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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
4
The Pendleton Gast County Official Paper details its publication cadence and availability, noting daily and weekly editions, subscription options, and where the paper can be purchased. It also lists UPI membership, telephony info, and a legislative excerpt criticizing a vote on a constitutional or state bill, naming numerous senators and the lone opposing member, John D. Daley.
A compact, period tone line reads like a clipped newspaper brief echoing resilience despite time. The fragment hints at decline yet asserts persistence against fading eras and overpowering challenges. Names and places are absent, leaving a reflective short verse.
Rev Andreas Bard of Walla Walla says during a visit to Oregon he obtained all the whiskey he desired from a dry town. The East Oregonian plans questions about whether a minister should expose such lawbreaking and inform officials to stop the practice.
Frank Davey of the Harney County News, a leading Oregon Republican figure, criticizes the party split and front changes. He traces past Bend points to 1496 and 1896 advocates of bimetallic policies who shaped later frictions, noting their alliances in Multnomah Clatsop Marion and Lane counties and the 1901 statute on selecting United States senators.
The Umatilla Morrow county fair announces increased premiums for wheat yields livestock and farming products. Organizers urge a grand display of threshed wheat to showcase the county’s famed wheat, promising a record 1908 fair in eastern Oregon with abundant resources and funds.
Denmark uses wind power to generate electricity and store energy with storage batteries. Experts note winds of 15 mph yield eight horsepower and 20 mph yield 18 horsepower, suggesting vast potential to shift from wood and coal to wind driven electric power for commercial use. The article highlights US wind-swept regions as capable of similar development to supplement water power.
The piece extols annexation of Alaska at seven million dollars as prudent statesmanship and business. It argues that adding vast lands with high productive potential could rival Ohio Indiana and Illinois combined, and questions why delaying would reduce long term profitability.
F Carter asks if nation will gain immense income from home enterprises as Congress considers drainage bills. Geological surveys estimate swamps and overflowed lands cover millions of acres, with actual figures possibly higher. Carter discusses ongoing and proposed reclamation work as a major modern government project.
With harvest wages high and living costs easing, the coast cities should have no soup houses for idle labor next winter. A man who works can save enough in 90 days in Umatilla county to cover the next harvest, provided he cuts saloon luxuries.
A verse lament on Prohibition and regional shifts as the South abandons juleps and cocktails. The mock history contrasts old temperance with new dry days, claiming drinkers lose mellow sounds and social rituals as spirits fade across states from Milwaukee to Kentucky and Alabama.
Verse excerpts celebrate wine and mountain air with playful juxtaposition. The narrator praises fresh-brewed air like fine vintages while alluding to a later line about Alfred Austin desiring rest and a potential trade if he agrees. The piece blends poetry with literary quips and publication context hints.
Advertises Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a potent tonic for nursing mothers and women with weakness or reproductive disorders. Claims to be a glyceroric extract of natural roots with no alcohol, offering relief from headaches, back pain, pelvic issues, and irregular periods. Promises a free booklet upon request and warns against substitutes.
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