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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1903
Page
4
The notice lists subscription rates for mail and carrier delivery, including weekly, semi weekly, and monthly options. It notes the newspaper is published by East Oregonian Publishing Company and sold at Portland stands, with mailing and payment terms and second class postage details.
A fragmentary poem honors George McNeil and a figure named Christie. It speaks of duty to men, peace and plenty, and a dawn of light beyond gloom. The verse envisions burdens lifting, renewed song, and goodwill in a timeless, reflective mood.
Pendleton is presented as the preferred location for the Women of Wonder head clerk and grand guardian offices. The article argues Pendleton’s central Pacific Coast position, daily mail service, rail connections, and member distribution would optimize communication and operations for the growing order.
The discussion notes over $30,000 invested by Women of Woodcraft in Pendleton sewer work and asserts the city’s future rests on farming and stock raising with growing manufacturing wealth. It cites wheat yield, miller demand, and irrigation potential, urging nonpartisan governance, efficient city service, and careful public appointments. It also reports on a circus license conflict and remarks on President Roosevelt and Grand Army of the Republic tensions, with a courtroom remark on gender dynamics.
A Brooklyn couple from 1899 era is described in a clipped account where a young drug clerk says his wife, a strong 23 year old, returned late and struck him at the stairs leading to a quarrel that escalated after he confronted her at the head of the stairs. He recounts further blows as the night progressed.
Nevada Senator recounts Mark Twain apprentice days as Carson City reporter during a city council meeting chaired by a pompous official who orders a record expunged. Twain jokes that the expunged matter should be worn under the chairman’s hat, prompting amusement from the reporters and locals.
A new bullet and sword proof fabric was tested in a military hospital. A dead body was dressed in the cloth by a uniform maker and withstood several attempts to pierce it. Six shots were fired at the attired body, all bullets were stopped by the cloth with no detectable mark.
A young female teacher near Elk City Oklahoma defends her classroom against patrons who threaten punishment at the schoolhouse. An armed assailant is repelled by the teacher who stands firm with a shotgun as others retreat. The incident underscores the teacher's resolve and danger faced in a small community.
Engineer Warbey who led the Lowe special engine in Los Angeles Saturday receives 450 dollars for his displayed skill. He beat the schedule by nine minutes on the 60 mile San Bernardino to Los Angeles run, covering the distance in 62 minutes with rapid one mile per 30 seconds segments.
The article notes Germany leads in piano manufacture with 435 factories, 146 in Berlin. A fine Stradivarius style instrument costs about 250 dollars, and exports jumped from 1,000 annually to 6,110,000 in two years. Britain, Argentina, Belgium, Australia, Russia, and Holland are key buyers. Separately, the American Live Stock Association meets August 12–13 at the World’s Fair grounds and Southern hotel in St Louis.
South Dakota reconsiders open-door divorce laws as residents note strategy backfires. State courts and voters push back against out-of-state residency tricks used to secure divorces. Branded as a response to increasing cases, the movement aims to tighten domicile rules to curb tolls on bonds and preserve local stability.
A testimonial claims a chronic bronchitis was cured by the Gallen Medical Discovery after trying climate and other medicines. It warns dealers may offer substitutes as “just as good” and urges sending stamps to Dr. R. V. Pierce for The People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser, Buffalo, New York.
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