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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1901
Page
2
A new shop opened in the Max Baer building known as the Blue Front offering a complete line of mens and boys clothing gents furnishings hats trunks and valises. Customers are invited to inspect goods and compare prices.
Fragmentary OCR shows a 1901 East Oregonian issue with pricing for daily weekly and semi weekly publications. It lists Geer county area and rates for different editions, including monthly and per cent terms, with faded line items and unclear figures.
East Oregonian correspondent reports a four man Portland faction Graham Gleam Jr Jonathan Bourne Jr Henry McGinn and Walter Matthews have joined to control the party in the coming campaign Their aims are to challenge Simon and thwart Dolph and Corbett as the district braces for a dirty political fight The piece also recalls Daniel Decatur Emmett and the origins of the song Dixie with a lengthy local anecdote
Pendleton citizens praised the summer sprinkler program of 1901 and suggested extending funding through general taxation. The article argues the service benefits all residents and that noncontributing supporters should share costs, urging the council to levy a tax to sustain the practice.
City leaders propose early action to shape spending and tax payer burdens for the coming year. The plan emphasizes essential city services and notes sprinkling carts in operation as a key benefit without reducing funds. An English report cites a 6 percent death rate for wounded in South Africa and warns of 25 percent deaths among unwounded children in concentration camps. Peach crop in the eastern belt is projected at 756 million bushels this year with high quality fruit anticipated.
The text argues that without wealth and trade a society could only produce basics like oats. It envisions no demand beyond oatmen, no ability to buy or sell, and everyone forced to produce for survival. It concludes that such a system would be worse off than Indians with room and a game preserve nearby.
A circular from the Ohio State Board of Commerce outlines plans to push legislation for municipal self government, a statewide tax reform with local option, uniform public accounting, and broader government efficiency. The board argues reforms should come through next year’s legislature, with nearby states showing similar trends.
The piece critiques extreme thrift as a vice, citing John T Gideon’s argument that saving without spending limits capital accumulation. It contends the industrious saver may be as pivotal to wealth as the spender and urges practical steps to curb excessive frugality.
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