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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1910
Page
4
A fragment from a post office entry at Peodletom identifies second class mail matter handling. The readable lines reference classification and mailing workflow amid unclear OCR context.
The piece argues for science in farming across fruits vegetables and grains. It notes orchardists and gardeners using sprays soil culture and proper irrigation to stabilize yields while wheat growers lag but show promise as university bred wheat abounds. Del McCarty and Hugh Porter cite higher yields from college initiated varieties with the Bookman Review urging college education for farmers and their children.
A satirical note on demanding impractical teacher qualifications. The piece questions practical teaching measures and cites arithmetic and historical references, pondering the fit of exams and the scope of duties for teachers. It raises concerns about local industries and educational standards with a critical, period-voice tone.
A long critique of teachers candidates answering 135 questions for second grade certificates. It notes the jobs pay about thirty five dollars a month teaching basic math and alphabet in a country school. The text mocks complex grammar tasks as trivial bark, while daily living tasks are paid per diem.
Residents on South Hill fear fire risk due to an unready High Street firehouse missing hoses and traction. The note mentions resignation of assembly candidates as a cautionary sign, while officials debate whether the office holder can return.
Wex Jones lampoons fashion and gossip on Bombiloo Island where blissful ignorance and calm social life clash with trendy Sydney and Niagara contrasts. Natives laugh at society’s pretenses as bathing attire and seaside revelry replace prudish decorum.
Peter McKenzie recalls a case where Smith won seven years of litigation up to the supreme court and was awarded 500000, only to receive a dollar after his lawyers fees and costs were deducted in the final account, as told by a New York mining engineer in Montreal.
A writer in Everybodys Magazine contends future laws will govern coal and air as cities look to the sky. He cites Paris gardens and three acre plots yielding vast lettuce from Christmas to July, arguing that rapid transport and advances in horticultural chemistry will bring affordable produce to city dwellers for winter and summer alike.
Berlin reports a Russian government decision urged by ex-minister Timasheff to halt all current authorizations for foreign subjects to exploit the naphtha industry in Russia. The Maikop oil boom highlighted how foreign capital secures concessions, removes Russians, and profits greatly.
A Boston Advertiser note describes Mrs. Young proposing swimming be part of teachers training and lasting to install indoor swimming tanks in Chicago high schools. Outdoor swimming is preferred for hygiene. indoor pools would be used only when weather or practicality makes outdoor swimming unfeasible. The plan aims to promote general swimming instruction for both boys and girls and to receive nationwide praise.
A humorous verse from London Truth retells a wooing near St Giles Kirk where the suitor seeks a yes from Flora. She offers cautious replies in Scottish idiom, finally leaving the vow uncertain as the parson asks for her consent.
Mrs. Ella Flagg Young marks her return to Chicago after her triumph in election to the presidency of the National Educational Association and offers a pertinent and sensible opinion on the value of swimming as a healthful public good.
An advertisement portrays Fort St James on Lake Stuart in British Columbia as a future Portland style town site. It promotes farm lands near rail lines with prices from cash to monthly payments, and states no Canadian citizenship, residence, or improvement required to hold land. Contact Canadian Northern in Portland Oregon.
A future city replaces coal trucks with underground electric power via a string of central dynamo plants. Power will heat homes cook food and run machines. A law bans keeping hogs at private properties in this imagined metropolis.
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