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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1911
Page
4
The Del East Oregonian lists subscription options for daily and weekly editions with varying terms. It notes carriage and mail delivery, pricing details, and distribution offices in Portland and Washington, with status as an official city and county paper and United Press Association member.
A reflective poem urging finding beauty and joy in mundane, near at hand. It argues happiness and divine presence arise from ordinary tasks, love, justice, and daily duties rather than distant quests. The author, Minoti Savage, invokes nature symbols like dew, birds, sun, mountains, and grass to illustrate God’s voice in common life.
The piece argues against repealing the people enacted eastern Oregon branch asylum law. It cites Joseph of Multnomah county and progressive majority fears, warns of legislative repeal as a breach of faith, and notes Pendleton as the preferred site with opposition to Bowerman land. Governor’s position on adjoining ground is mentioned alongside the East Oregonian’s supportive stance.
The paper believes the new leaders are sincere and not playing politics as they prepare to construct the branch asylum. They will rely on committees to select a proper building site. Repealing the law providing for the eastern Oregon asylum would be tampering with a buzz saw.
Senator Hawley has introduced a bill to provide an appropriation of 340000 for the Oregon Agricultural College. The rising attendance and program expansion under President Kerr are cited as justification. Supporters say investment yields returns as the college boosts the state’s material prosperity.
The legislature supports the federal income tax amendment and notes that if enough states follow, it becomes effective. It argues wealth and effort affect ability to pay, and praises Oregon for ratifying while criticizing other legislatures for selfish opposition.
Citizens urged to assist in locating a suitable site for a new branch asylum. Committees should receive full facilities and courtesy. The project is seen as a boon to the city and Pendleton residents must prevent it from slipping away.
A Portland weather man predicted snow for Pendleton but the forecast failed to materialize. Local readers note the inconsistency and question the forecaster's reliability.
A mother’s playful warning tale about a child Harry who fears the grocer after overhearing the phrase I’ll tend to you in a minute. The comic anecdote centers on a four year old returning without onions and mentioning the grocer’s intimidating promise.
The conference fixes shipment rates effective for cargoes to December 31, 1910 and January 1 to March 21, 1911. For steel products up to 20 feet long the rate to Penang and Singapore is 2.65, to Hongkong and Japan 4.25, to Shanghai 4.85. An advance of 0.61 per ton applies for shipments from January 1 to March 21, 1911.
Hamburg reports a 40 to 22.6 mark per 100 kilo drop in refined camphor price amid active trade. Japanese camphor sales slow with importers facing losses as its quotations rise above German refined camphor. Hoosac tunnel set to switch from steam to electric operation with electric locomotives hauling both passenger and freight trains.
A long poem chronicles a retired junkman who packed his home with rejected manuscripts and whose widow remarried after his death. A miraculous self taught writer then emerges, selling endless tales that captivate publishers and readers, making the junkman’s “splendid style” famous. The piece ends with a moral on wealth from junk.
A serialized note from February Technical World Magazine recounts a Texas test of a cotton harvester. John M. Rhoads near Vernon reports success with a prototype, averaging a round every thirty seven minutes over 1100 yard rows and harvesting 19,200 pounds of seed cotton in two weeks, with best day 6,400 pounds.
Price Collier’s essays now appear in Scribner’s Magazine and sharply cut through nonsense about English rule in India. He recounts weeks with the Bombay governor, outlines England’s governing plan, and praises its efficiency.
Rumors in eastern crime circles report Philippine hemp stocks nearing demand. Prices are very low, shrinking profit margins, yet authorities expect the reduced costs will spur greater use and consumption.
Mrs Inez Lewis of Baring shares a lurid account of a four month old with facial eczema spreading to hands and body. A cloth mask and tied hands followed before Hood's Sarsaparilla cured the child in a few months leaving him healthy. The notice touts Hood's Sarsaparilla for blood diseases and system build up available in liquid or Sarsatabs.
In Arkansas a physician examines a patient noting fever and chill cycles on alternate days. The doctor asks if attacks have decreased in violence, while the patient quips that hot days prevent thinking and ague days rattle resolve. January Lippincott's notes Cleveland's electric subway plans.
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