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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1905
Page
4
San Francisco Bureau details and Chicago Bureau addresses listed for advertising notices. It notes notice to advertisers regarding deadlines and copy submission by 4:45 p m for Monday’s issue. Includes Pendleton Port office second class matter entry instructions and bureau contact points.
The Dalles Chronicle urges a new public sentiment against gambling and Sunday saloon openings as Northwest papers note laws being enforced or reinterpreted. Public opinion shifts spur leaders to act, with cities like The Dalles Pendleton Baker City Colfax following suit amid calls for Sabbath respect and moral reform.
The piece argues land as a visible, universal source of public revenue, undetectable when hidden and valued by the community. It lauds Governor Folk for fighting vice and crime in Missouri, praising his courage and reform, and notes interest in his Oregon visit. It mentions Count Rossi’s inheritance intrigue and local monument debates, urging persistent reforms in Inland Empire counties.
An 1811 confession treats a defrauded sum as a sign of early measures toward accountability. President Madigan receives a letter and an unsigned note confessing a $2 theft, hoping restitution restores a clear conscience. The piece cites a total $400,000 returned by various wrongdoers to date.
A Minneapolis Journal excerpt describes a tailor's “melee pocket” for professional singers and prisoners. The pocket runs across the back of the coat to conceal handcuffs, letting cuffs be drawn without the inmate noticing. One patron’s leg is leathered to dodge dog bites.
The article describes Buenos Aires death customs with rapid burial within 24 hours, hermetically sealed lead coffins, a darkened “soul ardiente” chapel, and mortuary chapels called pantéones. It details marble mortuary structures, two story chapels, niches for coffins, and crepe mourning for relatives, reflecting Catholic rites and urban cemetery life.
Secretary James Wilson notes in the 1904 annual report that Alaska's southern coast from Cook Inlet to Unalaska holds about 10,000 square miles of grave lands with fertile grasses suitable for pasture. He reports the department has started cattle in a Kenn experiment station, showing promising dairy potential and noting most of this land remains largely untapped.
A medical advertisement warns that kidney trouble leads to heart disease, pneumonia, and death. It promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure and urges readers to send for a free sample bottle and booklet, mentioning Binghamton New York and listing the product as sold nationwide.
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