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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1908
Page
4
The article argues against land syndicates seizing forests and waters, warning such moves would cripple western development. It defends irrigation and forest preservation as essential for settlers, miners, and regional growth, cautioning that curbing resource safeguards would invite widespread plunder and economic harm across the West.
The Umatilla county desert is vanishing as land offices record about ten new claims daily in the Hermiston area. Purchases of arid tracts adjoining the Hin kle ditch by homeseekers promise wealth with irrigation water, transforming sagebrush land into productive property. The author warns the desert may be wiped off the map soon due to fast-paced settlement and irrigation prospects.
The Boise Capital News opposes government forestry policy, arguing it harms Idaho’s present and future interests. It cautions against forest depletion by timber syndicates and urges safeguarding forest and range resources for generations to come. The East Oregonian notes the Capital News may regret its stance.
A boy fears satan and danger in the dark, but a caregiver reassures him he has done nothing wrong. The guidance emphasizes the child’s innocence, the absence of guilt, and the presence of a loving God to comfort him through the night.
In Umatilla county foothills a simple shepherd boasts safety and plenty over a distant throne. The speaker values a quiet, farmed life with three meals over jealous rivals and a king’s danger, affirming contentment with their lot and the hope for continued survival.
A Eugene issued circular titled Eugene the best trump in the deck refers to Oregon towns. The back depicts ace of diamonds and notes Pendleton as joker, forcing Eugene’s ace of diamonds to second place.
A poem titled The Song in the Soul of the Singer contemplates hidden yearnings and unspoken loves shaping a true artist. It speaks of a deep inner realm where poets and singers share a private spirit, unseen by others, and suggests a soulful unity beyond veiled worldly perception.
A verse passage laments the idol as both deceiver and savior. The speaker accuses an unnamed idol and the Idolater, Jeannette T Helm, of tearing down sacred illusion and leaving an empty shrine. Amid praise and hate, the speaker contemplates faith’s possible gilding of flawed idols. The poem weighs betrayal, irony, and the fragile worship of created greatness.
A verse by Alice Binney reflects a spiritual ethic: God within many souls without formal creed, valuing fair, just acts that ease others’ pain. The heart seeks joy by loving others, comforting grief, and offering hope as true prayer.
A short anonymous poem contrasts small gestures of kindness and love with growing emotional neglect. It notes how a goodbye kiss or greeting can soothe and brighten days, yet warns that taking without giving erodes affection as life grows harder.
A compact devotional piece asks for swift service to the right and courage in struggle. The speaker seeks guidance, moral clarity, and grace to face temptation, expressing trust in divine support and a resolve to act with love and truth. The closing blessing invokes the Master’s presence and pride in worthy deeds.
Thomas W. Lawson, in Everybody's Magazine, writes a letter to E. J. Ridgeway explaining why he abandoned his fight for the people. He denounces the "gelatine-spined shrimps" and "saffron blooded apes" and says the American people offered no help, simply standing by and grinning as he fought.
The Providence poor farm known as the Dexter asylum, founded in 1827 by Ebeneezer Knight Dexter, sits on 40 acres. Its property is valued at about 3 million dollars, and annual revenue now far exceeds expenditures by roughly 9 thousand dollars.
The Dexter donation, once set aside to provide income for city poor funds, has reached 3 million dollars. It now yields about 39 thousand dollars annually, supporting roughly 100 inmates at the poor farm on average.
An Irishman visits a barber shop for a shave while the barber is detained. A barber's monkey in the shop mimics the master and finishes lathering the customer. The monkey then sharpens a razor, prompting the Irishman to protest that the barber must still shave him.
A top floor office occupant at No. 14 Park Row New York estimates yearly elevator travel of 129 miles. The snippet blends a poem by Helen Hay Whitney with a distant note about urban life and daily movement in the city.
A short verse contemplates whether one who seeks heaven alone can reach the goal while one guided by love may falter yet be led by God toward the blessed afterlife. Moonshine.
Roseburg Dre has suffered repeated nightly burglaries over several weeks, with authorities investigating each break in. Residents report windows left ajar and valuables taken, while police urge vigilance and call for any unusual activity tips.
Five men were held up near Crystal Springs farm south of Port land Saturday night by two thugs. One victim was described as a hot head with injuries. Police investigated the incident and urged witnesses to come forward.
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