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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1911
Page
5
Pendleton readers ponder Dr Freeman’s view that young children should limit study to about an hour daily, with four hours for older youth. The piece questions whether schools overemphasize academics at the expense of physical and moral growth and invites local input from doctors, teachers, and parents.
Local group Friends of the West Extension expresses optimism about future plans and community support. They outline upcoming events, fundraising efforts, and partnerships with nearby organizations to improve the area and encourage civic engagement.
Washington reports hint the irrigation extension will be ordered pending a favorable special board review. A $4 million plan would add 70 000 acres to the Umatilla and Morrow counties irrigated district and eventually create around 6000 homes, boosting regional and state progress.
District fair leaders push to acquire the O W R N tract for a permanent pavilion. They seek to engage new railroad president Farrell to secure a favorable deal, noting the railroad’s interest in the project and Pendleton’s need for space. Public outreach urged to meet the new leadership.
The Chicago Record-Herald argues business minds should play a larger, more systematic role in politics. It credits the National Business Congress for promoting efficiency, sound policy, and reforms like tariff revision, merit service, short ballot, and commissions, urging businesslike, independent action to improve legislation and government.
A Chicago domestic science experiment tested a forty nine cent per person weekly food plan including cornmeal porridge, milk, brown bread, coffee, jelly, fruit and peanut butter lunches, split pea soup, creamed codfish, sauce ginger bread and tea. Critics warn many families cannot afford such subsistence and risk starvation. a working girl may be taught to live on small sums, yet governance and poverty remain central issues.
The Examiner praises a woman for knowledge of living well on a budget, noting that health and strength are invaluable and a short investment of time to learn proper eating habits will yield immense returns.
An advertisement quotes a sales pitch about a good looking woman and gloves, urging shoppers to the Peoples Warehouse for special delivery. The text notes the business is quitting and the entire stock is to be sacrificed with an invitation to come in.
A reflective Christmas verse describes the pine scent, family warmth, and shared prayers. The speaker envisions children’s wonder, church and hearth flames, and the belief that happiness and hopeful longing outweigh past doubts as a lasting wealth.
A Boston doctor claims a woman's real age can be learned by counting her pulse. He notes that a young adult's pulse runs 70 to 80 per minute, while someone past youth but not old shows about ten beats fewer. The idea implies holding hands may become limited to the young, while the notion leaves a door of hope for the rest.
A lawyer examining jurors quips about belief in capital punishment. A juror reply prompts a back-and-forth about how opinions may depend on the context of the case. The exchange highlights courtroom tension during voir dire.
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