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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1910
Page
4
A fragmented note indicates the United Press Association entry at the Pendleton Oregon post office, describing second class mail matter and related handling at the local facility.
Poem reflects on wealthless contentment and open hospitality. The speaker proclaims no envy for gold, while offering shelter and share to the shelterless. Gratitude arises from helping others, with the line “tis I who am thankful” underscoring charity over riches. Carlotta Perry, Inde pendent.
Pendleton seeks a traction system and enhanced electrical supply to attract commerce and raise real estate values. Negotiations between the Washington-Oregon company and the Commercial Association are near approval, with directors to sign and Pendleton to raise 50,000 dollars. Local support from property owners and merchants is urged to fund the venture and spur growth.
The article argues newspapers are largely blamed for contributing to the deficit era, noting editorial influence, advertising dynamics, and political pressures shaping fiscal outcomes across decades. It examines how press policies affected government spending, taxation, and public perception of debt.
The piece criticizes government free mailing practices and postal franking abuses that inflate the annual deficit. It cites instances of shipping public documents and personal effects via mail, questions why public documents travel west to east, and urges Congress to cut waste by charging transport on personal property. It also references reactions from state papers and probes into the fairness of postal charges.
The railway system is undergoing swift changes with frequent transfers of superintendents and assistant superintendents and the creation of new posts. The overhaul favors the incoming officials and signals a broad modernization of management.
Pendleton organizers report raising 30000 dollars to retain and reconstruct the woolen mill and to attract ten times this amount to install a traction system in the city, aiming to spur industrial restoration and public works.
A farmer in Umatilla County has devised an airship, challenging the notion that local growers cannot innovate beyond tractors and other machinery. The note hints at progress and ongoing experiments by regional agricultural workers.
Zelaya complains that he is not the deep dyed villain Secretary Knox and others paint him as, and says he is speaking for the defense.
A brief item notes J. T. Liewallen’s forecast about the dollar. It mentions the old year passing and Mrs. Johnson remaining, urging readers to swear off and show good intentions as the townspeople shape the community.
Mrs. Rogers finds three boys aged five to eleven munching apple cores in an attic from a barrel of russet apples not ripe enough to eat. The eldest, Jack, explains they are reenacting Genesis while Willie and Henry lie nearby in the trunked space.
Mexico plans a centenary celebration of its revolt for independence marked by practical public works. In Saltila and other regions streets will be paved and improvements launched, while the federal government proposes nearly $1,000,000 for schools museums monuments and parks. The program seeks lasting gains beyond pageantry, favoring labor improvements for broader rejoicing.
A Southerner famed for generous tipping visits a Baltimore hotel where Black porters crowd the lobby. His card reaches a friend, whose starkly different temper provokes a humorous exchange with a longtime resident. The porter lowers his eyes and replies with guarded reverence, noting the man’s notoriety in a single day.
Dr Henry Van Dyke outlines true Americanism as belief in God given rights to life liberty and pursuit of happiness and government by consent with checks and balances. He argues taxation without representation is tyranny and urges equality of burdens not conditions while stressing law order and unity. He calls for a free state offering asylum to the oppressed and an example of virtue to all nations.
Fred Taylor of Ottawa turned down a $2000 cash proposition for a 10 week hockey season with the Renfrew Ontario club. Rivalry among clubs there remains keen.
1200 acres fenced with a good room house basement four large barns two orchards and other improvements. Land lies along the foot hills of the Blue mountains Chinook belt with fine bunchgrass and crystal springs. Owner cut 150 tons of alfalfa this year. Ten miles off a railroad. Priced at 12.50 per acre with 10000 dollars worth of cattle horses wagons and machinery included.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for curing weak stomachs wasted bodies weak lungs and lingering coughs. It claims the product supports digestion builds tissue purifies blood and nourishes nerves, urging buyers to seek the genuine article rather than substitutes.
Detroit collector Charles L. Freer holds Whistler treasures including the Peacock room décor from London Leyland house. He shared a Whistler anecdote about a painter whose work was hung upside down in the Gutumn Salon due to committee direction. Folger’s Golden Gate Coffee is recommended for best flavor at home.
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