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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1910
Page
4
Public notice lists monthly and six month mail and carrier subscription rates for the Oregonian Publishing Co. It mentions various term options and prices, along with contact details and location in Portland. The note includes references to delivery options and offices in the Northwest region.
An opinion supports using county jail prisoners to build a north bank road from Wild Horse to Lee Street bridge, easing a costly route into Pendleton. The plan envisions continuous work, low expense, proximity to the courthouse, and benefits to prisoners via outdoor labor, noting vagrants may oppose but urging consideration.
Spokane residents read a summary from the Spokeman Review arguing for the commission plan of government. The piece says the plan recalls city hall politicians, reduces frictions and corruption, vests authority, and requires full-time commissioners with civil service standards similar to port office service.
The text lists amendments aimed at open government and public franchise protections. It highlights easier recall of officials, publication in the official gazette, enabling citizens to legislate despite council opposition, stronger rights protections, and a preferential ballot reducing minority capture. It notes amendment ease at a specified voter threshold.
New England faced severe drought with strained water supplies until a substantial Christmas Day rainfall offered relief. The event highlighted broader moisture needs, echoing worries beyond eastern Oregon about regional water resources.
Settlers in Custer County Idaho announce plans for a dam suit amid fears a spring freshet could threaten a large irrigation dam. If the dam breaks it may cause havoc for local settlers and landowners relying on irrigation water.
The piece notes American missionaries in China urging a one million dollar fund to relieve Chinese famine victims. It questions why funds aren’t redirected to aid domestic missionary efforts, suggesting some urban residents in this country are underfed or in need.
Merchants who carried good stocks advertised aggressively to win holiday trade reported record sales. Those who fail to pursue business were warned they would not secure much trade. The message urged swift action over cautious slow approaches.
Army engineers conclude investigation into the Umatilla project extension and release a finding described as a Christmas present, noting unexpected outcomes including the appearance of a lemon as a symbolic artifact.
On Christmas day, the jail housed the best fed people in the city as prisoners enjoyed a holiday meal prepared for inmates, reflecting the county’s observance of the season within the jail.
The planned strike by engineers failed to materialize, surprising many who expected a walkout. Analysts say organizational hurdles and lack of consensus undermined the action, preventing a unified work stoppage.
The piece notes Mark Twain's friendship with War ner and the creation of Colonel Sellers a character embodying Twain himself. It cites Twain investments including a typesetting machine and numerous schemes that damaged his fortune though the Grant Memoirs royalties helped the Grant family but led to further ventures and the firm’s decline after 1894.
A Virginia City editor recalls Mark Twain telling of a prank where a speech was printed as a senator's remarks. The speaker purportedly praised the potato as agricultural science. The tale notes the senator had a sore throat and allegedly spoke little, with Twain improvising a half column about Ireland and the potato.
A Hongkong skating rink opened in November by Ramos and Ramos, a cinematograph company. The hall measures 160 by 64 feet, offering space for skating activities at a newly established venue.
A compact timeline listing diverse historical events from 1820 to 1904. Entries include U S land gain from Indian treaties, Dorr War figures, Kaffir war tension in South Africa, Civil War era surrenders, Vicksburg actions, Mexican republicans versus imperialists, Crete independence debates, Irish Home Rule leadership, a presidential fraud sentence, and North Carolina cotton crop pledges.
In Richmond George Washington Jackson wears a scarlet champleon pinned to a brown coat lapel. He explains the pin changes color with its surroundings, claiming the patch will turn pink on a pink shawl and green on a green hat. He boasts of a plaid test that caused the pin to burst apart.
While city editor of the Virginia City Enterprise Mark Twain recalled a New York dinner tale about a stray turkey left at the office It sparked envy among editors. The proprietor claimed the bird and later read a note asking to settle a bet by explaining the turkey's fate in the next issue.
Canadian customs receipts for November total 6,024,782, up 932,020 from November 1909, with eight months of the fiscal year at 47,296,911 versus 59,160,667 last year. Windsor factories lift imports. November customs in Windsor rise about 16,000. Mentions Ipoh land bids, rubber and coffee plans, Langkawi estate, and local owners. Chinese and European names cited. railway survey progress from Yum nonfo to Chaotone, 247 miles to Talan fu, surveyors moving toward Sulfa.
Advert reads unfurnished housekeeping room with steam heat gas range in kitchen electric lights hot and cold water and bath. Recently renovated. Enquire at BE 0 office.
Hartford Courant notes Colonel Roosevelt’s formal reply to questions about the 8th instant political events. He reiterates his Declaration of Principles and confirms no new stance beyond his prior speeches. The piece highlights curiosity over future elaborations and the ongoing fight for progressive government.
A fragmentary line appears to reference irreverence and a person named Alm, described as bon in a stable setting. The sentence is unclear and fragmentary, making it difficult to determine a concrete event, date, or strong proper nouns beyond Alm and a stable.
A raw recruit in a distant outpost is checked by a sergeant for saluting as the colonel tours the post. The recruit asks twice who the inspecting officer is, then finally meets the colonel who, angered, learns the sergeant has been asking the recruit for the colonel’s identity twice already.
In New York the aero naut and journalist Winlter Wellman said his Atlantic crossing failure won’t discourage him and that success needs proper support. He noted an equilibrator was a mistake yet seeks backing from Congress and trusted backers. A leading citizen remarked people will support him when right and when wrong, highlighting the need for genuine backing.
A Chicago lawyer recalls a tale from a southern state where a judge complains there are only 11 jurors. The foreman explains the twelfth juror left on important business but left his verdict with the foreman, prompting a curious moment in court.
A Paterson N J laundry prints The Prayer of a Horse urging humane treatment for work animals. It asks for feed water shelter dry bed humane handling and warns against reins kicking or starvation. The plea asks owners to tend teeth harnesses and feet and to end suffering if the horse’s strength fails.
A garbled column observes honesty and neighborly duties, notes marriage changes, and jokes about time between fall millinery sales and Christmas. It hints at women’s choices and a man’s pursuit, framed in ironic, informal prose.
An advertisement touts Sarsaparilla as acting directly on the blood to purify and enrich it, claiming it builds up the whole system. It promotes the product in liquid form or as chocolate coated tablets named Sarsatabs and urges readers to take it today.
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