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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1905
Page
5
A damaged OCR fragment lists an address on Porch street in Ch . Kureau and references a 808 building in Wastington with a Pendletes Musterfice designation as a second class master. The legibility is poor and essential details are unclear.
The East Oregonian reports the East Umatilla irrigation project will begin with landowners taking the initiative while the government prepares to work. Most private owners back the government plan, and the Water Users Association is under scrutiny as the county eyes a broader irrigation era in eastern Oregon.
The text discusses advertising candidates for nomination and voters being targeted by broad newspaper circulation. It notes the potential for intimidation and the use of advertising to sway voters, warning about aggressive tactics in primary campaigns and the impact on legitimate election processes.
The Independent paper warns that partisan outlets fail to sway voters and that heat advertising on media must reach the general public. It notes the direct primary gives power to the people and that only the broad circulation Independent press can effectively reach all classes, unlike party papers speaking to only their followers.
The New York World cites W Ells Corey head of United States Steel as invoking a higher law in dismissing a divorce claim. Public figures including Carnegie and other steel and insurance leaders face fallout as old scandals resurface. Mrs Hanna is fined in New York for speeding.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for female weakness and related ailments. It cites natural ingredients from Lady's Slipper and various roots, claimed to have healed over 500,000 in forty years, with testimonials from users like Miss Vinnie Scamore in Toronto.
A garden scene contrasts a weary man of wealth with a cheerful fool. The fool claims peace of mind earned since yesterday, though he has no wealth, while the rich man laments life’s emptiness and longs to be a fool. Dudley notes weave through the exchange.
A jumble of quotations from Manila and Walla Walla discussions appears, including an American housekeeper Filipina exchange about Spaniards and Americans, remarks on Reverend Andress Burd’s esteem in the Inland Empire, and critical notes on plays and theater. The piece hints at public reaction to stage criticism and moral debate, with references to Choate and Theons.
A late 19th century ad touts fine pianos from Chickering Weber and others at Eilers House, offering home delivery as a Christmas surprise. Pay 10 or 20 down and 6 to 10 per month with a twofold guarantee and money back if not as represented.
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