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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1906
Page
4
After land fraud trials end and ring leaders imprisoned settlers in interior Oregon will have a fair chance. For 20 years conspiracies kept honest settlers out and rich land kings used thieves to seize land. The public demands restoration of land gained by questionable methods and a new deal to revive interior development.
The piece praises Baker City for its new city hall built of grey stone with a library, jail, council rooms, and assembly hall, calling it a beacon of city spirit. It contrasts Baker with Pendleton, arguing Pendleton could afford an equal city hall and noting Pendleton’s lack of a federal building, urging both cities to invest in dignified public structures.
A Portland committee lists seven chief needs but argues two are pivotal. Focusing on irrigation and river navigation will spur settlement, lower freight, boost home industry, livestock, forests, and roads, triggering broad state development.
The piece argues Oregon sets a pace in enacted laws via initiative and warns against rash measures. It stresses the state’s example shaping national views on popular government and urges careful legislative handling to honor the people’s first word.
If you plan to escape the heat, browse light reading material including a complete set of paper covered books magazines and popular fiction titles. The T Bard Inn Library is open for readers and staff invite inquiries.
The Chinagee Journal notes John D. Rockefeller's wealth aids relatives, contrasting public charity with private help. Lydia Lyons, daughter of Rockefeller kin, faced ruin after a fire on credit. A Cleveland Rockefeller loan of five dollars revived hope for a hard winter on the prairie, while verse from Donnhow's Magazine mixes with the tale of family aid.
A fragmentary verse meditation quotes The Merchant of Venice on mercy and justice. It contrasts the mercy that rules hearts with earthly power, urging restraint in judicial harshness and reminding that mercy elevates rulers above mere sceptered authority.
A Baltimore man famed for floriculture devoted life to flowers. Born to a German florist, Anthony Cook loved roses, introduced geraniums to America, and produced The American Beauty rose. He tended about 6000 rows, grafted up to 16000 buds in a season, and could cut 50 600 blooms in good years. He kept a strict 6 AM start and 7:30 PM bedtime, crediting longevity to his routine.
Queen Margherita of Italy advocates that nations progress through people and childrearing. She praises mothers and cites a movement for large families, aligning with President Roosevelt's stance. European women seek guidance from the United States on family growth. Navigation will halt on the Snake River August 15 due to low water from snowpack and irrigation demand.
The article reports on Mallet's parliamentary testimony estimating national wealth and incomes. It compares the United Kingdom, Prussia, France, and other nations, noting fortunes above £200,000,000 in the UK and varied income taxes. It also cites an approximate US wealth figure around $116 billion based on 1900 income ratios.
A devotional verse pleads divine protection for a loved one from night to day. It invokes God’s watchful care over every moment, praying for safety, guidance, and unwavering love through all hours and paths.
In Howells Prairie and nearby Willamette valley areas cattle are dying after suspected dry feed. Dr. Keeler, a Salem veterinarian, doubts the dry feed link and notes lung and throat disease on post mortems. A Shepherd farm herd of four cows all died since last Wednesday. Samples were sent to Corvallis Agricultural College for analysis.
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