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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1912
Page
5
A statewide push promotes agricultural education and farming as a remedy for urban drift. Oregon aims to expand high school courses and favor the Oregon Agricultural College, arguing agricultural training dignifies work and guides young people to farm management, though land cost remains a major barrier for aspiring farmers.
The article argues reformers face stiff objections yet urges reform through taxing sources of wealth rather than wealth itself. It holds that land must be made accessible, repeopling farms hinges on easier returns, and warns future generations may adopt these teachings after resisting them now.
Portland Journal discusses a Republican platform plank to extend the presidential term to six years, bar re election for former presidents, require electoral college members be elected by district, and have the Senate president oversee counting the electors. It argues the current duel for votes is unworthy of the nation’s leaders and cites arguments for changing tenure as a response to a partisan scramble.
Roosevelt calls Taft slow and cowardly while William brands Teddy a liar and would be dictator. The heated exchange marks a first close scrap, making ordinary political confrontation seem tame by comparison.
The stokers on the Olympic objected to taking chances on drowning and were jailed for mutiny, reflecting harsh government precedent and signaling a stance against such coercive measures.
In a Saturday Evening Post feature, Sam Jackson, former East Oregonian editor and Portland publisher of the Oregon Journal, visits Pendleton with a Virginia cousin named Norman. A telegram to Mrs. Jackson says Norman will join, prompting surprise when a “woman with me” message leads to tension and a startled reveal.
Colorado Springs report says Geo. W. Carter of Denver tendered a cent beer check to Justice O. R. B. Dunning for a marriage fee. On being corrected he blushed and confessed he had never done such a thing before. He exchanged a $5 gold piece for the beer check. Even a barber can't always judge a man by his mug.
A political essay argues that opposition to woman suffrage proves its necessity, noting social progress with women entering education commerce and professions. It cites dozens of statistics on women’s colleges graduates physicians lawyers clergymen and workers, contrasting past limits with present opportunity and economic dependence on female labor.
A reader shares drying dresses over a coat hanger to keep shape and hanging evenly. Another reader notes nuts settling at the bottom of nut cake, a common baking disappointment.
An urging preview endorses Mother's Friend to prepare the expectant mother and body for childbirth. It claims smoother labor, better physical condition, and a healthier baby, urging use of the product sold via drug stores and offering a free booklet from Bradfield Regulator Co of Atlanta Georgia.
A Hazleton, Pennsylvania huckster, M. Kruhasen, escaped a robbery when a horse bolted and frightened off a masked highwayman on the road between Hazleton and Stockton. The incident disrupted the route as the robber fled into the countryside.
Mobile Alabama woman describes seven years of womanly trouble. After surgery she improved briefly but relapsed. She credits Cardus with restoring her appetite and sleep, noting doctors say she looks better. Cardul advertised as a longused remedy for female ailments.
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