Pendleton Official City and County Paper Notice
Public notices published by the East Oregonian Publishing Co. in Pendleton Oregon. Official city and county paper indicating bureau locations and distribution details for readers and advertisers.
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1912
Page
4
Public notices published by the East Oregonian Publishing Co. in Pendleton Oregon. Official city and county paper indicating bureau locations and distribution details for readers and advertisers.
A brief poem features Grass, Pimpernel, the Silver Birch, and Clod contemplating a churchgoing procession. The leaves hear St Peter’s Bell and ponder faith, fear, prayer, and habit as mortals seek forgiveness and praise. the verse closes with light laughter from the leaves.
The piece analyzes how two parties may lead in votes at the prior election and how this affects election officials for four years. It discusses the rise of progressives and the possible decline or persistence of bullmoogers and republicans, noting volatility with three parties in contention and the impact of local rules on power.
Reports from town elections describe cleaner polling places with less tobacco and profanity, hat removal by men when women present, and improved decorum since the corrupt practices act. Equal suffrage is expected to raise political standards and reduce manipulation. Bulgarian war rhetoric and press agents are also noted in broader coverage.
The piece critiques wartime reporting from the Balkan front as fed by press agents. It cites Lieut Wagner of the Vienna Reichspost as the sole Bulgarian front writer and notes his Kirk-Killaseh account as an example of engineered bias.
A Paris bootblack on a rainy bridge draws a coin portrait in chalk when a strange old man with a cotton umbrella watches. The man, amused, tests the artist’s skill and offers a gold coin as payment to see the portrait finished.
A 12 year old Scot named Sandy MacDugal falls from a roof and breaks his leg. His parents carry him indoors and summon a doctor who must treat the limb. When asked which leg Sandy points to the aching limb and endures the painful manipulation with a grim grin. The lad later quips he did not want to injure his better leg.
Metallurgists explain that so called hardened copper is rarely pure copper. It is usually an alloy formed naturally or artificially, copper with zinc or copper with nickel. The Sudbury native copper nickel alloy resembles Monel metal, hardened by hammering, not by intrinsic strengthening.
A hopeful young man asks Albert what his slater said about his being in the parlor. He recalls her reaction: she did not speak but changed a ring from one finger to another.
At a circuit court term in Town a notable horseman faced testimony on a case described as horse cane related. The proceedings drew attention to local figures and the ongoing legal matters of the era.
A court transcript shows counsel asking a witness about a horse's age. The witness replies he opened the horse’s mouth to ascertain age and quips about life in the animal. Opposing counsel protests the exchange as improper dialogue without the plaintiff present.
From Albert Kinross's The Winged Hussar in the Christmas Scribner description, Poland's elite cavalry appears in gleaming metal with winged shoulder plumes. The scene blends awe and terror as riders, lances at rest, form a living monument to puissance, while a bishop blesses the army beneath a solemn hymn commemorating Sobieski's march on Vienna.
A short verse fragment questions Santa’s distribution of gifts and the link between supply and demand. It reflects on why wealthier homes receive presents while poorer children cry for aid, urging understanding of economic disparity.
A playful exchange portrays Lord Lofty as an awfully tall man while another mocks him as painfully short. The quip contrasts physical height with social swagger in a lighthearted aside.
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