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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1904
Page
4
An old column laments harsh farming toil in Umatilla with a vivid rural vignette. A farmer trudges under buckskin packs as wheat receipts soar then dip, illustrating the weight of income and price pressures. The piece closes urging endurance and fair prosperity for agricultural families.
The piece argues for civic Puritanism as a standard for public life, condemning trickery and bribery while praising duty to the constitution. It cites Judge Parkur and a presidential nominating process, urging a return to principled governance and modest public virtue. It contrasts modern leadership with ideal, sacred trust in government and highlights quiet charitable work by a deaconess as moral example.
Poem fragment urging unity and compassion to end oppression and suffering. The speaker envisions a world where men and women unite for kindness, ending slavery, crime, and misery, and bringing shared warmth like the weather.
Maud Muller recalls the Judge's past sorrow as an auto speeds by. She notes the law being broken and vows revenge, peering at the driver's plate after the judge whirls past in a summer morning.
An anecdote recounts William Rockefeller debating his medical bills with Dr. McBirney after an appendicitis operation. Rockefeller jokes that doctors claim every hair in the world would require an operation, then quips the Stand Out Oil Co. has better perks. The exchange touches on wealth and status in early 20th century America.
A fragment reflects on U S policy toward the Philippines, citing the February 24 1880 Hare n resolution in the Senate. It notes the narrow 2 2 vote and a failure to promise ultimate freedom, with commentary from the New York World on the potential savings and misery.
The East Oregonian outlines a subscription contest offering one half of all money collected from new subscriptions as the prize for guessing the winning presidential candidate’s Oregon vote. Rules specify only new subscribers count, with multiple ways to earn guesses, and a closing date of November 4. Historical voting figures for June 1904 are cited.
William G. Choate, lifelong Republican and NY Bar Association former president, tells friends he cannot support President Roosevelt due to alleged disregard for the constitution. He is brother of Joseph Choate, ambassador to Great Britain, and a member of a noted political family.
The Leading Tailors of the city Siegert and Schultz have moved to 222 Court ar rest opposite Hotel Bickers. They offer well made suits at reasonable prices. contact them for tailored garments.
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