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A fragmented ad lists subscription options for the Daily East Oregonian and related mail and carrier formats. It notes prices and terms, mentions the Oregon News Co address in Portland and a Chicago bureau, and declares the paper as Pendleton’s official city and county publication.
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Daily East Oregonian
The
Oregon News Co
Fortland
Oregon
McHicago
Chicurean
Checkers Poem Echoes In Moonlit Appeal
A lyrical exchange asks if a beloved Indy figure is earthly or divine and seeks guidance for fate. The speaker addresses a “Lady of the Moon” in a graceful, ponderous verse about birth, passion, and destiny.
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Indy Fair
Lady of
Checkers
Harvest tale from Pendleton couple boosts homeseekers
Mrs. C. D. Crow who lived on the John Crow farm near Pendleton Oregon has set an example to attract homeseekers. After sending a letter and grain samples to the Davenport Tribune in Washington the paper published portions praising the crop. The writ includes timothy samples and urges residents to tell home papers in eastern states about crop conditions to reduce booster costs. Fruit vegetable and hay stories could likewise draw eastern attention and settlers to Oregon.
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C. D. Crow
John Crow
Pendleton
Umatilla County
Oregon
Davenport Tribune
Crow
Davenport
The
Tribune
Why Wild and Wooly. An old proverb explained
The article riffs on Adam Smith and the wool trade noting how woolen manufacturers gained monopolies by restricting imports and export of wool and sheep. It cites the Proaperity of the nation and explains the origin of the phrase wild and wooly with a Saturday Evening Post commentary.
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Adam Smith
The
Saturday Evening Post
Tariff of Abominations and the wool debate in history
About sixty years after a protectionist convention in Harrisburg the tariff era produced the Tariff of Abominations. South Carolina asserted nullification against Congress while Taft later critiqued the wool schedule as too high. The piece links this to the slang wooly and Senator Aldrich’s view of protection as a citadel.
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Harrisburg
South Carolina
Taft
Aldrich
Woo
Big Tim Sullivan’s streetwise pep talk to New York newsboys
A Portland Journal note recalls David C. Broderick’s early life and a vivid New York scene: “Big Tim” Sullivan addressing over 6000 newsboys at the New Theatre. He urges abstinence, diligence, and saving a back issue to read, praising poverty as discipline and praising the power of newspapers to lift the rising generation.
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David C. Broderick
San Francisco
Broderick
The
Portland Journal
Washington, D. C
United States
Buchanan
Lecompton
Congressional Globe
New Theatre
New York
Big Tim" Sullivan
Gotham
Trish
Big Tim
Sullivan
Peg
East Side
Greater
Dor Carry Conviction and the Balance of Charity
A compact reflection on virtue and restraint describing how overpraise erodes merit, while generosity keeps wealth in check. It warns that flattery harms the deserving and that true virtue improves daily through measured praise and practical benevolence.
Coffee Taste Sparks Lodging House Anecdote
An American traveler in London notes that English coffee is poor, as his landlady comments on rain while he remarks the coffee tastes like dishwater. The brief vignette captures cross cultural humor in a London lodging setting.
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London
He Had A Name Patrick In The Yard Office Farce
Patrick, recently employed in rail yard duties, answered a ringing telePhone in the yard office imitating others. He spoke into the receiver with a slang greeting asking if the line connected to a box car, revealing a humorous misinterpretation in the yard setting.
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Patrick
Chemist Advertises Insect Powder Amid Cockroach Crux
A suburban chemist selling patent insect powder is pressed for more supply. A customer rushes in asking for another half pound to save a cockroach, claiming the creature will die if given more. The exchange hints at the powder's potent effect on one roach.
Not Qualified. Opinion Sparks Friendly Pie Debate
Two men argued over a simple point and sought a third’s view. They claimed home-made strawberry shortcake or cherry pie, but the third man shrugged and said he did not know. He stated, I board.
Globe's warm surprise sparks garden debate
In a garden after dinner a guest finds a glass globe on a pedestal warmer on the shaded side than the sunlit side. The discussion spans reflection and reputation before an old gardener reveals he turned the globe to protect it from the sun.
Sheriff Taylor Seeks Outlaws in First Round Up
Sheriff Taylor begins a new duty after years of chasing criminals. He is tasked with securing the entire west in a first annual Round Up to pursue outlaws and strengthen law enforcement.
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Taylor
West
Pather Son Returns From College In Eccentric Dress
William on path from college arrives in peg-top trousers silk stockings a fancy walatcoat and bold necktie. His father disapproves calling him a fool. The neighbor Major recalls the father wore similar attire twenty five years earlier prompting William to echo the joke.
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William
The spirits of change shape modern office seekers
A reflective note on how present day job seekers might mirror historical reformers like Abraham Lincoln if they faced similar constraints. The piece suggests persistent, ongoing transformation driven by persistence and vision shaping leadership and opportunity.
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Abraham Lincolns
Unsatisfied Remedy Told By Wife and Clergyman
A wife complained to a clergyman about her husband's unsatisfactory conduct. He advised she should heap coals of fire on his head. She retorted that boiling water did no good in trying to remedy the situation.
Roosevelt Signals Independent Stump Speech This Fall
Roosevelt says he will voice his own views when he takes the stump this fall. The eternal question remains the tension between federal jurisdiction and states rights and how it will shape his approach and stance.
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Roosevelt
The Exception at Revival Meeting
A joke at a married men’s night has a preacher asking husbands to stand for trouble on their minds. All rise except one who stays seated and explains he cannot get up because he is paralyzed, prompting a humorous misfire.
Life Lines of Character and Courage in Daily Life
Fragmented prose urges self improvement and virtue. It warns weak character breeds impiety, while clear purpose and steady effort overcome despair. It stresses teachers guiding improvement over blame and the need to begin to prove oneself through action.
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Pearly Gates
Hin Dong
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