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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1907
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR shows weekly and semi weekly publication details, dating terms, and pricing. Names and places are garbled. readable items include weekly and semi weekly rates, six months, one year, and various publisher phrases lacking full clarity.
A monk sees a vision of the Saviour and is urged to abandon contemplation to feed the convent's poor. After fulfilling his duty he returns to the vision and hears, Hadst thou staid I should have left thee, underscoring the reward of humble service.
The piece portrays Judge Landis imposing a record fine on Standard Oil and its subsidiary, signaling a turning point against the monopoly. It condemns the company for extortion, coercion, and price manipulation, while praising regulatory action and the public relief at the judgment. It cites the $26,240,000 fine as a symbolic moral victory.
Commissioner Smith exposes Standard Oil foreign operations and local underwelling used to crush rivals. The report challenges the trust’s claims of patriotism and argues American consumers finance its overseas campaigns through usurious profits.
A letter argues against monopolistic practices, criticizing the Standard Oil run and railroads for extortion and anti competitive methods. It urges a public campaign under Sherman law, calls for accountability of corporate leaders, and proposes delegations to Muskogee to sway newspaper coverage and Congress, detailing plan for open river and open markets. The piece emphasizes public opinion and representative duty.
A San Francisco Star dispatch describes L. H. Alger claiming lineage to the late Russell A. Alger and Charles Davis, a Georgia cotton magnate, visiting Bellingham to start the nation’s largest Angora goat ranch. It notes lavish spending, ownership of cotton land near Atlanta, and alleged tax-funded wealth, portraying them as figures of excess profiting off others’ labor.
The Wallia Walla Bulletin reports a Pasco business proposal for Pendleton Walla Walla The Dalles Pasco and Kennewick to unite and send a delegation to the Trans Mississipp stop congress at Muskogee Oklahoma to lobby for an open Columbia and larger funding to remove shoals and build a canal around Celtic Falls.
A Brentwood Tennessee man recounts a tale from the Nashville Tennessean about a horse that balked at every motion. A roadside herbal remedy, dog fennel rubbed on the nose by a passing African American man, allegedly cured the balking and enabled a lively trot thereafter.
Judd Docking Doble declares he would not own a docked horse. Dr John Caswell of Chicago calls docking fiendish torture. Eng lish army chief vet Dr Geo Fleming says it is disgusting to real horsemen. The Rural Stockman and New Orleans Picayune condemn the practice as cruel and barbarous.
The Winnemucca celebration skit recalls an old 4th of July in Winnemucca Nevada when Chief Winnemucca delivered a speech. The narrator notes the veteran Indian appeared in ceremonial dress and spoke a sharp, memorable line about lack of gifts and goods.
Workmen at the McCormick block addition unearthed a seven inch wide stone mortar about six feet underground. Found by Paul Rhoades, the piece is in remarkably perfect condition and is the sole mortar ever discovered in the city. Nearby excavations had been refilled, but this block lay in ancient soil near the House Furnishing Co. construction site.
At a Goodrich farm sale near El don Maryland Poland China hog Tea Strike sold for 6125 to T M Chambers of Oswego Kansas. Storm Center brought 4250 to W M Wingate of Clinton Missouri Sure Shot sold for 2160. Eight hogs ranged 220 to 626 while 44 pigs averaged 656 each. Buyers from Kansas Missouri Illinois Indiana and Iowa attended. A Los Angeles boy’s punishment story ends with a buried note reading Dear devil please come and take mamma. A papyrus of 600 folio is noted as newly discovered.
Electric sign project near the depot area draws attention as workers complete a large display expected to attract travelers and locals. The project features bold lettering and a prominent bee motif signaling a business venture in the zone.
Portland lodging ad promotes American plan from three dollars per day with special rates for families and single gentlemen. Hotel Portland serves as headquarters for tourists and commercial travelers. Manager H C Bowers invites visitors to view rooms and prices, highlighting a Turkish bath facility.
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