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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1912
Page
4
The East Oregonian advocates Pendleton pass a Walla Walla style garbage ordinance. Residents would use watertight fly proof bins, with thrice weekly pickups May through September and twice during other months. Stable offal must be boxed, waste wagons kept germ free, and collectors licensed with fines from 25 to 1006 dollars for noncompliance.
The article discusses Roosevelt selecting a New Orleans Democrat as permanent chairman of the Southern Moose convention, signaling appeal to Southern support. It comments on Southern Democratic leanings, Roosevelt’s race policy stances, and the broader impact on regional politics amid a divided national field. It also cites Portland and Pendleton backing for an “Oriental” railway line and transport links to Camas Prairie.
Minneapolis jurists and officials report former Fire Chief James P. Canterbury asks for a new trial in the civil suit brought by the city against him. Attorney Albert M. Hall claims Judge Horace Dickinson displayed facial gestures and head shaking during deliberations to bias the verdict of 54,000 and 500 interest against Canterbury. The motion follows Canterbury’s graft acquittal last fall.
The piece describes a Panama Canal Zone scene where Col Goethal’s yellow painted motor car, with rail wheels like a taxicab, is nicknamed the Yellow Peril or Brain Wagon. It notes the car is often empty as it detours to steam shovels, drills, or compressed air equipment.
The fragment describes a worker traversing a dirt-train and rough tracks near a construction area. It compares a morning stroll with Colonel Goethals in the Culebra Cut to walking with Colonel Roosevelt in Rock Creek Park, noting the rough, slippery terrain and varied duties in August.
A cryptic prose piece railes against an elusive object with repeated phrases about its form, integrity, and the force used to control it. The text mocks invincible authority and marks a torn, stamped, and battered crown while pondering its supposed power and the cost paid by many.
In dialogue from New York Weekly, McTiff says he is happy with hotel life at the St. Charlee and St. James, while a friend notes his wife’s reaction and remarks on first-rate experiences. The exchange captures carefree domestic disruption and social dining at premier hotels.
A wedding was held Wednesday evening at 8 o clock at the home of Mrs A R Korte. Miss Karolyn Y Korte became the wife of Albert Sanderman with Rev Dudter of Des Moines officiating. The home was prettily decorated with pine and rose arches for the couple.
Letters from mothers in Rochester and Stoutsville recount relief from menstrual cramps and headaches after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A 13 year old daughter and a 60 year old tester describe dramatic health improvements, with multiple endorsements directed to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company in Lynn, Massachusetts.
Fragmentary wedding scene describes a bride in sik embroidery Marquisette over cream satin and shadow lace, and a groom in black. Quoted snippets reference aging, birthdays, and conversation about money spent to play prince, with odd cultural notes. The text mixes romantic vows with historical chatter and tattered lines.
A vintage advertisement urges young expectant mothers to prepare for childbirth using Mother's Friend. It claims the remedy supports natural changes, keeps breasts ready, aids comfort through the waiting months, and benefits both mother and baby. Bradsfield Regulator Co. of Atlanta offers a free book on expectant mothers.
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