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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1908
Page
4
The author extols beekeeping as a profitable, pleasant venture for Umatilla county, noting Pleasant winter days and mild climate favor a long working season. With bloom and foliage, the article sees bee production as a bright opportunity for the Pacific coast, suggesting low startup costs and handsome returns.
The letter argues the liquor trade is no more deserving of respect than other trades and questions saloon practices. It praises District Attorney Phelps for efforts to curb saloon obscenity and calls for broader scrutiny of alcohol venues.
A moral defense of Oregon's law limiting women’s work hours. The piece lauds the Supreme Court ruling upholding the restriction against a male employer who challenged it. It argues state laws protect wives and sisters from cruel labor practices and places the decision in a broader humane context.
A fragment describes a place with climate likened to Sicily, surpassing Syria and sunnier than San Diego, creating a vivid but unresolved comparison without clear context or location. The text remains incomplete, leaving readers to infer the setting and purpose.
A Meacham subscriber urges four to six year terms for county and district offices to curb recall politics. Proponent argues longer terms reduce demoralizing elections, allow experienced officials to govern, and keep public service efficient and honest beyond party lines.
In Scribner's magazine Charles M Pepper surveys ancient irrigation origins, noting Nebuchadnezzar II as a major canal builder who created the Kerez Sandik canal and linked Euphrates and Tigris waterways, while Shennacherib prepared the region for irrigation through embankments and canals. The piece contrasts military prowess with sustenance works and hints Nebuchadnezzar as a prototype digger of ditches in the ninth century.
The passage argues railways aid irrigation and regional development, urging Nebuchadnezzar's successor to study ancient ruins. It describes how the Tigris changed course, abandoning the Nahrawan feeder canal and flooding the plain, illustrating destructive power and failed repairs.
An exhortation urges the electorate to support women’s suffrage in Oregon. It argues that even if only one percent of eligible women desire to vote, they should have that privilege, while the remaining 99 percent may stay home if they choose.
If spring lumber prices are satisfactory Pendleton will see a surge of construction in the coming season. If prices meet expectations builders will stay away. The outcome rests entirely with local lumber dealers.
In arid Umatilla County weekly deals range from 60000 to 460000 dollars as markets pulse. Panic news has not yet reached the irrigated section, leaving the district hopeful for renewed activity despite uncertainty.
The senator argues certain stains cannot be washed away by mere words and urges a tougher, practical stand to confront lasting blemishes. He warns that appearances can mislead and calls for persistent action beyond rhetoric.
Justice John R Kelso of Milwaukie Portland's Clackamas suburb is becoming a sought after marriage official. He is sent for near and far for quick ceremonies that appeal to nervous couples. The ritual ends with Do you want each other Yes we do then have each other for nobody else wants you You are married.
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