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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
4
Public domain listing shows the East Oregonian Publishing Co pricing for daily and weekly subscriptions, including mail and carrier delivery options. It notes sales points, bureau addresses in Washington and Chicago, United Press Association membership, and postal classification details.
A fragment from Archibald Sullivan appears in Smart Set, reflecting on rain, dark, daisies growing, and the world forgetting weary feet and idle passage through life. The lines evoke nature and indifference to human movement.
Expert J o h n s o n recently reviewed Umatilla County records and praised the county’s finances. He cited a balance of 70 490 74 in the treasury, registered indebtedness, uncalled warrants, and assessed valuation over 342 000 600, stating the county is run by business-minded officials and has strong public support for those in office.
An exhortation to Oregon sheepmen noting losses of about $600,000 from low wool prices this spring and summer. The piece urges patience, warns against temporary market manipulation by buyers and commission houses, and argues wool will regain value like gold, urging producers to hold and not fear.
A Time report on Chicago infant deaths asserts that 66 percent of children under one year died in July due to ignorance and poor care. It cites filthy homes, improper feeding, and unhealthy milk as key factors.
A harsh critique laments failing health care and education systems in Amietila and Pen- Weton counties. It argues per capita neglect fuels preventable deaths of young people, urging immediate action to end child misery. Strong rhetoric targets society and officials, blaming ignorance for looming social burdens.
Dr W J McGee, secretary of the inland waterways commission, discusses the annual 200 trillion cubic feet of water that fall on the United States. He explains water as the basis of prosperity, its role in prices and production, and outlines how Mississippi River waters cycle through the land and back to the sea, highlighting conservation and usage for mankind.
The city and county of Los Angeles California approved issuing 3 600 000 in bonds to fund road construction. Citizens view road building as a business matter and will proceed without state or federal help, expecting value increases and stronger real estate demand from improvements.
The Umatilla Morrow district fair celebrates securing Signor De Caprio's fine bind for the upcoming event. The music company provided the first fair's entertainment and was a leading attraction. Patrons are assured of good music, a key part of the program.
The legislature will elect George EF Chamberlain to the U S Senate. He was regularly elected by Oregon voters and the majority of legislators are pledged to support the people's choice, reflecting republican governance in action.
The text argues Republicans carry Oregon by a large margin, urging continued GOP voting and loyalty to the party’s will. It asserts Republicans hold clear majority support and predicts little doubt about the chosen path, encouraging conformity with the party line.
A garbled OCR fragment shows political language and disjointed phrases about a Democrat and Republicans with no coherent event, names, locations, or dates readable. The text does not present a identifiable person, organization, or action to summarize into a news item.
A reflective poem on youth ambition and aging, contrasting craving for fame and wealth with the growth of self control. It notes a widening world beyond childish toys, as adults seek lasting inner clarity and purpose.
Mrs Julia Ward Howe, president of the New England Woman Suffrage Association, writes to the London Times defending equal suffrage in America. She cites growth in support, the expansion of suffrage associations, and petitions in states like New York Michigan Massachusetts and Ontario. Howe argues opposition is waning and notes conservative and liquor interests as obstacles.
A Nebraska poet Will Maupin recalls how he initially called his wife's mother “Say,” then “Grandma” in his first year of marriage. The exchange, shared in Everybody's Magazine, highlights comic fear of the term Mother-in-law and the humor of changing family titles.
Japanese press answers Representative Richmond Peirson Hobson’s Denver speech with measured commentary. The Japan Chronicle notes a shift in his stance since Kobe visits, questioning why his antipathy to Japan arose after his Kobe engagement with the YMCA. For Rent store room Majin street East Oregonian building. Apply at office.
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