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Pendleton Eagle Valley News

Location

Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1908

Page

4

Pendleton daily rates and press bureaus listed

The notice provides pricing for daily and weekly subscriptions by mail and carrier, mentions multiple time periods, and lists the Oregon press offices and bureaus in Portland and Chicago. It identifies the paper as the East Oregonian Publishing Co and notes United Press Association membership.

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Simple Heart Lyrics Praise Poem Within Accessible Tone

A compact verse praising a singer who values simple dreams over lofty themes. The speaker extols a true poet who shares heartfelt songs openly, avoiding complex riddles and guiding listeners with a plain, earnest tune. The imagery centers on a heart string used as a fiddle to express authentic feeling.

Baker City men push for Eagle Creek national park

Baker City business leaders backed by Professor H B Smith urge a federal national park on Eagle Creek in the Eagle mountains region about 40 miles from Baker City Oregon. Smith's fossil findings and the completion of the Eagle Creek railroad fuel their case for preservation of Northwest natural beauty for the American people.

Spokesman-Review Baker City Eagle Mountains Baker County Orc Eagle Creek H. B. Smith Smith Eagle Crek Northwest

Railroads face claims to raise freight rates amid rising earnings

President Ripley of Santa Fe and Vice President Brown of New York Central urged higher freight charges or wage cuts, despite official data showing railroads boosted passenger, mail, express, and other revenues. Interpreting earnings per mile rose through 1907 and surplus funds near 449 million supports the tension between shippers and carriers.

Ripley Santa Fe Brown New York Central Chicago Association of Commerce Chicago Shippers’ Association Interstate Commerce Commission

Call for Waterways Upgrade to Replace Rail Transport

The piece argues that railways overcharge and threaten reductions, urging immediate national river and harbor improvements. A continuous plan with annual, adequate funding would create cheap transport and a freight regulator that rail firms cannot defy, benefiting producers, shippers, and receivers.

Brown National Rivers and Harbors Congress

Span of a Woman's Life Recalls Changing America

An exchange notes Rhoda Augusta Thompson, the last pensioner daughter of a Revolutionary War soldier, died in her 87th year. It reflects on a life spanning vast social and technological change from stagecoaches to railroads, and from limited female work to women’s higher education and political presence in national conventions.

Commissioner of Pensions Rhoda Augusta Thompson Continental Army

Taxes Hidden in Plain Sight

A brief note argues national taxes are not direct but still come from the masses, highlighting the hidden burden on everyday people.

Oregonian Silence Sparks Republican Party Fray

The Portland paper faces backlash for its coverage as critics call the Oregonian disloyal to voters and describe its stance as a seared unaubetantial shadow shaping the party discourse.

The Portland Oregonian Oregonian Republican Party

Water system investment touted as self funding

A report argues that spending 250000 to build a mountain water supply near Pendleton will pay for itself, claiming the municipal investment is a remarkable feature and will yield long term savings and reliability for residents.

Buling Litte Pendleton

Song of the Pilgrim Soul Verse by Henry Van Dyke

The text urges marching on with faith and respect for the past. It calls readers to follow historic creeds as milestones guiding youth toward truth, urging steadfast progress and reflection on lessons learned.

Vanillin Debate Impacts French Vanilla Trade

Consul Dreher cites French colonial reports showing vanilline use outstrips vanilla in strength while France pays no duty on vanilline. He notes vanilline price drop from 6.85 to 3.33 per pound since 1876 and argues a law should ban fraudulent vanilline use, not prohibit it outright.

Julius D. Dreher Tahiti Society Islands France

A Song of Stars by Clarence Army

A poem where twilight at a mountain sky junction breathes softly as stars awaken and travelers hope for a safe home. A country lad whistles as stars multiply and the heavens glow. Sheep bells sound near the fold while sails dance toward home under a moonlit calm.

Clarence

Deep Breathing Pointers From Early Exercise Text

A fragment outlines three breathing types in the body the chest upper breath the middle breath and their roles in breathing techniques. The source presents an instructional tone with brief descriptions of how each breath fills the body.

Deep breathing cures for women and Hankow power

The piece notes women often breathe from the chest and neglect full lung expansion, urging deep daily breaths with proper posture to combat illness and nervous disorders. It also reports Vice Consul Albert Pontius describing Hankow's new $360,000 electric light works owned entirely by Chinese, with a 25,000 candle power capacity set to supply current in August.

Medical Magazine Albert W. Pontius Hankow

Harriman's Victory in Railroad Struggle Surfaces

The San Francisco Star comments on the Harriman Gould clash, noting Harriman has absorbed Gould’s eastern lines after Gould failed to raise 5 million to cover notes. The piece predicts Western Pacific will not oppose Southern Pacific this year, praises monopoly as an evolution toward public railroad ownership, and sees Harriman as an advance agent of change.

The San Francisco Star Harriman Gould George Gould Mississippi Atlantic St. Louis Pacific Coast Har Western Pacific Southern Pacific Hill Harriman T

German meat report shows 1998 first quarter slaughter totals

Consul H J Dunlap of Cologne reports the German empire first quarter 1998 slaughter figures for domestic consumption. Horses mules 35987 oxen 138913 bulls and steers 107860 cows 42053 calves 1149742 hogs 4418014 sheep 446150 goats 126936. Prices mostly steady with small district variations and a general slight rise in livstock values.

H. J. Dunlap Cologne Bureau of Meat Inspection German Empire Lvesatock

Less Beef and More Bacon Sent to England

The London Meat Trades Journal reports UK imports from the US and Canada fell 18 percent in the first five months of the year versus last year and 29 percent from 1906. Refrigerated beef shipments dropped by 404,479 hundredweight while bacon rose by 347,298 hundredweight, driven by larger US consignments and weaker Canadian imports.

London Meat Trades’ Journal United Kingdom United States Canada

Cost of government per capita rises sharply in early 20th century

The article notes that government costs rose from about $1.50 per person to over $10, pushing average taxes to roughly $26 per person or $609 per family. It frames rising fiscal burden as an ongoing trend and hints at public concern over taxation.

Prairie Wheat Crop Seen At Record Level In Canada

A Toronto press report estimates this season's wheat crop at 125 million bushels for Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. The yield is heavy and dairy sales are rising. Eastern factories run more actively but still need more machinery to meet the agricultural prosperity demand.

Canada Toronto Prairie Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta

Sawmill in Corvallis Plans Major Capacity Increase

In Corvallis, the local sawmill owners announce a large expansion of their plant, reflecting heightened building activity in the town. Corvallis was among the early dry towns in the state.

Corvallis

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