Pendleton Post Office Files Second Class Mail Matter
A note indicates a mail matter entered at the Pendleton post office marked as second class mail.
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1911
Page
4
A note indicates a mail matter entered at the Pendleton post office marked as second class mail.
A reflective verse on returning to labor and country life. The speaker questions earlier joys and comforts, noting weariness with leisure and the sea and farm life. The tone shifts to a resolve to reenter work, contrasting prosperity with fatigue.
Pendleton considers paving Alta Cathonwont and Webb streets without removing overhead wires. The issue cites unsightly poles and dangerous lines cluttering business streets, hindering fire safety and storm resilience. Despite time given, power and phone firms offered no valid reasons to avoid undergrounding or alternative improvements.
A growing surge in action activities accelerates demand for personnel as resources tighten. Authorities report fewer available workers, prompting firms to reallocate roles and seek quick hires to sustain operations amid rising needs.
A national shift sees public high schools adapting curricula to serve non college bound students and to reflect practical learning needs. Colleges and universities may loosen control as high schools gain autonomy, with better testing, oral and written assessments, and a stronger role for secondary schools in shaping future education.
The report notes concern over Lafferty's ongoing pulsing remarks and warns of consequences if he continues. It mentions Wiley and other figures reacting to coverage and signals growing pressure to curb abrasive commentary.
Portlanders travel by rail to attend the Rewnd tp event as Byere company expands its offerings amid concerns over child safety and funding for the production.
A garbled OCR entry lists varied historical events with inconsistent dates and misspellings. It mentions revolutions, naval actions, a Dublin Catholic gathering, and battles, but many items are fragmented or misdated, lacking coherent context or sources.
In 1905 the American battleship fleet reached Sydney Nova Scotia marking a naval milestone. In 1908 seven West Point cadets were dismissed by President Taft as the army academy faced disciplinary actions. Creten questions remained with the four protecting powers amid ongoing diplomacy.
A fragmentary poetic piece celebrating the cheerful music and natural imagery of summer. It evokes birds, bees, maple leaves, grasses, and waves of seasonality, delivered in a measured cadence. The author signs as H. Thornton, noting the lilting, rhythmic time of summer.
Superintendent A E Snyder of Whitehorse reports in 1909 rumors of a distant tropical region beyond the Porcupine. He cites C J McIntyre and two companions who, traveling by dug sled in sixty below zero, observed an eerie scene suggesting gigantic animal tracks.
A Utah mother praises Cuticura Resolvent Ointment and Soap for treating a baby's head eczema. She reports dramatic improvement after using the products and notes hair regrowth. The ad offers free samples and a 32-page book on the skin, mailed from Potter Drug wm. Corp. Boston.
Explorer MecInayre recounts rapid temperature rise from winter to spring as snow melts and vegetation returns. They encounter first hot springs and warm rivers teeming with bear caribou ducks and pheasants. Gold is found in several creeks. a second expedition by Moletyre will soon begin to explore this mysterious country.
Salem Oregon Governor West refused to commute the death sentence of Jesse F P Webb, decreed to hang September 5 for murdering William A Johnson in a Portland hotel. Carrie Kersh, convicted conspirator from Seattle and Spokane, serves fifteen years in Oregon penitentiary for the trunk murder.
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