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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1905
Page
4
The East Oregonian list of subscription rates by mail and weekly options includes daily and weekly terms. Notices warn advertisers that copy must arrive by the preceding day and highlight ongoing fights over saloon policy and taxes amid a critical editorial stance.
A critical letters page denounces local papers for defending saloon interests in Umatilla county. It argues law must be enforced against saloons in Weston and other towns, urging readers to condemn protected crime and demand sobriety and order from merchants and press alike.
A critical piece compares postbattle camp followers to scheming vandals who claim glory, and then cites the Sunday Morning Tribune. It criticizes the paper for shifting stance after moral forces compelled saloon leaders to submit to law and argues against impudence and arrogance in defense of themselves.
An Oregon writer denounces Harriman and the Union Pacific Rail road policy. The piece accuses Harriman of neglecting interior Oregon while profiting from state resources. It calls for future rail expansion to match other lines and warns Oregonians will seek alternatives.
Pennsylvania lawmakers authorize a mounted state constabulary with 220 officers plus staff, funded by a 495000 dollar appropriation. Captain John Croome is named chief. The move follows costly National Guard use and aims to replace untrained deputies with a trained mounted police force inspired by Canadian and Spanish models.
The article outlines New Mexico territory land facts with about 78 million acres 122000 square miles. Of this over 62 million acres remain public domain six million are in forest reserves and Indian and military lands and 7.6 million acres are grants from pre annexation Spanish or Mexican governments. Approximately 6 million acres or 8.6 percent are farming land most fenced. Cultivated or improved land totals about 400000 acres or about 1 1/3 acres per person. Of this 16000 acres lie within Indian reservations and about 320000 acres are irrigated. Irrigated area has grown since 1490 according to the Denver Pool. Lone Fir cemetery near Portland has served as the Chinese burial ground for four decades.
A historical account describes the Congo pygmies as diminutive, nomadic forest people who hunt, steal, and form small family clusters. They live in leaf-thatched huts, with men typically having one wife, and build separate huts as children grow. Their culture features a rough dialect, musical dances, a single drum, lip ornaments, and unclothed forest living. Two body types exist: reddish brown and black skinned groups. Adults average around four feet seven inches for men and four feet two inches for women, with distinctive facial and body traits noted by observers.
Beckles of Commercial National Bank Chicago notes annual crop review based on 1100 banks across the grain and cotton belt. Reports herald higher yields and stronger money demand while wheat, corn, and cotton show gains. Oklahoma and Louisiana see mixed results as overall banking activity and new industries expand.
The Chicago Livestock World notes demand for good agricultural land has shrunk westward supply to small fractions over the last decade. In the Staked Plain area of Texas several million acres remain, priced around $1 per acre, but irrigation is essential. Water is available via wells but pumping limits irrigation. Rainfall in the Panhandle has improved, and farmers are more crop minded than years ago.
The Financia! Age cites a preliminary Labor Bureau investiga tion into living costs based on retail prices. A full report will be released late in August. Early data suggest a slight drop in staple food prices over the past year, supporting a prior bulletin issued before the last election.
The text discusses a bulletin issued before an election claiming a fall in living costs. It argues the figures may be prepared for public purposes and criticizes reports that seek to show a decrease. The piece notes potential bias and the use of statistics to influence labor and public opinion.
The Pope's solicitious sisters of Pius X confront a looming departure from Castel Gandolfo as he remains in Rome. They weigh a move to Venice, seek to join him, and fear losing their role and daily prayers while awaiting a possible call. The Vatican divides over policy as the family debates future residence. The New York Sun notes city attorney information in Kansas City against George W Mayer and William Shaw over selling coal oil and jaspe line via abort measures.
A fragmentary advertisement offers building material of every description with a claim of best quality for winter use. It mentions WOOD FIBER PLUS and promotes availability for customers who have yet to visit.
Time and Tide Wait Por No N notes anxiety over unreliable watches and promotes guaranteed timepieces as affordable, reliable, and worth testing against higher priced brands. Demonstrates emphasis on punctuality and value in a concise sales teaser.
Unrestricted forest reserve scrip offered at low market prices. Enables title to open range farm and grazing of degraded land in any quantity. No residence or improvements required. Address H. M. Hamilton Portland Oregon.
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