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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1906
Page
4
The piece condemns a New York blackmail press practice and lauds the East Oregonian for verbatim trial coverage of the Davis embezzlement case. It highlights secrecy, hush money, and the arrogance of refined vice, contrasting Portland’s reporting with other papers.
An ode praises the Chinook wind of Oregon as a world unique force that thaws ice bound mountains and reveals bare slopes. It describes the wind’s warmth lifting frost, unlocking trees, melting snow, and triggering spring growth while linking to Pacific currents from Japan. It frames the wind as a seasonal savior delaying winter’s hold.
A murky social scandal unfolds as blackmail schemes target New York's wealthy circles tied to Colonel Mann. The affair alarms high society, revealing hidden pressures and compromised reputations amid ongoing investigations.
The East Oregonian urges creation of a state public accountant office as a safeguard against county and city misaccounts. Citing a $10 000 shortage in Umatilla County sheriff's accounts, the paper argues the office would pay for itself within years and protect public funds statewide. It notes Wyoming established such an office when admitted to the union and urges Oregon lawmakers to pledge support.
A Burlington newspaper item recounts a pastor hosting a church committee as his family riffs on “The Apostle Paul.” The father struggles to finish his toast while children interject with baseball bumps, fashion chatter, and a comic chorus about misquoted lines. A humorous portrait ends with the committee adjourning.
At the White House a discussion on the Philippine issue pits a top department head against President Taft over procedural delays. The official defends the system, while the president urges practical, lawful action without the elaborate references and reports. He suggests removing red tape to move forward.
A Boston public school teacher asked students to write a story of the human body. One pupil submitted a miswritten piece claiming the head houses brains, the thorax holds the heart, and the abdomen contains the vowels five letters a o i o and uw with a stray aw noted.
An 18th century style Q and A on making oneself, swindling, gold, faith, hope, charity, and love of enemies. The exchange frames money as power and virtue as performance, ending with a pointed note on detesting enemies.
The Memphis News Scimitar notes that advancing knowledge pushes the horizon line back and that recent progress in etherial physics may unlock many physical science problems. It suggests light heat and electricity originate in the ether and hints at future breakthroughs.
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