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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1914
Page
4
A commemorative note asserts a universal debt owed to humanity, reflecting on shared progress and responsibility. It emphasizes enduring gratitude and the duty to continue contributing to peace, rights, and welfare for all people worldwide.
In the Mexican crisis the United States shifts from a watching stance to a firmer one. Huerta’s insults to the U S signal potential action, with Tampico and Vera Cruz blockades and the flag salute demand looming. If force is used it would target seaports and coastwise operations, possibly aiding rebels over a broader Mexican battle.
Secretary of state criticizes the coastwise subsidy plank on the Baltimore platform as false and dangerous. He contrasts it with the old principle opposing subsidies and privilege, arguing the new plank violates a canal treaty and promotes monopoly. The piece comments on Bryan's supporters who defend the subsidy and national honor while breaking treaties.
An experimental dyeing method injects pigment at the root to color wood in standing trees with some taking up to three gallons in two days. Ready for interior work, the branched method aims for quick, marked results. In Basel, concerns over tooth decay spurred a municipal dental clinic since 1912. Meanwhile UC’s mail courses reach seven thousand in dentistry and six thousand in agriculture.
A Chicago News piece mocks the London Times for its tepid baseball coverage of Giants versus White Sox. It notes a dramatic 10th inning homer by Crawford after a 4 to 2 Giants lead and highlights Merkle as a brilliant contributor, underscoring American enthusiasm for the game.
Chicago News reports Jack Rowe describes a poker cheating scheme where a confederate signals two pairs by two fingers on the table edge and five fingers for a full hand. The victim, realizing the scheme, attacked with a whisky bottle after two fingers indicated two pair. The next day the cheater visited the hospital confessing luck and fingers lost.
The New York Tribune reports that Egyptian cotton seed pests threaten seed imports for planting in Arizona, halting reception of a seed consignment. The piece notes broader implications for American Africa cotton relations and ongoing colonial efforts by Britain and Germany in Africa.
Fragmentary financial report notes income and disbursements, dividends, taxes, and reserves. It references profits, increases in value, and risk figures, with figures in dollars and percentages, and mentions Oregon for the year. The readable portion shows totaled income and expenditures and capital stock details amidst garbled OCR.
The prospect of vast water storage and irrigation on the Upper Nile for promoting African cotton is dampened by the discovery of malignant insects in the African cotton belt. This undermines the assumed pest-free advantage over American fields, leveling the competition with Britain and Egypt watching closely.
The article compares Panama canal excavations with annual anthracite coal output in Pennsylvania. From 1904 to 1912 inclusive the average net tons produced totaled about 1.6 million, with a long ton measuring at least one cubic yard in the vein, implying annual output near 90 million tons of coal.
The passage notes that coal mining requires vast earth removal with 106,000,000 cubic yards of rock and refuse alongside coal, plus 12,000,000 cubic yards of strippings annually. It compares tunnel drainage work to the Panama Canal by implying annual excavation exceeds the canal’s yardage.
A shopper confirms securing a couple of tickets for an upcoming event. The note reflects casual chatter about attendance and anticipation for the outing.
A neighborhood raffle prompts local chatter as residents discuss aid for the less fortunate. A quoted remark from a resident jokes about unwanted generosity while others call for practical help and community support.
In a planning note, Corvallis will construct fifty blocks of paving this year. Mrs. Howard claps and asks John how much he will give, highlighting a light moment amid the municipal project.
An advertisement touts Ely’s Cream Balm and Ely’s Dream Balm as instant remedies for clogged nostrils, head colds, and catarrh. It claims rapid relief from nasal blockage, headaches, and runny nose by applying a small amount in the nostrils, with promises of immediate soothing relief.
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