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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1904
Page
4
An independent newspaper in Pendleton Oregon called East Oregonian Publishing Company outlines subscription rates and delivery options. The notice lists daily, weekly, and mail rates with various payment terms and durations.
A damaged text fragment presents a misty domestic verse attributed to Charlotte Elizabeth Welle with phrases about friendship, time, memory, and imagined affection. The garbled OCR yields unclear names and dates, yet a tone of intimate correspondence and nostalgic longing remains.
The piece traces the rise of Japan as a naval power and its siege of Port Arthur, portraying how Western fears of Japanese strength gave way to a dramatic shift in Eastern power. It describes Russia’s failed defenses, Japan’s advances, and the transformed destiny of the Orient as the siege tightens.
The Oregon Sunday Journal runs a striking cartoon showing Oregon as a poised woman with a key labeled Portage Road before a high stone wall labeled Inland Empire. Sunbeams promise trade beyond the gate while the nation debates imperial reach and the need to open commerce, amid editorials and global war commentary.
In Japan, provincial papers print one morning edition with War coverage, cartoons, and ads. Extras follow all day on small slips of paper, often 20 words or less, sold for a few sen. Crowds gather, wearing scant clothing, to buy scoops as dispatches reappear next day with publication timings.
An advertisement urges Hostellers Stomach Bitters from Modern Way by Ure and WebsLoTnMegIa to relieve symptoms including indigestion dyspepsia constipation biliousness heartburn and insomnia. It claims the tonic soothes nerves and aids regulation and urges a fair trial.
The Leeds experiment in government tramway ownership shows a strong profit for the year ending March 25, 1904 with a gross income of 1,403,038 dollars and net surplus after expenses. Far from private operation, the system produced a large surplus turned to city taxes while boosting safety and pay for motormen, amid political pressures on municipal reform.
An elderly Bilimde resident asked a town poet to craft an obituary for a departed friend. The poem declares the friend left this world for the heavenly realm as the clock struck nine. The old man quips that the departed did not stay here long, as reported in the Augusta Constitution.
Promotional notice extols City Brewery Bottled Beer as a healthful summer drink said to offer vigor and purity. It claims the beer is produced in Pendleton, resists temperature changes during shipment, and available in quarts pints and half pints with delivery by telephone numbers 1931 or 1771.
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