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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1906
Page
4
The readable fragments describe an advertising deadline and copy for a weekly feature. The text references a Monday deadline and a late afternoon submission time as part of a production schedule. Strong entities are unclear due to garbled OCR.
Baker City cattle man Thomas Proffit ships 500 head of alfalfa fed steers 1400 miles to Kansas City at eight days travel and about 90 cents per 100 pounds. The cattle average 1200 pounds and bring about 4.50 per 100, the top grain cattle price, showing the Oregon product’s merit and urging Portland to support a packing house to serve eastern Oregon ranges and markets.
A newspaper note highlights a shift toward younger leaders under 40 directing large enterprises. The piece argues this rising cohort brings early maturity and extended productive years, reshaping work norms and societal roles for men in American industry.
A Saturdiag Evening Post editorial argues that 19th century expectations of self support give way to modern views of merit and independence. It notes rising life spans and suggests encouraging health education, earlier manhood, and continued vigor into old age to sustain progress and smart governance.
Governor Chamberlain appoints Mrs. Clara Waldo to the Oregon Agricultural College board of regents. Waldo, educated and active in state educational work, is noted as a lecturer for the state grange and a leading advocate for women in education. The piece argues for more female representation on the board and in public service.
A fragmentary street scene from Court Street and Hotel Pendleton follows a traveling man from Portland to Pendleton. The narrator recalls a young Indian maiden, a scene of flirtation, a battered pipe, and a dressery encounter as locals joke about travel status and impressions in a small town setting.
A poem praising parental tenderness toward girl and boy children. The girl is to receive gifts and lullabies, while the boy is urged to explore nature and play. The piece ends with a gentle prayer for both children at bedtime.
Pendleton and Umatilla county voters rally behind Charles B. Carter of this city as a strong, widely supported candidate for circuit judge. Supporters cite his broad legal experience and high esteem among attorneys and citizens, hoping his selection would honor the bench and ensure just administration for all interests.
Captain Amundsen reports the northwest passage offers only nine feet six inches depth at the grounding site and no deep channel elsewhere along the route. He notes he had to jettison part of his cargo to complete the voyage, and a waterway may exist only if the passage is cleared of ice.
A list of upcoming events includes the Oregon Prom Association and Oregon Development league in Portland on January 12 and 13, a January 12 wheat convention in Pullman, Washington, the Oregon Horticultural Society gathering in Portland on January 1, the Washington State Horticultural Society in North Yakima on January 12, the February 5 to 10 Walla Walla Poultry Exhibition in Walla Walla, a nondriven primary registration for those aged 19 in Oregon, and the April 26 Oregon primary nominating election.
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