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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1913
Page
4
A fragmentary meditation on spiritual primacy over the body. The speaker urges restraining five robbers to govern the soul, contrasting real substance with worldly illusion, and praising the soul uplifted by others’ care, attributed to Jami.
The piece argues many Mexicans distrust U S mediation in Mexico due to past dollar diplomacy and self serving concessions. It credits President Wilson with genuine disinterested mediation aimed at Mexico’s freedom and prosperity and predicts future approval once understood.
East Oregonian notes Round-up leaders will run grandstand concessions themselves to serve spectators and curb graft. It urges sanitary service in cups and better vending to match the modern show ethos. Reports from Umatilla and Harney counties discuss regional pest issues and a broader Oregon debate.
An editorial criticizes The Oregonian for exaggerating rabbit damage in Umatilla County and calls for factual reporting. It also condemns Max Cohen for legal misconduct and argues for higher professional standards in law and journalism. The piece muses on Turkey, Pendleton’s league prospects, bachelor life, U.S. policy toward Mexico, and the pace of baseball games, urging punctual, decisive action and fewer delays.
Sporting News notes longer intervals between pitches as pitchers stall to deceive batters. The trend rises with many new pitchers who pretend to use the spitball, extending delays beyond prior seasons.
Vernon L Kellogg notes in July Atlantic that French men born 1792 to 1802 showed shrinking average height as they came of age in 1813 and later, due to war draining population. After wars ended, a new generation emerged taller by about one inch, with conscript heights rising from roughly 162.5 cm to 165.5 cm.
A quotation from a historical piece notes a homeowner stating cats are not content despite good food and comfortable sleeping quarters. Another speaker criticizes missing backyard amusement features, specifically a fence, as a key improvement.
A lighthearted remark quotes a Chicago Record-Herald line about challenging a woman to find someone who could fool the speaker. The exchange frames flirtatious banter as a witty courtship moment from an old newspaper voice.
A woman questions her spouse after news that he struck oil, wondering if wealth changes happiness. The exchange hints at strain in a marriage as pride, fear, and unease surface amid unexpected fortune.
A speaker notes it is demanding for a fifty year old woman to conform to high heels, fashionable dresses, and straight fronts. The remark highlights social expectations placed on women regarding appearance for the sake of the children.
The Rev W T Dorward of Milwaukee Tabernacle Baptist church quoted a traveling Scots preacher at a banquet. He said the same Creator who made the vast ocean and mountains also made the dewdrop the pebble and a daisy, illustrating modesty through marvels.
A fragmented OCR reads Christian Harmony and a line about taking one item titled The Mistress. The snippet hints at a narrative or poem fragment involving possession or selection with no clear context or full details available.
A dialogue sketch describes taking the children to church with Mary and choosing which path best suits the speaker's new mauve dress, capturing period voices and domestic humor.
A pretty summer girl laughs and confesses meeting a man on the board walk. Another observer notes a languid sigh as the hat pins are examined up close.
A brief column notes that some women readily accept unbelievable claims while others question them, reflecting on gullibility, judgment, and social attitudes toward belief. The piece contrasts credulity with skepticism in everyday life.
The article argues older men should improve appearance to boost pride and social perception. It favors natural methods like baths, massage, hair growth, and neat dress, while avoiding overt cosmetics. Emphasizes maintaining a youthful spirit through neatness and appropriate aids to counter stooping.
A blunt exchange unfolds as a disinterested man recounts a robber brandishing a revolver and threatening to blow out his brains if he did not comply, framed in a light taunting tone by Miss Sharpley and the speaker. The fragment hints at a crime scene moment within a social set piece.
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