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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1914
Page
4
A vivid rural scene describes shavings on the floor, the opened door letting in blue sky, and the steady rhythm of hammer and saw. The narrator equates the labor of carpentry with beauty and fragrance, praising the craftsman’s art.
In Collier's Mark Sullivan argues Congress faces a unique political moment with no clear anti administration party. The Democratic Party is not yet proven a radical threat, having supported reform and shown strength in tariff and currency bills, while trusts move toward dissolution and interlocking directorates wane. The outlook favors the administration and suggests Democrats may drift toward conservatism, risking future losses to Republicans or progressives. The commentary also cites labor tensions in Michigan copper country and broader international cattle and meat trade notes from Argentina and Australia.
Weston reader P T Harbour signs a note to the East Oregonian with a clipped joke about a pelican. The verse puns on beak capacity and bellies, ending with a humorous image of a pelican storing food for a week and a playful misprint.
In a jovial drill session the rc ruit squad practiced with rifles. When blank cartridges were issued the sergeant commanded load and ready. Pvt lainn misheard Fire at will and asked which one to will, creating comic confusion during a Chicago News report.
A fragment notes payments following a divorce with references to Hammels Metsier and Fawcett. The text mentions weekly sums and a larger total for all money and gratitude, but the source lacks clear names, dates, or locations.
A Pittsburgh Chronicle retells Lemmy Williams a colored boy sent to reform school for petty crimes. He is taught a trade in a shoe shop, where he learns honesty by gluing pasteboard onto shoes for sale, prompting a wry exchange with a prominent woman after his return home.
The Kansas City Journal quotes Kipling in a curiously sharp exchange about gender and domestic life. The item highlights a wife’s habit of shopping for more hairpieces in a tongue in cheek quarrel over appearances.
Shortly after marriage a man begins to realize that he talked too much during the courtship. The brief note hints at lessons learned in married life and the social norms of courtship discussions.
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