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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1910
Page
4
An OCR fragment notes Pendleton Ireland as the post office entry point and mentions second class mail matter and a telephone detail. The legible portion provides limited civic or event context and lacks clear names or dates.
Citizens in eastern Oregon urge Secretary Ballinger to push the Umatilla project extension. They argue public funding and government operation ensure faster reclamation of western lands, with private firms prone to delays and higher risk. The article stresses the region’s entitlement to reclamation funds and urges prompt action.
Senator Chamberlain notes progressives in the middle states and east favor the Oregon system. States push for initiative and referendum to win a direct primary law when legislatures fail. New York’s legislature has refused a direct primary despite urging from Roosevelt and Hughes and acceptance of a partial measure.
The piece critiques Oregon as an exception to political machine control, praising the state for intelligent and independent voters. It argues progressives view Oregon favorably while machine politicians elsewhere condemn the Oregon system, noting other states aspire to imitate it.
Dean Hallowell of Lewiston Normal visits Pendleton, underscoring Oregon’s lack of a state operated normal school. The Lewiston school received 120000 dollars last year, far more than Eastern Oregon normal’s projected funding. Idaho surpasses Oregon in training provision, while Pendleton faces future sidewalk reconstruction with widespread replacement of dilapidated walks.
The text argues that closing basement vents serving as cuspidors would improve the appearance of Martin Street and overall city health by removing access points for waste.
The piece notes Oregon has a lively political campaign but suggests the nationwide contests in Kansas, Iowa, Ohio and Tennessee will be sharper. It also comments that hot weather is unlikely this summer.
A reflective poem contrasts a man’s carefree night out with the narrator’s pity as he imagines the man waking alone at dawn. The verses describe wealth, laughter, masquerade, and the loneliness that follows when money ends, ending with a shouted signoff and initials E. Kiser.
A Washington Herald tease contrasts an interchange about taking a country cousin to either a theatre or vaudeville venue. The tone hints at a clash between preaching in a church and performing on stage, reflecting cultural humor of urban entertainment.
A historical note recalls Ole Roemer’s Paris lecture proving light speed by timing celestial observations. It traces subsequent estimates by Bradley, Pigeau, Foucault, Michelson, and Struve, noting convergence on near 186,500 miles per second based on sun motion and planetary timing.
Roemer’s astronomical breakthrough links light speed to vast cosmic distances. Born 1604 in Aarhus and dying 1710 in Copenhagen, he showed how quickly light travels and how solar and stellar distances unfold. The passage notes his pioneering role in understanding how light traverses infinite space.
In a hospital ward a joking, good natured doctor consoles a dying patient by recalling his own recovery. He tells the man his symptoms mirror his four years ago and promises improvement, prompting the patient to ask who his doctor is as he struggles to speak.
Druggist Koeppen offers a payment if Samose fails to make pale and thin people gain strength. The ad claims Samose blends with food to improve assimilation, restore normal weight, and boost vigor within a short period, urging careful use before starting.
An old inebriate scene depicts a veteran with facial scars from hand to hand combat. A distinguished visitor notices the warrior’s gash and asks for the origin. The veteran’s wife prompts the recount, while the man deflects, and the exchange reveals tensions over memories of wartime marks and a bruising history.
A flushed young man entered the State Courts building with his Chihuahua seeking a license, was sent to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animists, and then hurried to City Hall for a marriage license, declaring his dog needed a license to marry.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe sleep troubles and dubious cures. The text mocks confident people claiming cures for insomnia, noting the irritation of someone who cannot sleep and references a figure reaching a location as a metaphor for delay. The passage ends abruptly with garbled wording.
An old advertisement proclaims a tonic has been used successfully for over seven years to treat floating heartburn headache biliousness sour stomach indigestion cramps diarrhea malaria fever and ague. It claims to be the best option and invites readers to try a bottle, noting availability at all druggists.
The article recounts a reader’s sleeplessness and failed remedies described by David H. Dage in August Lippinecott's piece. The man distrusts mathematical stunts to soothe nerves and recalls how odd, daydream-like images delay sleep, while deliberate inventions worsen brain activity.
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