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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1918
Page
7
LASSON Oct 21 High prices haven't reached produce marketer here Theme are anime at the prices Entries describe furnished rooms apartments and housekeeping rooms for rent with street addresses and contact details scattered among garbled notices
Classified list of real estate and miscellaneous items for sale. Includes addresses in Pendleton and Spokane, a modern four room house with garage advertised along with corner lots on Mark and Garfield, plus various household and farming goods, firearms, a piano, and moving services. Notable items mention 1918 Overland car and a Remington rifle with pricing notes.
Misread classified blurbs show several job offers and sales inquiries. Listings include general housework for a three in a family in Bonneville Oregon with a written reply to T G Sinclair, a night cook position at an unnamed hotel, and a ranch for sale inquiry asking for cash price and full description. Also public notice of some authorizing error and a business opportunities ad for an auto theft deterrent device with exclusive territory in Los Angeles California.
Attorney names and office locations appear in a telegraph-like listing. James B Perry and Raley and Raley provide services at offices in bank and department store areas. Lowell is also listed as a counsel with an office in a local building.
The notice outlines a petition to repeal Ordinance No. 318 granting Standard Oil Company permission to locate warehouses and operate on Pendleton lands. It details the proposed measures, council actions, and a city election plan to vote on the measure, including charter amendments and bond authorizations for city works and water system investments.
Fragmented OCR ad items describe furniture, vehicles, and employment inquires. Mentions include a 1918 Chevrolet car, a furniture hotel, and calls for investment in a town with a mine and plating plant. Reports reference a Paris news flare and civilian population movements.
London reports widespread anger as rationing measures hit the royal household. Officials say Windsor Castle and the royal palaces will face additional controls, with civilian compliance expected amid shortages and public discontent.
Berlin reports the house of the Mendral family tomb prepared in Merlin cemeteries with a crest and the motto Pearl and Palmful atop a German symbol, marking the planned memorial for Ludendorff.
Ten acre wheat land on flat country in Adonis county near Wantington. Land is level with 320 acres of merchantable soil and farm buildings. Asking 345 per acre including all stock and machinery. 14 tons of hay and household items may be included. Details from Patsy Rh Clark Futeville Washington. Also mentions local bus schedules to Pendleton and Weston.
A local second-hand dealer identified as MES G. A- THOTNE operates from the Water street location at 20. The listing notes a graduate nurse associated with the business and provides a phone contact.
Pendleton Weeder Works at 6323 Cottonwood Street offers the Non-Sip Wdeer claimed to weed the field in a third of the time with better results. Classified buyers urged to inspect this new farm implement for potential efficiency gains.
United Press dispatch from Sept 20 describes Allied troops in France facing harsh duties and sleep deprivation. A RAF- or American-identified correspondent details rough conditions, a German offensive near the Marne, and a captured British unit. The account includes a wounded American and claims of brutal treatment and hunger, with soldiers detailing fatigue and fears.
A fragmentary wartime tale depicts a private chosen to aid a plan, with rival offers of money to betray a place. The piece hints at a tense power struggle and coercive schemes amid broader conflict, detailing shifting loyalties and financial temptations.
In Tacoma Washington officials report a surge in measles and flu cases. The city hospital notes rising patient counts tied to influenza and pneumonia, with several deaths under investigation and concerns about public health.
In France, September reports say artillerymen speak affectionately to their guns, treating them as if alive. Women recall toylike chatter during shelling and the men respond by showing courage under fire, with the guns seeming to 'know' their names.
In London, a mobile English coffee stall run by women operates behind the trenches near the clearing station. Ambulance attendants transfer wounded soldiers from stretchers to the stall door where they are served with refreshments. The scene shows exhausted veterans aided on their journey to hospital.
A fragmented old text promotes nonspecific remedies for kidney issues linked to heavy meat eating. It touts Jad Bake and grape lemon juice mixtures as cures and mentions a supposed herbal beverage claimed to cleanse kidneys, with vague references to symptoms like back pain and urinary changes.
Fragmented OCR passage warns pimples on the face reflect body disorders and imbalances in blood. It claims skin eruptions foretell worse ailments and urges a remedy to restore health and prevent further bodily distress.
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