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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1918
Page
12
Fragmented OCR lists stale postal rates by mail and carrier for various durations. Entries show daily, semi weekly, and weekly options with prices and vague timing references, though many figures are garbled. The readable items include monthly and yearly mail rates and carrier delivery notes.
A fragmented wartime poem describes the west wind as it carries voices from the front. It blends maternal longing with battlefield imagery, speaking of prayers and the pain of war while the wind moves from fields in France to distant shores.
People of Umatilla County urged to express appreciation to local men in the army and navy through letters. The letter stresses that service members value letters from home and urges residents to write to their soldiers, asking readers to understand their need for support.
The East Oregonian started a drive to compile soldier addresses so letters reach boys serving in France. Mr. Chessman, secretary of the Patriotic Service League, maintains a card index of known addresses and welcomes corrections or additions by phone at 123.
The Ordnance Department reports total contracts to June 30, 1918, at 4.3 billion with current year estimates above 7 billion. Major items include artillery and ammunition, rifles, stores, and gear for horses and vehicles as nations mobilize 2 million troops in France and training at home. The piece urges bond purchases benefiting the Red Cross as wartime needs persist.
A fragment from Frenneton dated September 1 1860 mentions a cement pavem ent and a latuntte near Leogam hotel in Waily Wella. It notes exemptions at a Tinyther entrance and a conversion of a wire cable into a hitching rank on Cottonwoll Street in Pendleton Oregon.
Captain Jacques Boyriven, an expert aviator assigned by the French government, leads a squad of 24 instructors to assist U S aviation students in perfecting training. The arrangement involves joint efforts with the French Legion of Honor and various diplomatic channels as both nations expand flight capabilities and strategic knowledge.
A garbled excerpt advocates national unity and sacrifice to protect future generations from past atrocities. It references France, soldiers, and a call to move forward toward collective abasement and renewal. The text is incomplete and reads like a wartime exhortation with missing phrases and unclear targets.
A flood of testimonials lauds Chamberlain's Tablets for cramps stomach aches and rheumatic pains. N M Kiela of Chilcothe and S Chart of Skjinemtntn report relief and improved energy after use. The letters claim quick strength and digestion benefits from the remedy.
The text laments wartime destruction across Belgium including hospitals schools and churches. It frames Belgium as weakened yet morally indomitable, condemns German actions and treaty violations, and calls for redress as allied resolve grows amid calls for Liberty measures.
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