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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1917
Page
7
A fragment from a period edition lists subscription prices and delivery options for Portland area readers. It mentions daily and weekly editions, advance rates, and carrier delivery with several timeframes and pricing hints.
A fragmentary poem reflecting on labor, habit, and divine purpose. It envisions a future where skilled hands craft things under a guiding mastery, with only the Master praising and guiding work for the common good rather than fame.
Umatilla county leads in Liberty Bond purchases outside Portland with the heaviest per‑capita support and more individual buyers than any county except Multnomah. The district reports strong prosperity, selling eight million dollars worth of wheat and attributing half the proceeds to the war. Local banks, including Endlea? Endleton, indicate heavy deposits as part of the effort.
The passage urges relentless fundraising in towns of equal size to Pendleton, arguing that many will be affected by the county drive. It stresses maintaining momentum until the quota is met or exceeded, signaling strong, ongoing solicitation efforts.
ATE Superintendent Churchill warns Oregon faces a severe teacher shortage and inadequate training facilities. He cites a need for 1000 men teachers annually, contrasts with the sole Ollmouth normal school's output of 180, and argues for the ballot normal school plan to place Eastern and Southern Oregon institutions under regents.
The piece urges buying Second Liberty Bonds as safe investments yielding 4 percent interest and easily salable, stressing their certainty of repayment and potential price rise after the war. It notes New York City's $180 million water system project with water from the Catskills and a deep tunnel under the Hudson as a national engineering achievement reflecting civic vigor.
The German forces are strong against scattered adversaries but face defeat on the western front where decisive battles will determine the outcome.
The town prepares for a northwest intercollegiate contest while November 6 brings a visit from Vice President Marshall. France now manufactures 250000 shells daily for the famous 75 guns, up from 12000 when the war began in 1914, and they are used.
Pendleton proclaims itself the football capital of the state as readers are urged to keep a liberty bond at home to weather financial rain better than gold.
A fragmentary note lists books available at the Potitebrary with a reference to a Tower and a realer welther metifica. The text is garbled but signals a catalog or catalog-like listing tied to a library or repository.
Fragmented OCR notes list fictional names and works including Phaedrin Lak Beef and Martini Three Fugendersers. Mentions Verinrbi iver bavi Ridge Massare Prince and Madame Prince with scattered titles and characters. Likely a catalog snippet with unreliable spelling and jumbled entries.
A university display lists new titles recommended for advancing instruction. Notable works include Yoran on U.S. economic history, a math primer, domestic science, spelling, and industrial arts texts. The committee, chaired by George Creel, solicits information on guidance for teachers and awaits contest results.
The National Emergency Garden Commission of Washington distributes free farming manuals for home food production. Readers may request copies by writing to Charles Ta throw Pack, president, Union of Emergency Food Councils, 810-330 Maryland Building, Washington DC. The drive has raised $2,000 for prize vegetable displays and national garden exhibits nationwide.
40 Years Ago Today From the Wenkis Bast reveries note Sidney Vawter and Mim Maude Carter entered into a lifeless mart minutes observed at the Pendleton hotel in the presence of Mrs Attia Rabe. Wille Jett and companions arrived home safely after a trip. John fowmini traveling Up Adin Street and a new frig store is about to start in Pendn.
Report from a front line correspondent details wounded stretcher bearers returning from Poelea yell with a striking account of a clash in which German rifle fire and flag signals influenced actions. Despite ordered ceasefire lines, three stretcher bearers were killed while a British officer charged a red cross flag and denounced Germany’s conduct during the engagement.
Incomplete OCR text describes an officer and a march to a scene with mentions of a stretcher bearer and a German stretch. The fragment hints at injuries or danger but lacks coherent details or dates. No clear names or organizations are reliably identifiable.
A machine planted 10 000 to 15 000 saplings daily at Letoh orth Park forest and arboretum, New York, replacing hand plantings that averaged 1 100 to 1 200 per day. The device drops seedlings precisely at root level and uses tines and wheels to avoid root disturbance, with two other machines handling line work.
An older Great Western Sugar Company employee, Bert Phat, age 36, was killed instantly while unloading on a wheelbarrow. He slipped and fell into a cauldron. life was extinct when the body was recovered later by Cowiembites.
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century household guide excerpt describes making tea kettle preparations, boiling mixtures, and cleaning with water and alcohol. It includes unclear steps, measurements, and garbled instructions for various domestic tasks and furniture polish, with references to jars, pots, and scented compounds.
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