Independent newspaper subscription info and offices
An image of an old Oregon newspaper notices subscription rates and office addresses. It lists the Daily East Oregonian sale points at Oregon News Co in Pendleton and Southwest News Co in Portland, plus Washington and D C bureaus and a USPS post office entry. The piece notes United Press Association membership and official city and county paper status.
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East Oregonian
Oregon News Co
Morrisontreet
Port Oregon
Southwest News Co
Portland
Chi
Security Ball
Washington, D. C
Fourteenth Street
NS. W
Old Times, Good Times Rise As This Day Is Mine
The speaker contrasts fading past joys with present struggle and effort. It celebrates enduring effort, truth, and right, urging action now as the day to work in the light, not dwelling on yesterday but claiming today. The tone recalls resilience through hardship and ambition.
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Weeks
Thia
Alr
Crawfordsville
Indiana
Oregon
Mutual
Nsurance Company
Pendleton Sees Upward Tenor in Local Prosperity
Pendleton celebrates a prosperous year with strong Christmas business and a bumper crop outlook. Local rail investments by C B R & N and Yoakum line changes boost trade in Pendleton as the city stands on a solid foundation. Voters rejected county division but backed eastern Oregon as the Pendleton Institute proceeds, signaling bright prospects for the next year. Santa should find the city larger and more prosperous upon his return.
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Pendleton
Umatilla County
Yoakum
Santa Claus
Yakima Youths Boast of Local Irrigation Effort
The text celebrates a Yakima based irrigation project with local invention credits including the pump and cement pipe components. It highlights a Yakima man who devised the pump and notes the system being built in North Yakima, underscoring local pride though the note trails off.
Umatilla project uses Hermiston cement pipe water system
Water for the Umatilla project comes via cement pipe from Hermiston. A reservoir in Umatilla County supplies the water, eliminating the need for a pumping plant. The report asks who is ahead in the project and indicates funding and arrangements are in place.
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Umatilla
Hermiston
Railway Mileage Rules Draw Western Contrast
A newspaper letter critiques eastern railroad baggage rules that force mileage exchanges before boarding. It cites a Macon case where a commercial traveler was ejected for lacking a valid ticket despite presenting mileage books, while western roads require none of these rules and are praised for punctuality despite occasional delays.
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Macon
North Carolina
Supreme Court
THIS IS THE PLACE A mild Christmas in Pendleton
A winter sun warmed Pendleton while eastern regions shivered. People enjoyed outdoor festivities with bright midwinter sunshine, a rare Easterlike scene, and minimal furnace use.
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Pendleton
City officials praise crosswalk cleaning process
County school superintendents say threats will be watched, but holidays should be peaceful. City officials bless the effort as a walking public good, applauding the crosswalk cleaning and urging continued work.
Apples Impress Governor At Oliver Place
A local harvest of large apples on the Oliver place drew praise from the governor and his party. Attention now shifts to resolve for the coming New Year as residents plan their resolutions.
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Oliver Place
Parallel in business and public rule argues for democracy
Lincon Steffens argues in Everybody's December issue that private business management mirrors public administration. He notes small shops resemble monarchies with autocratic leaders and citizens powerless, while public business shifted from monarch to republican forms, foreshadowing democracy in politics.
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Lincon Steffens
A Terrible Silence at the Store Aftermath
Terrible scene as Joe Struthers vows to be forbearin and good-natured forever. He remains still and statue like during a heated argument, eyes blazing, breath held, fear we will see him choke. The crowd longs for him to speak or utter a curse, fearing his silence but sensing it’s worse than words.
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Joe Struthers
The Limit on Railroads and a Georgia Travel Tale
Senator Burton of Ohio recalls a Georgia trip where a railway worker lamented slow progress while a moving picture machine captured the moment. The anecdote, framed as a quip about railroads, reflects broader debates on limits and speed. December remains the focus of public interest.
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South
Burton
Ohio
Georgia
Advertising as investment at the Boston City Club
Mr Jacoba argues advertising goes beyond mere cost, shaping store appearance and outreach. He urges merchants to fund ads, support local papers, and cooperate for mutual profit, praising newspapers as public opinion engines and community boosters.
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Boston City Club
Jacoba
Eliie
National Shortsightedness in Marriage
A socio linguist criticizes marriage in this country and cites barriers such as licenses, clergy, social rituals, and media caricatures. He notes the role of propaganda, finical strains, and the difficulty of divorce as factors discouraging marriage.
Coconuts and Rubber Spark Wealth Talk in Beach Story
In Rex Beach의 The Neer Do Well, Weeks argues bold opportunities like coconut and sugar cane farms, rubber trees, and other ventures. The speaker touts profitable land prices, labor costs, and risks, noting a looming coconut famine and the dream of riches through tropical crops.
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Brooklyn
Rex Beach
Ex Governor Taylor Uses Local Dialect Test
Former Tennessee governor Rob Taylor played a joke on a northern guest by asking a Black man to interpret a dialect line. The man replied with a single guttural phrase, underscoring regional speech differences in a humorous provincial scene.
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Rob Taylor
Tennessee
Mr. Taylor
Advertising value of newspapers urged by Conrad & Co
Benn Jacobs, advertising manager for Conrad & Co, urged Pilgrim Publicity to promote the value of adequate and systematic newspaper advertising for merchants and corporations, highlighting the business benefits of a strong print media strategy.
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Benn. Jacobs
Conrad & Co
Pilgrim Publicity
Mark Twain Speech Delights Audience Of Girls
The humorist delivered a talk about snakes to a group of young girls. He concluded the speech was great but misunderstood, remarking that the joke flew over their heads. He quipped that never warm a serpent in your bosom, it is easier to warm it under an intimate friend's pillow.
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Bermuda
Mark Twain
The Sphinx Riddle and the Coal Riddle Compared
A brief note contrasts the unfathomable nature of the sphinx riddle with the clarity of a coal riddle accessible to anyone. The piece emphasizes universal understanding of the coal puzzle.
Array That Blows Tow to Tell Yer and the Registry
A humorous Punch snippet shows Jane and Arry debating marriage and fear of refusal. He reassures her it will be fine even if no chapel is available, predicting a registry wedding if needed. The exchange uses playful dialect and wry suspense over a simple union.
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Jane
Arry
He hurts the good who spares the bad
A concise French proverb asserts that harming the virtuous results from sparing the corrupt, implying moral compromise when malevolence is left unchecked.
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Oregonian
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United Preas Asaceiation
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Mall Ae
See
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Marion Couthour Smith
St Louis
Ing Center
Iusti
Yakima
Atlanta Constitution
Tion
Incumbrance
Workingmen’s Clothing Co
Chicago Tribune
Trovical Investments
Flores
Kirk
Wah
Everybody's
Home Office
Corbett Bldg
Morison
A. Aee N. Berkeley
Fes
MT. Hood
Tallman & Co
JLD Line
Tock Insurance
Indiana & Ohio Live Stock Insurance Company
Pendleton Drug CO S
Henry Kopittke
Phone Main
Empire Meat Co
Lnien Cine
Monn @ Co
Scientific
Americatt
Raneb Omoo
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Washington
Maguire
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