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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1910
Page
4
The notice lists weekly and four month subscriptions for the Daily East Orewa News Co with price details. It notes a security office on Meath Street and that the paper is officially registered as a city and county publication.
A state wide sentiment opposes using the initiative for county division. The Orchard county draft gerrymandered lines to include Weston Athena and Pendleton Wenaha Springs, angering Umatilla County residents. Authors urge voting down all division bills and letting those affected settle divisions directly.
A strain against the commissioner emerges as Democrats in Oregon back an accepted candidate for railroad commissioner, signaling broad party support for the pick. The scene underscores party cohesion in appointing a railroad regulator aligned with GOP and business interests.
The article lauds Assessor C. P. Strain for integrity and courage, noting his three consecutive reelections in a Republican county. It argues the railroad commissionShould be led by high integrity officials free from partisan influence, suggesting Strain could win a Democratic nomination despite the minority party.
East Oregonian publishes Dr. James Withycombe’s letter urging closer farming in the county. He argues farmers should raise more hogs, feed wheat to hogs for higher prices, and expand well irrigation to support intensified farming, noting water at 60 feet in Adams country and gasoline pumps as quick options. He cites California reports on direct primary confusion.
Several hundred Indians in war paint and tomahawks would provide a striking spectacle at the roundup. The final public concert is tonight, with fall approaching and more music to come.
Dr Withycombe cites East Oregonian letter praising intensive wheat land irrigation as a path to better small farms and local purchasing power. He notes water depth feasibility and urges turning surplus wheat into hog feed to improve farm profitability amid low wheat prices and rising hog transport from Nebraska.
James Withycombe explains how wheat can be converted into hog fattening value. He details costs and returns from pasture fed hogs, including a fall weight gain from pasture plus grain, and shows a $2.20 per bushel return using 450 pounds of wheat. He notes field peas as a rotation crop benefiting soil and hog feed.
A poetic vent in The New York Sun about an umpire behind the plate. The speaker muses on how the umpire judges balls and strikes, noting left handed twists and fate. The verse contemplates the dangers and pressures of the calling, hinting at a potential clash after a game.
A Spokesman-Review piece argues public smoking infringes on nonsmokers rights and must be curbed. It cites New Orleans and Louisiana as examples where smoking is a nuisance and abatable, noting women in theaters and dining cars suffer most. Public signs show demand for fair limits while protecting smokers.
A poem contends that on a pennant clinching Sunday a baseball moment eclipses ancient and literary feats. It imagines Homer Shakespeare Poe and a pregame muse all rivaled by a ninth inning clash where bases are loaded and two out. The piece marvels at drama and evokes dramatic centers of sport.
An advertisement claims rheumatism stems from uric acid in blood tied to constipation and weak kidneys. It touts a product advertised as the greatest blood purifier that cleanses the blood, relieves pain, and permanently cures rheumatism, with a book offered free by The Swift Specific Co of Atlanta, GA.
A semi intoxicated man sought proof he had met his wife at a crowd gathering. Sproul dodged the man’s search and handed him a paper receipt, enabling the displaced husband to claim he had fulfilled his promise.
John Sproul, a Cleveland department store manager, scanned the frozen aisle when a tall stranger approached and began a curt greeting. The brief, cryptic interaction hints at a curious moment amid routine shopping.
John J. Vertrees, former chairman of Tennessee's state Democratic committee, recalls directing an investigation when a precinct ballot box was allegedly stuffed. His lieutenant Dick was absent for hours, later confessing he stuffed twenty six ballots himself, in a reporting anecdote from Popular Magazine.
A quirky tale recalls a minister who, after receiving his first paycheck, tried to cash it by endorsing the back. The teller explained the need to endorse, and the minister awkwardly wrote across the back, Theartila endorse this check, prompting amused confusion.
J Pierpont Morgan amused a New York diorccan convention crowd of clergymen with a humorous tale about a minister. He called the man ignorant in financial matters and contrasted it with ordinary financiers.
A dispatcher noted Train 16 from the west as on time while the station kept statistics. The cause of any delay remains unknown, as reported in the Saturday Evening Post.
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