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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1902
Page
4
A 1902 Pendleton notice argues the police department inquiry will uplift city affairs and public sentiment even if concrete results take time. It urges clear disclosure of the investigation to voters and urges honesty and decency in government.
A discussion on January debates over railroad free passes and reciprocal favors. The author argues passes are a tool for gaining official support, noting officials from county to state levels rely on reciprocity with railroads. The piece critiques the propriety and legality of such practices.
An observer argues against practices seen as detrimental to public welfare while noting that a law barring officials from accepting gifts from railroad companies would be a beneficial reform. The comment reflects concern over influence and ethics in governance.
The article argues that vast vacant public land in the American West could fuel population growth and wealth if properly irrigated and settled. It cites gold, silver, coal, and iron as resources, notes irrigation as essential for large scale reclamation, and questions why development lags despite demand. It emphasizes the need for water to power and support industries and warns that past large scale reclamation failed due to irrigation limits and transportation costs.
Frederick Haynes Newell discusses Roosevelt era water policy and flood control, pitting national reservoir works against limits on expanding populated areas. He argues for a coordinated federal effort to build pipes and dams for rivers and humid regions, warning against delays and procrastination that hinder homes for workers and national development.
An advertisement describes Nau's Dyspepsia Cure by J M Church of La Grande Oregon with testimonials from users such as Nathan Falk and mentions availability through Taiman & Co and Ta iman & Co first class druggists in Portland. It cites a large San Francisco patent medicine payment and claims high cure rates for Bright's disease diabetes and other incurable diseases after a multi day trial.
Hon William Young blood and other officials in Washington endorse Peruna for catarrh and general tonic use. Letters from Rufus Merchant David Wilber Irvine Dungan and 38 congress members praise the remedy. Thousands across the country also use it as a family medicine. Address The Peruna Medicine Co Columbus O for testimonials.
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