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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1906
Page
4
Public notice outlines advertising copy deadlines for East Oregonian with submission by 9 am on the preventive day and various subscription terms listed. The fragment mentions daily and weekly options including three months and four months by mail and a rate line at 128 Bank Wacky.
The piece recalls Robert Burns born January 25, 1759 and commemorations marking his birthday. It notes Burns inspired democracy and poetic fire, and that Scots and descendants honor his memory with sentiment, justice, and chivalry echoed through ages.
An editorial argues that land frauds on the Pacific coast may push Congress to repeal existing land laws. It contends laws intended to aid settlers and develop the West were twisted by unscrupulous actors into tools for wide scale crime. The piece urges curtailing privileges to deter thieves and stop the erosion of public land.
Norman Hapgood editor of Collier s Weekly argues that private corporations holding New York City franchises are owed fair taxation. He contends that if franchise owners were reasonably taxed the income would meet public needs and prevent misallocation of common assets.
The piece laments abolition of municipal taxes on private property and the value of franchise rights granted to corporations. It cites Comptroller Myers on city government needs, Brandeis on public robbery of franchises, and details Metropolitan and Manhattan elevated systems profits, plus a Pendleton box ordinance targeting vending and street commerce. It includes a poem excerpt on evolution and ends with a note on local civic action.
San Francisco Call recounts Bonapartes early career from Corsican officer to rising figure, detailing imprisonment after Thermidor, a delayed infantry command in the Vendee war, two months of hardship, study of war and history, and a resolve to rise that began a world changing ascent.
Excerpted from The New China by Thomas F. Millard in the February Scrib ners urges Westerners and business firms to consider China as a land of opportunity. It argues old tricks and outdated gear are useless against a modern Chinese market, and promises rewards for those ready to offer real value on reasonable terms.
Excerpt from The Moon and His Antlers by Finest Thompson Seton describes the moose as essential to northern natives. It compares the moose to buffalo, deer, and caribou for plains, woods, and swampbelt sustenance. The text outlines practical uses: meat as staple food, hide for clothing and moccasins, sinew for thread, horns and bones for tools, hooves for rattles, and antlers for embroidery dyed with native dyes.
A vivid portrait of peanut farming notes 250000 acres in peanut land and 170000 peanutters producing 300 million pounds worth 11 million dollars annually. The piece extols peanuts as a versatile crop feeding people and livestock and even praises their cultural prominence. It references a February edition of Everybody’s Magazine and a quip about widowers and love.
A historical prospect describes urban growth and transportation shifts in New York City. Skyscrapers rise on Manhattan while new electric rail lines ease commuter flow, notably the New York Westchester and Boston line from 177th Street to Port Chester and White Plains. The piece argues high speed electric trains will reduce suburban congestion, transforming the city into a vast workshop and easing overpopulation pressures.
The Tatler compares Solomon to the richest rulers, noting a purported fortune around £940,000,000 and crediting David with funds for the temple. It cites Croesus £400,000,000, Lucullus £120,000,000, and Alexander the Great £160,000,000, remarking that extreme wealth was risky in classical times.
The first hop contract of the year was signed Monday December 14, 1905 between KB B. McCracken and Louie Lachmund & Co Yakima Dolly Republic. It covers 20,000 pounds at 10 cents per pound.
A discussion on women’s ailments misdiagnosed as separate diseases. Claims many suffer from a single underlying illness and cites Dr. Merco’s and Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as remedies. Describes the product as a safe, toning, restoring tonic for nervous and reproductive systems with testimonials to its efficacy.
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