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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1913
Page
4
Publication details for a weekly issue of the Official City and County Paper based in Portland Oregon. Lists service by mail and carrier, subscription terms and dates, with references to offices and physical addresses in Portland. Contains notices likely including public or legal items as part of the newspaper’s official notices.
A poetic fragment describes soft footsteps and a sleeping earth beneath the night. The speaker listens for distant echoes in the valley and wonders if a beloved’s ring or a nightingale speaks.
A letter reflects on tragic accident involving child Ethel Grubb and calls for railroad safety devices at busy crossings, especially Main Street and Fast Court. The author urges action by the O.W.R. & N. Co. to install automatic gates or signals to protect schoolchildren and all pedestrians, noting Oregon examples.
In a New York school a loan about a cow led to a surprise inspection in St Paul Dispatch report. A worker at a dairy facility noted a cow produced milk as children watched, prompting curiosity and a cautious reaction as officials investigated the scene.
In a western England town the Bristol Mirror notes Mr. Goodman, a respected citizen, was chosen mayor for a fourth term. After the ceremony he was greeted by Mr. Jones, a devoted admirer, who gripped his hand and quipped that choosing him for another term brings many duties and worries, and that a worse man would have faced stinging neglect since he could not find one.
To Catch Your Fridda presents a puzzle about writing numbers. Readers are asked to add a 2 to make eleven thousand eleven hundred and eleven total 12 111, illustrating the quirkiness of numerals. Also contains quirky quotes about Victor Hugo and a bookmaker in a humorous exchange.
A brief exchange shows Mrs. Peck confronting Henry about altered feelings after marriage. He replies humorously that drastic measures were needed to sober him up, implying his transfer from intoxicated love to sobriety. The banter reflects light domestic wit.
A gushing bride asks if the soul wanders to the sea and tumultuous waves. The seasick husband admits thoughts drift to baseball. She asks love questions. he answers with frank honesty about baseball thoughts. A departing visitor is reassured the parting is a pleasure.
Fragmentary verse and a Punch magazine quip mix Civil War imagery with a mentor and student vignette. The verses reference Alabama figures, a Union chieftain, and a brief jab about schooling, all conveyed in satirical block prose and historical sentiment.
A bartender explains the cause of a sprain in a brief exchange with a sympathetic customer. The customer asks how the arm was injured and the bartender responds that a high ball miscue led to the injury.
A customer asks for the most ornamental and handsome chafing dish in the store and the salesman replies that they have very beautiful pieces but they are not specified further in the readable text.
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