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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1907
Page
4
An East Oregonian publication page lists subscription rates and contact details from Pendleton with a note on improving high school education. The page includes an editorial urging simpler school curricula and preparation for practical life, arguing against imitating colleges and promoting well-rounded core studies.
Opinion piece criticizes a Dill introduced bill by Rep Dye of Clackamas county as a covert attack on Oregon's local option law. It argues the measure aims to increase taxes on liquor and undermine the state liquor statute, warning that brewers and dealers should respect the current regulation and that attempts to overturn it strengthen prohibition sentiment statewide.
A fragment from Justin Huntley McCarthy contrasts a map’s long life with living intensely for a brief hour. It muses that savoring a single hour’s possibilities surpasses grand plans, even if life ends quickly. The piece frames endurance versus momentary zeal.
The East Oregonian commits to working with United States Senator Jonathan Bourne, praising his past record and noting progress since. It emphasizes Bourne’s election by popular suffrage, denies schemes or coercion, and urges patriotic Oregonians to cooperate for a successful term.
Oregon legislature yesterday spotlighted mossbackism with two proofs. A Jackson bill from Douglas County would allow the estate process despite widow rights, while Salem delegates refused to vote for the people's choice for U S senator. The body rejected the widow-disinherit clause as narrow and unjust, likening it to Indian customs and noting preservation of relics like the ship Columbia cask and a Cascades mastodon tusk in Portland museum.
A plea to legislative committees on education urges replacing the present maze of school book law courses of study and teaching methods with a practical system. It argues that only ten of twenty subjects should be thoroughly taught, to ensure thorough public school education in Oregon.
The article lauds Hryon’s campaign address of 1396 noting his simple religious conviction. It cites Bryant's To a Waterfowl as inspiring the line guiding his steps. Like McKinley, he is portrayed as a man of providence and steadfast belief, trusted by voters despite tariff or railroad views.
Oregon fails to receive top tier train service on the Har rinkan system with Nos 1 and 2 inferior to California Chicago trains Nos 9 and 10. Passengers bound for Oregon are passed by at Green River, prompting criticism that Oregon is a second class destination. The public may shift homeseekers to lines offering equal or better service to central points. Oregon is as important as California, even superior to Oregonians.
The Travel Magazine notes Cuban cane is harvested by hand as no workable machine exists. Cut stalks are left just below ground to protect the root, with fields yielding new crops for 10 to 15 years. Field hands load cane onto ox carts, then transport to sale, weighing it for railroad shipment.
Public prints highlight governors urging women’s roles beyond business. Connecticut selects one woman factory inspector. Missouri and Kansas push suffrage and protections. Hoch rejects municipal suffrage in Kansas, advocating broader constitutional inclusion and removing male language.
Waldo P. Warren argues that success needs both theory and practice. He warns against being too practical by chasing immediate dollars and against being too theoretical by ignoring fundamental facts. Balance theory with reality, and keep room for essential truths even when facing setbacks.
A fragmentary verse meditation asserts love as indestructible, transcending earthly passions. It contrasts love with ambition avarice and war, claiming its flame comes from heaven and seeks final rest beyond mortal toil.
While Colonel Barrett lay in state, several hopefuls sought the governor's favor for Barrett's post. One bold applicant asked Governor Hood if he could be considered for the vacancy, to which Hood replied he would object only if the undertaker objected.
J K R Vangrundy a 70 year old man rode in an ox drawn wagon that had served as bed and home for two months in search of his nephew Chris Masters who was paid to live near the city. The pair traveled from Chillicothe Ohio covering about 650 miles in sixty days and drew attention on Broadway by the court house as curious onlookers watched the scene.
A fragment from the San Francisco Star describes a mother taken ill and sent for treatment. A physician hired ten Indians to shout outside her window all May to rouse her from fear, recalling the sounds of home and aiding a rapid recovery.
A frail, enigmatic figure nicknamed Gordon lad stirs debate among American critics. A recent correspondent praised his residence as beautiful yet haunting, but the critic dismissed public opinion as weightless. The Travel Magazine laments the Ohio River lacks a Salton sink to spill over into labor annually.
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