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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1906
Page
4
Citizens accuse the Pendleton city council of blocking a Main and Court street paving plan after property owners signaled readiness to proceed. The piece argues the city is well positioned financially and urges immediate paving, claiming the council’s actions amount to obstruction by self interest.
County court accepts government plan to construct three miles of an example road. Government provides engineers machinery and equipment. County supplies materials.
The document argues Dimatilin county should authorize a government supervised road project to learn scientific principles of permanent road construction. It claims the expenditure will yield benefits, with the county spending for instruction and preliminary study before proceeding.
A historical column recalls Freddy Funston, famed as hero of Bagbag and the Rio Grande, and the exaggerated exploits taught in Kansas schools. It notes the War Department records debunking the bridge crossing tale and swimming feats, describing how the legend was created by a war correspondent and later removed from textbooks as false.
The Valencia disaster near Cane Boat reveals gaps in lifeline infrastructure. Telegraphs to Cape Flannery are unreliable, life saving gear is scarce, and vessels ashore lack rescue options. Calls grow for permanent Coast Guard style coverage on both sides and basic equipment to save women and children, as passengers endured three days clinging to wreckage.
A compact quote piece contends that every German bears a soldier on his back and every American a politician. It argues virtue matters less than conviction and warns that a selfish man becomes the center of a crowd, while urging to seek help from a physician instead of dwelling on a worsening world.
Scattered across the globe are about 600 species of carnivorous plants. The text describes pitcher plants, butterworts, sundews, and bladderworts digesting insects with gastric-like fluids, hollow stalks, and hair traps. It also notes the honey ant eaten in Mexico, palm grub dishes, and locals frying locusts with rum.
Leslie's Weekly argues for removing billboards from rail and highway approaches to improve city access. It cites New York Central’s enforcement of billboard rules and suggests railroad carriers extend the movement to curbboard nuisances to set a public example for other property owners.
Willamette alfalfa roots and stems on display at the Robinson and Stevenson real estate office. The crop, measuring feet song and a half an inch in diameter, originates from Adam Radir’s farm beyond the Willamette River.
A Colville Times note states alfalfa, grown in proper soil and bowndo conditions, can be a permanent profitable crop in the Willamette valley. It mentions roots extending to 12 feet and the display convincing observers of the crop’s potential.
William H Burleigh presents a poetic meditation on fate and virtue. A mystic weaver uses a loom to craft a fate woven from threads of envy pride and love. The speaker envisions colors, harmony, and doom as life’s tapestry is spun by unseen hands.
A discussion on childlessness as a woman's trial and the remedies offered by Dr. Pierce. The advertisement touts Favorite Prescription for restoring health and fertility, notes surgical options in rare cases, and asserts wide medical endorsement and readable ingredient lists. It promotes Pleasant Pellets as a safe laxative for women.
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