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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1912
Page
4
The article critiques Oregon insurgent leaders including Judge Ellis Hawley Fulton and Statement One figures in a Pet ditem debate over the direct primary. It questions motives and guilt as reformists meet entrenched political machines and party machinery in a charged discourse.
The piece challenges General Pratt's view that abolishing reservations and removing educated Indians from their people is best. It argues education should elevate the tribe as a whole, noting educated Indians face temptations to revert to old ways but that government schooling will eventually shift dominance to educated, industrious Indians on reservations like Umatilla.
The Portland Journal ridicules Oregon reactionaries now backing the state system. It cites Judge Ellis of Pendleton as a possible congress candidate, Hawley as a successor, ex-Senator Fulton tied to a Lincoln banquet run, and a party committee seeking to force a presidential primary convention. The piece lampoons their militant stance and approach.
The article debates street paving choices balancing strictly business profits from hard surface paving against the value of aesthetics. It argues permanent improvements suit policy, yet civic and personal pride justify expenditures for cleanliness, neatness, lawns, trees, and flowers on streets and homes.
In a dialogue on culture and gender, a wife questions if the American woman is cultured, challenging the common perception that American men are less refined. Josephine reflects with a somber mood on the notion and suggests expectations of cultivated womanhood.
Robert Grant in The Convictions of a Grandfather, Scribner February issue, argues American women lack international linguistic prowess, cultural contributions, musical training, domestic science focus, and political interest compared with European peers, lamenting few become delegates to the national convention.
A fragmentary dialogue questions the use of national spending on drink and contrasts it with building a tall stone tower. A note announces the sale of the Pioneer Livery and Sale Stable at Hermiston Oregon by W. W. Steiner Jr. The piece ends with a speculative remark about fear of other nations’ power.
A paternal figure questions the family future as he asks if the boy will go to college. The scene centers on parental concern, aspiration, and the social expectations surrounding higher education.
A reader writes that Anna charged 660 and did fine work, then expresses uncertainty about further action or sentiment regarding the deal. The fragment hints at a dispute or regret but lacks context, dates, or additional parties to clarify the outcome.
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