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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1914
Page
4
An imperfect OCR item lists publication details for an Oregon newspaper, including masthead lines, distribution notes, offices in Portland and Pendleton, United Press Association affiliation, and various subscription rates and modes. It reads like a catalog of contact points and pricing rather than a news event.
A Chamber of Commerce report cites drought and heat hitting eastern Oregon and California crops while Washington yields matched 1912. Copperfield chaos prompts Governor West to deploy troops amid saloon-dominated town government and calls for reform. European fatherhood trends gain attention as a civic idea. Centralia’s typhoid outbreak warns Pendleton to protect its gravity system and water supply.
A terse note remarks that the present weather is favorable for grass and grain growth, suggesting good conditions for pastures and crops without mentioning specific dates or places.
Swiss forest management preserves cover by selective logging and immediate replanting. Article 24 of the 1887 constitution gives the federation oversight over forest police and stream flood control, with cantonal and federal subsidies for conservation. By 1911 forest area rose to 2,258,000 acres or 21.86 percent, yielding profit to the government rather than expense.
In Du Page county Glen Ellyn suburb, Mrs Partington and other prominent women discussed the pure milk question, reflecting concerns over dairy quality and public health.
A group discussion includes a call to compel all dairymen to pasteurize milk. An official counters that pasture is essential but often unavailable in spring and early year, making yearround pasteurization impractical according to a Chicago Inter Ocean report.
In a lighthearted tone the dialogue notes Hemmondshaw has been housebound since a recent accident. He left the urban life to visit the country when a milk wagon ran him over, and the man bears the disgrace.
A quotation contrasts child admiration for Santa Claus with resistance to growing up. It notes boys imitate icons yet reject adult features like Santa’s whiskers, reflecting on fantasy versus reality in maturation.
A passerby recalls asking a young man for his umbrella as rain began. The man’s umbrella was dropped and the youth ran away, leaving the teller to ponder if he obtained the umbrella honestly.
Yonkers reports on a lighthearted exchange about a man named Redd and his family away in the country. The chatter notes that Redd supposedly “lost $18” playing poker last night amid the likely playful interrogation.
A quoted exchange questions whether a current performer is the same as a prior aerial stuntman, recalling a six month interval and noting skepticism about the link. The snippet suggests a media or life column contemplating fame and continuity in stunt work.
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