance. The notice, dated 1918, appears in the Pendleton city records as part of the council approval and mayoral signature process.
The Common Council of Pendleton Oregon orders a general election in the city to vote on a proposed charter amendment by initiative to authorize and incur debt not exceeding twenty thousand dollars for constructing a gravity water works system and related facilities. The measure requires a yes vote to approve bonding and is to appear in the official ballots. The text specifies sections and authority to issue negotiable bonds to finance the project.
October 15 report describes New York troops storming the village of Abri-St. Louie where Germans emerged from hiding and allegedly surrendered. As Americans advanced, some Germans threw hand grenades, wounding several New York soldiers. Survivors retreated while the force used flame throwers to clear buildings, setting fires and inflicting casualties.
Fragmentary report notes American aviators in France favor sweets during combat. Observers mention Toblerone-like confections carried by OVINIERS and limited gum options as morale boosters. References to Hibble iger and a conference location appear unclear.
A re hearing was granted in the case of a Washington man involved with a Northwestern manager of an international venture. Details indicate a 4 3 rating in the penitentiary for a prior offense, with a vigil scheduled in the United States.
An old home remedy advertised as Sage Tea and Sulphur compounds promises to darken gray hair to any shade. The paste is applied to the scalp, left on briefly, then brushed through the hair to produce a darker, glossy look, claiming to restore natural color and youthful appearance.
A fragmented note reports on a COMM court of appeals session involving a farmer from Everett identified as Sheffer. The brief item notes a June date and a district context, with limited readable details about the case proceedings or outcomes.
The fragment warns of dangerous stages of a disease and the risk of downward progression. It urges avoiding catarrh dragging to consumption and promotes a local tonic as the only logical treatment, claiming it cleanses germs from blood and guarantees satisfaction. A bottle is suggested from a local provider.
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