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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1908
Page
4
The East Oregonian announces its status as a county official paper published in Pendleton Oregon with weekly and daily editions. It lists subscription rates for mail and carrier delivery, addresses for Oregon News Co in Portland and national bureaux, and notes Yearly and six month terms. The notice also states postal classification and membership in the United Press Association.
A fragmented line from a poem or prose reflects on enduring hardship and hopeful resilience, praising a steadfast figure as a victor amid struggle and bearing consoling, sincere hope.
The piece argues for rigorous autoist training and examinations before licensing. It contrasts railway practice, where engineers undergo thorough testing, with cars, where half a day of training often suffices. It warns that untrained drivers threaten public safety on streets and urges states to require real training, practice, and judgment before permitting automobile operation.
A Montana sales surge showed Oregon wool could have earned up to 690000 dollars more from a 17000000 pound clip, countered by a Tribune Sunday interview denying the East Oregonian report and preserving the woodlayer position despite competitive pressures.
The East Oregonian defends its first story and pressures the Tribune to reveal the interviewed sheepman’s name. It criticizes the Tribune’s editor and asserts the paper aims to secure fair prices for Oregon wool, signaling possible further evidence of woolbuyer collusion.
The article likens an ancient magician goat to modern electric travel, noting how readerly depictions of rail lines and streetcars in cities like Portland Seattle and Vancouver presage contemporary transportation. It celebrates how fantasies foretold today’s conveniences and comforts through transportation.
The Oregonian argues Taft and the Republican ticket in Oregon cannot win under W. M. Coke as state chairman. Fulton supporters are accused of harming party unity and turning Oregon toward a Democratic tilt.
Orjaen Swett Marden notes a rising trend among physicians toward mental healing and suggestion over drug use. He cites experiences of prominent doctors who rely more on encouragement, attitude, and metaphysical healing, with many reducing reliance on medicines as faith in drugs wanes.
The text discusses the metaphysical movement in lecture courses hindered by over-serious followers and charlatans. It argues the movement’s basic principle opens new possibilities for mental and physical improvement, aiming to bring untold blessings to the world.
A list of state nicknames is provided with many misspellings and errors. It includes Alabama as Plantation State, Arkansas Bear State, California Goulden State, Colorado Centennial State, Connecticut Nutmeg State, Delaware Blue Hen State, Florida Peninsula State, Georgia Cracker State, Indiana Hoosier State, Kentucky Blue Grass State, Louisiana Pelican State, Maine Pine Tree State, Maryland Old Line State, Massachusetts Old Bay State, Michigan Wolverine State, Minnesota Gopher State, Mississippi Bayou State, Missouri Bullion State, Montana Singed Cat State, Nebraska Antelope State, Nevada Silver State, New Hampshire Grinile State, New Jersey Garden State, New York Empire State, North Carolina Old North State, Ohio Buckeye State, Oregon Beaver State, Pennsylvania Keystone State, Rhode Island Little Rhody, South Carolina Palmetto State, Texas Lone Star State, Utah Honey Bee State, Vermont Green Mountain State, Virginia Old Dominion, West Virginia Panhandle State, Wisconsin Badger State.
Herbert Gabriel and Charles Motger from Wyoming aim to ride from Chicago to New York in ten days covering at least 100 miles daily. The wager between Jim OLeary and Harry Gill centers on whether a horse can average 100 miles a day for ten days. OLeary offers $1000 and the horses to the Cowboys if he wins.
A garbled excerpt celebrates Welsh college football culture with shouted cheers and invented phrases. It suggests introducing the college yell to England to boost youth morale, noting Aberystwyth students rally when their team plays and implying the power of a spirited chant.
The excerpt mocks literary contracts and pricing with a chorus of counting and stage direction. It includes a brief note about a New York Times item and a Sandpoint bar robbery report where a bartender was shot during a hold up by a man about 40.
A brief line notes money circumstances and comments on opinions, stating the bartender has not been arrested and arguing that it is better to hold a poor opinion than none at all.
A discussion of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription as enduring, honest remedies. The text touts the medicines' known compositions, superior curative qualities, broad popularity, and lack of alcohol, urging readers to choose proven, reputable products over fads. It cites widespread use and long-standing trust among users.
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