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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1908
Page
4
The notice lists subscription rates for the Daily East Oregonian and Weekly editions, including per year and by carrier, with various month and duration options. It also mentions bureau locations in Chicago and Washington and states the paper's association with United Press.
A reflective verse pondering timing and opportunity. The speaker urges patience to recognize the one supreme hour when fate aligns, urging readiness at life's prow to grasp the moment when destiny delivers its chance. The poem credits Mary Ashey Townsend as the author.
The Pendleton Tribune charges the East Oregonian with seeking discord in the republican ranks over the congressional nomination. The East Oregonian editor, a registered Republican voter, supports re election of Congressman Ellis from principled motives. The Tribune portrays its editor as the source of dissension and urges eastern Oregon voters to back Ellis to prevent Portland from winning the primaries.
A Salem letter in The Oregonian argues that the main issue for Marion and Umatilla counties is whether voters or bosses control the senatorial election. It urges candidates for the legislature to sign a statement defending the people's rights, calling for an end to legislative contests and for lawmakers to focus on making laws and returning home.
The piece argues there is a single master motive in the universe, love, guiding all creation. It contrasts shallow infatuation with the broader love principle evident in human acts from building homes to pursuing wealth and facing peril, noting selfishness as a lesser form.
A critique of government protection for whiskey makers arguing that liquor enjoys exclusive privileges not given to wheat, boots, or clothing producers. The author urges removing government protections and imposing equal inspection and penalties for adulterated products to empower citizens against liquor interests.
A New York report notes United States Steel distributed 3 million dollars in Christmas gifts to executives. Cleveland dispatches say 250 paint salesmen will return to work after a brief layoff. American Ship Building Company rehired 6,000 and will add 6,000 more by year’s start. St Louis reports 3,000 plus workers recalled as financial strain eases. Factories expected to run full by January end.
A compact critique of China contrasts autocratic power with democracy, highlighting paradoxes in society. It remarks on corruption dynamics, women's status, and cultural quirks, drawing a satirical portrait with Roosevelt and Uncle Sam references.
A London letter to a U.S. milling journal notes November 1907 world visible wheat fell about 800 000 quarters while 1906 rose 1 150 000 and 2 600 000 quarters. Total now 16 700 000 quarters, smallest since 1808. Australasian crop around 45 million bushels, vs 66 151 000 in 1907. Europe largely depends on Argentina and the United States as Russia Romania and India offer little. Argentina can’t ship freely until February, yet pressures sales for a big crop to move promptly.
The speaker reflects on days of busyness and happiness, noting it felt perfectly safe and more comfortable knowing helpful people were present than merely strolling on public streets. The tone emphasizes domestic assurance and steady companionship over risk.
William J. Bryan spoke in Nacogdoches Texas where he virtually announced his candidacy for the presidency. He closed by saying some listeners may never hear a real president but have now heard one who once believed he would be a live president and feels the disease coming on again.
The excerpt warns against courting omens and dancing with evil, linking words to misfortune. It cautions against harsh actions like slamming doors or kicking stones, claiming spirits may suffer penance in these objects. It advises respect for the dead and the vulnerable, implying moral cause and consequence.
A playful poem by Nixon Waterman from September offers a whimsical recipe for kisses. It blends dark piazza and moonlight with romance, longing, laughter, and mild resistance, finishing with inexpressible enjoyment.
A report suggests Italian anarchist Luchessi who killed the Empress Elizabeth of Austria chose Geneva for his crime. A well informed correspondent says the prisoner has four meals daily, enjoys fresh air, smokes his pipe at government expense, attends language lectures, does light work for pay, reads esteemed literature, and is healthy while preparing memoirs after studying Voltaire and Rousseau.
In a back yard on a hill slope three coal chutes were joined to form a toboggan slide. Two chutes were owned and one borrowed, propped on supports with a ladder at the top for mounting. Children built it themselves with some help from a hired man and used snow and water to freeze a slick surface.
Policeman J J Feyton of Oakland Calif was killed while attempting to arrest two suspects Saturday. The robber was brought to the ground by a bullet fired from the suspect's own gun by J B Shell a barber who rushed to aid the injured officer.
A projection estimates the United States population will reach 960 million by 2041 at the current growth rate. The author dismisses concerns about the resulting strain, joking about borrowing trouble as unnecessary and rhetorical.
Local forecasts urge Pendleton residents to stay home and enjoy bright sun as Umatilla County winters shape up without the foggy allure of distant California. Officials predict clear skies and warmer days ahead.
An advertisement for a Cod Liver preparation claims it is oil-free and superior to traditional cod liver oil and emulsions. It targets old people, delicate children, and weak individuals recovering from illness, coughs, colds, bronchitis, and throat or lung issues. Pendleton Drug Co. Pendleton Oregon.
Indiana town of Munele placed under martial law with 600 state guards protecting Union Traction property. Striking street car workers remain quiet in militia presence amid tense industrial action.
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