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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1917
Page
6
A fragmented medieval tone poem laments a country rich in merchandise yet lacking unity. The speaker asks if prosperity will endure and praises a nobler, braver people. The obscure lines mention factories forges and East West networks as symbols of potential growth.
The East Oregonian reprints H. H. Corey's letter arguing the necessity and convenience amendment has shifted after discussion. It notes Senate Bill No. 165 originally included municipal plants, but the final wording omits them, affecting public utilities and municipal operations while retaining privately owned facilities.
The piece argues against a measure shielding utility firms from competition, saying the public interest favors competition. It claims the public service commission misreads its role, mainly regulating rates and service. It notes the East Oregonan’s skepticism and recalls past regulatory limits, plus mentions G. Fifield returning from the metropolis.
A critique decries North Dakota granting women local and federal voting rights while denying constitutional suffrage, challenging suffragists to resist and praising federal leaders. It notes wartime submarine fears, supports rural eight month school law, and jokes about police revolver matches.
The item recalls that Matlock disliked Sweden over Chaplin bans for youths under 15. It mentions Alexander and Frazier as Pendleton merchants 88 years ago, Clarence Bishop as a former Oregon halfback, Glenn Bushee known as Lo Co Hatch of Tall Pine, Oregon, Governor Withycombe once serving as Oregon state veterinarian, and Pendleton's 10 miles of paved streets plus 1 mile of gas mains.
Htia reported that an OWI temperance advertisement refused to have his portrait painted unless it was done in water colors.
Salem readers hear Corey argue for adoption of the Public Necessity and Convenience amendment to Oregon utility law. He says it preserves municipal rights, exempts cities and former telephone firms, and mirrors La Follette’s 1907 statute. He asserts lower rates in states with similar provisions and urges competition to prevent wasteful duplication of poles and pipes while ensuring fair returns.
A fourteen year old daughter of J P Bowers, jailer at Hampton, held off a crowd outside the county jail with a pistol on Saturday night demanding the removal of a black man accused of assault. Her brother disarmed her to prevent harm as officials moved the prisoner named David Richards to safety.
An old newspaper ad touts Foley Kidney Pills as a cure for backache joint pain and rheumatic troubles caused by weak kidneys. It features testimonials from Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Wood of Morrell Maine and notes the product is sold nationwide with a promotional dollar price, urging readers to buy for relief and improved kidney and bladder action.
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as a 25 cent remedy for dandruff and thin or oily hair. It claims immediate dandruff dissolution, stronger hair, and reduced scalp irritation, urging quick purchase at drug stores or toilet counters.
A garbled passage implies a man faced danger with threats to his life. The text notes a negro figure later identified as Heaton, treated in a manner described as deprived of moral clarity, but details are unclear and unresolved.
A garbled 1994 item recalls a town event with Mie Lane and John Heathman Lavehem family conflict. It mentions Harmony, Domen Yoder, and a plan to raise a steeple crown, while Denver bound men head west for Wimbingies territory. The piece mixes names, places, and vague times from the era.
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