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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1919
Page
7
A historical Oregonian fragment shows a postal notice and aging subscription rates. It lists daily and weekly rates for mail and carrier delivery, including yearly and semi weekly options, reflecting old pricing structures and distribution details.
A damaged poetic fragment speaks of hands that labored with coarse ermuta and hearth vessels, weaving talment and wine toward dreams. It hints at a higher task, a mystery of patience, stars, and imminent creation, with symbolic images of a crystal knee and incoming fate.
The piece notes Senator Sheppard's push for a 400 million dollar federal good roads appropriation from 1921 to 1924, citing progress since the Wilson era and a 3500 mile cross country network. It also reports National Wool Growers Association secretary Dr. S W McClure’ s claim of 600 million pounds of wool on hand, enough for 18 months, with future import possibilities from Australia and other markets.
A military commission reviewed battle casualty reports and found only about 28 percent of those listed as missing were dead. About 25 percent were lost from units and returned, 16 percent were prisoners, 36 percent were sick or wounded in hospitals, with two cases presumed dead. The roundup drew strong public praise for its show. Pendleton gains and strikes aside, most places see no strikes. Keep perspective and don’t worry.
Red Virginia creeper leaves signal the approach of the holiday season with shoppers preparing for early Christmas purchases as the weeks ahead bring festive mood and seasonal activities.
The bureau focuses on social and educational work with tentative plans for the Columbia bureau and a mass meeting within two weeks. Hermiston community bureau to be organized tomorrow morning with Mr. Union and Miss Harmon guiding effort until Senta is organized. A wealthy man rarely needs enlightening the world. New street dresses show heavy silk cords, and round collars appear on children's frocks.
An old advertisement for Zemo promises clear healthy skin by removing pimples, blackheads, blotches, eczema and ringworm. It claims easy application, greasy feel, and dependable results, selling from drug stores at 35 cents or a larger bottle from SL. The Ei. W. Rose Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, endorses the product.
County officials and farm agents meet in Columbia to plan the first community farm bureau in the county. A committee of local residents includes Frank Waugeman, J Slings, and E P Phipps to organize the direct bureau as part of a 29-branch county system. The rural church and farm bureau unite with Colombia to form the new bureau network.
London police see a surge of ex army officers enlisting after pay raises. Many ex policemen return while new-comers take duty posts, some wearing decorations once reserved for military officers. A former colonel appears on traffic duty and a day’s roll includes an ex-naval commander and several artillery lieutenants plus an air force captain.
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