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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1903
Page
9
In a midwestern reflection the author extols corn as a universal resource for food, shelter, fuel, and clothing, arguing it enabled independence and civilization. Hogs and corn are framed as central to the American project, with corn emblematic of national identity and self-reliance, critiquing a Kansas teacher for not valuing corn.
Ray Stannard Baker discusses The Conquest of the Forest, noting a vast 2500 mile long Western wood, 200 miles wide, over 6000 years old. He warns of massive waste from lumbering, high freight rates, and market limits, urging careful logging to prevent fires and preserve timber as demand grows.
Horse 81 at Iluakeween Lakewood New Jersey April 24 marks the Lakewood Country Club’s first annual show opening today as a premier spring event. Exhibits compare with major metropolitan displays and include a pony exhibit and a public coach from Liberty. Notable organizers include Mrs Geo 2% ney, F Collier, Irving Bush, Lawrence Waterbury and M Henry W Selec, with judging to continue tomorrow.
Tonight at the Manhattan hotel a notable luncheon by the ton Society of New York honors Judge William R. Day of the United States Supreme Court. Senator citizens of the Buckeye state are among those invited to attend.
The Humane Society reports George and Florence Migge aged 6 and 7 were removed from John Earl on Washington avenue in St Louis charged with mistreatment. George bears deep facial injuries and a severed lip with missing teeth while Florence shows burns and a scalp wound. Earl and his wife, touring patent medicine show performers, allegedly punished the children for not performing acrobatic feats. The case follows intervention after guardianship concerns at an orphanage.
A Ruskin University unit arrived in Chicago via the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific line then shifted to Northwestern tracks at Sixteenth Street and proceeded to Glen Ellyn for permanent rotation. Four baggage cars and two passenger coaches carried the university party from Trenton Missouri. The faculty accompanying ten students includes Walter Vrooran, George McArthur Miller, and W. A. Rickenbrodt.
Fragmentary notes describe delegates at a gathering in Alabama on April 24 to restate and oversee conversion rites for a group within the Young people of Christian Endeavor. Details are unclear due to damaged text and garbled OCR.
Reports show the society in Alabama in splendid condition with gains in membership since the last state convention. The informally opened gathering runs in Beaston through Sunday with distinguished speakers including Dr Francis E Clark of Boston founder of the Endeavor movement J W Shipley of Chattanooga and Rev R A Moore of Birmingham.
Railroads report strong passenger demand for May travel to New Orleans for the Confederate Veterans United Sons and Daughters reunions. The Southeastern Passenger Association offers a one cent per mile rate, expected to attract thousands from the Southeast and Southwest and many from the North. Carriers are already prepping to manage the surge in traffic.
In a terse domestic exchange Parmer Corntussie tells his wife he should have specified the exact date when he prayed for rain. The wife asks what is amiss and he responds that the sain did not arrive, while admitting the need for more precise timing.
A Kentucky editor condemns seven people shot and one stabbed in the state, with two wounded and others in danger. He denounces barbarism and laments a distorted self image, urging reform and a public awakening as preachers call for action. Bardstown Record
More than 20 delegates and visitors attend the thirteenth suntan convention of the Travelers Protective Association in St Louis. The gathering formally opens with President J B Caldwell presiding. Ministers of great importance to the fraternity are to be considered as the convention sits two days, with entertainment arranged for delegates and visiting ladies.
An advertisement proclaims a cough may be more than a simple cold and that Scott's Emulsion cures the underlying inflammation. It claims the product heals inflamed tissues where the cold took root and prevents relapse. A free sample is offered upon request from Scott & Bowne of Pearl Street New York.
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