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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1909
Page
4
Pendleton Oregon public newspaper offers daily, weekly, and semi weekly editions with various mail and carrier options. United Press Association member, telephone main 1, post office entry as second class mail matter.
A fragmentary poem from the Baltimore Sun extols benevolence and service to the sick and poor. It frames a steadfast mission to aid the weak and uplift others despite hardship, using vivid imagery of light and care.
A county speaker denounces Canadian land schemes urging locals to invest in Oregon instead. He touts thousands of acres near the west end, promising values rising to $1,000 an acre within five years, and warns against foreign agents peddling Alberta gains. Oregon offers schools, churches, and honest opportunity for industrious residents.
Fragments from Pendleton academy discuss securing funds to improve and enlarge the institution. Friends envision upgrading to a preparatory college to attract Northwest students and offer higher work, asserting a strong field exists and that the academy meets a real need with potential for growth.
Local advocates urge securing an endowment to fund a permanent expansion of Pendleton academy. They argue interest from the endowment plus current school income can sustain and enlarge the institution, keeping Pendleton’s educational magnet strong and attracting families to the area.
The irrigation interests claim progress as Oregon finally adopts a water code after years of debate. The outcome relies on competent, honest appointees by the governor, avoiding corporate bias. The measure faces required amendments and future scrutiny, with two years of gubernatorial oversight ahead.
Eastern Oregon legislators, or most of them, have formed a flying wedge to push through needed legislation for the region. The group aims to overcome resistance and pessimism in parts of the state.
The text notes that Pacific coast pioneers found the land reclaimed from Indians and that few attempts have been made to utilize it. It asserts Oregon as a pioneer state in industry and predicts big profits for those who develop and improve the state.
A reader notes enjoying mild spring days and asks why people endure a land prone to blizzards, suggesting appreciation of seasonal warmth and contrasting harsher climates with lighter, hopeful days.
Howe president of the Cas School of Applied Science in Cleveland asserts cement and concrete are historic yet newly understood, noting modern chemistry and American industry have made cement a dominant structural material with fireproof advantages and calls for more cement schoolhouses.
A speaker criticized current building material use, estimating one billion dollars spent yearly while fire losses reach 500 million. He urged a substitute for dwindling lumber, predicting depletion in 20 to 36 years at current consumption, and proposed cement as a primary alternative.
Roy Farrell Greene recalls a memory of Madge the queen of ming during winters of the past. He describes tracing futures by the fire as she wound the yarn and he held the skein, momentarily building castles while she patiently managed the thread. Now they are married with children, and old scenes resurface as they mend a frock and darn silks.
A distorted verse reflecting on habit and effort as a bridge built between past and present. The speaker likens progress to threads and strands, warning that rushed work wastes time while steady effort leads toward love and achievement. The poem evokes struggle, memory, and perseverance.
A stranger’s entrance disrupts two rulers, Reason and Will, who claim sovereignty. Their calm state shifts as the visitor’s bold magic turns Will into a servant and Reason into a coerced follower. Jack C. Aethersgh,
A London meeting of weronatia discusses air rights under Roman law Ceque ad Coleum. The piece claims no one may invade occupied land or emit airships through space without facing possible injunctions. The report notes dangers of airborne attacks from barns or smokehouses and the impracticality of enforcing such laws.
An advertisement urges readers to try Hostetter's Stomach Bitters claiming 55 years of use proving effective for older people. The copy emphasizes time-tested ingredients and invites starting today to improve stomach and general well being.
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