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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1904
Page
4
The article critiques the postal service with grafting officials and contractors, urging reform toward business principles. It discusses stamp design, money orders, and efficiency while noting financial strains and political connections. Also included are local notices about livestock and theater events and a mix of social commentary.
A wartime-era critique links declining British recruiting quality to juvenile smoking and physical immaturity. General officers warn three years of feeding are needed to ready recruits for combat labor. The piece cites Pricotish and international figures praising science and peace efforts, while warning Britain’s future wars hinge on healthier soldiers.
A garbled poem fragment reflects on a man's duty to endure, aid his family, and value steadfast friendships. The text invokes fortitude and deliverance as central themes, mentioning names in a stylized, incomplete form.
The discussion in the Congressional Record critiques removing desertion charges from veterans and argues pension continuity for those who served and became civilly dead after conviction. It emphasizes safeguarding against fraudulent claims while supporting genuine cases for old soldiers.
The Postmaster General projects a 1904 postal revenue deficit of 7 206 906 55. Trial evidence in Senator Dietrich shows contracts for machine components paid with 100 shares yielding 50 to manufacturers while officials pocketed the rest. Direct government purchase could have saved 120 per hundred, deepening the deficit claim.
Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite and philanthropist, is long gone yet his work continues. He left his Bleht Million Dollars, the annual interest of which awards a form of tribute. The article notes a puzzling, universal purpose behind his contributions and hints at a lasting impact beyond war.
The Chalice Messenger reports a new mineral in Idaho, phonolite or phonolite-like rock found near the Montana line. It resembles petrified wood with glassy facets, sinks with a ringing sound when struck, and may contain nephelite and bagynite. Recognized since 1662, it could host gold and silver and suggests more valuable metals await discovery if mining men study such minerals.
A rugged editorial note argues that successful ads grow fortunes for merchants and advertisers. It emphasizes persistent effort, clear bright copy, and the economic power of advertising to attract consumers and boost sales. The piece highlights the mint as a rare exception where money comes without advertising.
Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson of Lillydale New York a Grand Worthy Wise Templar and WCTU member describes recovery from womb trouble backache and bearing down pains after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound She says she took six bottles built up her health cured her ailments and helped her niece with heart trouble nervous prostration lead to a baby and various other female troubles were cured by the medicine
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