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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1904
Page
4
Independent newspaper masthead from Pendleton Oregon outlines subscription rates by mail and weeklies. Includes various durations and prices, sale locations, and distribution points in Pendleton and other cities.
The excerpt reflects Altgeld's final sentiments about maintaining justice as a guiding center for nations and political institutions. It likens history to a pendulum, insisting enduring structures need steady alignment with upright principles and the throne of God.
The New York Commercial lauds growing political independence as many influential figures switch sides or break from machine politics. It cites William G. Choate and John S. McCall as principled shifts toward Roosevelt and Democratic lines, arguing this spirit will restrain both major parties and inspire decisive voters.
Chief Hunt of Portland criticizes patrolling officers who speak to reporters and imposes penalties for official leaks. He pressures officials to withhold information, but the public demands open and accurate news. Officials hoping to hide stories risk eroding trust as newspapers publish fuller accounts. The move sparks concern about press freedom and accountability.
The article urges Umatilla County growers to send fruit to Ontario for the Oregon Irrigation Association meeting on September 1 20 and 23. It highlights local orchards ripening now and calls for effort to exhibit to win the prize, while noting public education expansion and the need for active civic involvement.
Abyssinia is being wired with about a thousand miles of telephone line and more planned. Flooding rains, falling poles, and pole theft by natives complicate the effort. Elephants repeatedly scratch themselves on the erected poles, despite royal bans. The Bandarlog monkeys also tangle in the wires, making the project a comic yet strenuous enterprise.
A satirical poem by Edmund Vance Cooke mocks racial mixing and color lines. It contrasts Miss Barbara Black and Miss Lilly White, imagining dire social upheaval if science could equalize skin tones, threatening the fame and social order built on color.
A Browne poem fragment describes Indian summer with warm air and calm waters. Trees appear leafless, ships drift by, and the scene blends earth and sky in a silent, harmonious mood reflecting a late summer transition.
Walter Wellman explains in September Success how national campaigns hide funds, using numbered card accounts to conceal donors and states. He recalls Nebraskan requests for 50 000 dollars and Heath’s reassurance that funds remained, while auditing and public accountability fade.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for stomach and digestion disorders, claiming it restores strength by improving nutrition. It cites a testimonial from John Castana of Chicago and promotes sending stamps to obtain Dr Pierce’s Common Sense Adviser in various formats.
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