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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1903
Page
4
An early 20th century subscription and delivery notice lists rates for six month and one year mailings, with weekly edition options. It notes carriers and subscriptions, inscribed in a local Pendleton Oregon context with publishing details and distribution addresses.
The piece muses on duty as opportunity to shape character, cites Whittaker and London as examples of modern careers, and reflects on religion, war, and leadership. It notes Portland's growth plans, Oregon traffic disputes, and Central Oregon road-building sentiment, urging self-reliance and enterprise.
The piece denounces long standing corruption in government contracts for Indian supplies, detailing San Francisco merchants' monopoly and freight waste. It urges exploration of Portland Los Angeles and other hubs, calls for thorough investigation beyond the postal department, and stresses saving public funds amid varied bids and graft.
In modern history terms, diplomatic circles report a covert czarist maneuver that undermines Chinese authority. The plan reportedly makes Russian territory touch the Indian frontier near King Edward era lines, signaling a major realignment of influence in Asia.
A fragmented verse describes various oblique epitaphs and faded reputations found in a large city cemetery. It mentions a mix of historical scandals, accidents, and old professions, all now at rest, with cryptic allusions to tragic or sensational deeds embedded in a surreal walk past the gravestones.
The Tuamotu island group faces repeated Pacific gales flooding the atolls and drowning several residents. The 8k in losses last January and damage aboard the steamer Excelsior followed by renewed swells have residents fearing higher death tolls. Some islands were submerged forcing inhabitants to climb cocoanut trees as homes and copra were destroyed. The storm coincided with Bastille Day celebrations here.
A fragment from August National displays a somber meditation on autumn woods and a stormy landscape. The speaker1s home appears tested by wanderings and fading light as the pine woods draw the sunset near.
A new WA Linn biography recounts Horace Greeley as generous yet returns to firm stance when pressed by solicitors. One tale shows a persistent subscription hawker in Greeley’s sanctum. the editor, weary, demands a single sentence and refuses to give.
A torn quote from the San Francisco Star records a mild rebuke about there being too few people going to a place, with Greeley described as a Universalist and a remark attributed to Mr. Linn. The fragment reflects limited context and does not provide a full incident.
A Plymouth reunion brought 700 to 800 descendants of John Alden together to honor the Mayflower passenger. Alden, a magistrate and signer of the 1620 Mayflower compact, was celebrated as a sturdy, influential figure in early Massachusetts. The event recalls his role and the rugged lineage shaping American citizenship. Miss Martha Munson of Kwace suffered serious injuries in a Monday accident.
A testimonial to Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets notes the medicine cures female weakness, restores regularity, relieves inflammation, and aids maternity recovery. It cites a Virginia case where symptoms improved within days and praises the medicines as the best in the world.
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