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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1906
Page
4
Public notice fragment advertising East Halgonitan publication details and subscription rates. Mentions daily and weekly price options by mail, distribution outlets in Portland Oregon, and ad copy deadlines. Contains garbled OCR with postal and rate references.
A fragment reflecting on love and heartache. It contrasts the mind’s many eyes with the heart’s single focus and notes that life loses its light when love ends.
A Pendleton performance of The Merchant of Venice draws on two centuries of drama flair. The piece prompts reflections on love, chivalry, and human emotion as audiences of all backgrounds ponder whether classic theatrical magic will endure.
The article notes that several army leaders, including Adna R. Chaffee and successors Bates Corbin and McArthur, were not West Point graduates. It argues merit and battlefield experience aided rise to top ranks, while West Point may be useful but not indispensable.
Reports from Victoria BC indicate rising discontent over federal policy fueling talk of British Columbia seceding from the Dominion. The decade long dispute centers on the terms of entry and governance within Canada.
In 1871 Dominion talks spark talk of term terms or secession by province members. The push for an independent commonwealth on the northern border echoes past threats by British Columbians who have long resisted dominion control and warned of secession during crises.
A Kansas senator Burton is described as effectively not present yet paid mileage. An employee was stationed to attest his attendance while Burton lingered near cloakrooms. The piece links this to broader waste and urges scrutiny, noting sheep sale details in Gilliam county with prices around $2.45 per head and Montana buyers.
A reflective piece contrasts farmyard merriment and holiday traditions with dark years and longing. It recounts youth on the farm, pumpkins and pies, and the lure of fame that corrupts the heart, ending with a cautionary tale of greed and hollow praise.
Luther Burbank, famed California plant breeder, told a San Francisco gathering that children, with their unique individuality, are the most pliable product of ages. He warned that America’s mixed heritage requires selective environment to mold a superior human race, predicting long years of refinement before an ultimate, finer humanity is reached.
Fragmentary description shows a restaurant equipped with gliding elevators and an automat selling drinks drop-in payments enable fast service. Hot soups roasts and beverages are lifted to diners from shelves around the carriages, with electric delivery from a kitchen below.
The article estimates 7 cent estates worth about 95 million dollars total, 10 private fortunes led by Rockefeller and Carnegie at 2 billion, 400 fortunes at 3 trillion, and 450 more totaling 10.8 billion. It notes about five thousand individuals nearing wealth of 14.0 trillion own a major share of national wealth across money, land, mines, buildings, and industries.
Fritz Morrie describes new automatic Berlin restaurants with glass-front cabinets lining the walls. Customers order from machines and receive meals without service delay or tipping, illustrating a novel dining concept recently introduced in the city.
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