Subscription Rates and Labor Strikes in 1904 Era
A mix of subscription pricing for daily and weekly newspapers, bureaus in San Francisco Chicago and Washington. The page includes notices to advertisers and a sprawling, partly coherent commentary on labor strikes, the Pilgrim era economy, and remarks on President Roosevelt and Washington Lincoln ideals. It references Montgomery Ward & Co strikes, garment workers, and wage levels tied to 1904 prices versus 1890s averages.
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Montgomery, Ward & Co
Roosevelt
WilHome College
Washington
Lincoln
Man Shapes Self by Secret Failings and Faith
A reflective verse about a man who despises music and art, scorns women and men, hoards wealth, and schemes to harm others. His stern self scrutiny grows as he resents himself, while a clue to a harsh inner conscience surfaces in the closing lines attributed to S EL Kiser.
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al Jaret
EL Kiser
Better Morals Coming In Inland Empire Saloons
Pendleton leads a regional push for Sunday saloon closures as Oregon law exists but enforcement lags. Cities like Boise City Spokane Baker City Elgin The Dalles and Yakima take steps toward morals, while Pendleton and local officials are accused of neglecting duty. Voters may replace politicians to enforce the law.
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Pendleton
Inland Empire
Oregon
Boise City
Northwest
Boise County
Spokane
Baker Cite
la Trama
Elgin
Dalles
North
Yakima
Portification of Hawaii Key to Pacific fortification argued
Public Opinion features Atherton Grownell urging strong U S fortification of Hawaii in a detailed study. The piece emphasizes Hawaii as a strategic keystone defense and trade hub, citing Captain Mahan and a chart illustrating the islands’ unique position along the Pacific coastline.
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Atherton Grownell
The
Pacific
Hawaii
United States
Mahan
Ancestry and upstart America in verse and memory
A speaker traces diverse ancestral roots Ireland England Lombardy and Germany through a lyric meditation on identity and freedom. The piece contrasts immigrant heritage with a modern urban dream and ends with a call for justice and resistance to oppression in divine will.
Mothertood Spider's Summer Nursery Song
A lyrical poem fragment depicts a mother spider and mother bird tending nurseries in nature. It envisions cradle webs in grass and trees, woven with flowers and leaves, while oriole songs accompany a dreamlike summer scene. The verses personify tiny creatures as they drift toward rest and departure for their own darling, hungry babies.
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Andy
The Stirrup Cup and Poem Fragments by John Hay
A short poem by John Hay laments nightfall and departure with the Pale Horse at the door, recalling warm home life and looming unknown lands. The text contrasts tender family joys with looming death and includes a secondary cryptic line about charity and ostentation attributed to Hutton.
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Horne
John Hay
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Seman
Oregonian Polishing Company
Mail
Scripps-McRae News Association
B. B. Rich's
Hotel
Portland
Hotel Perkins
San Francisco
Fourth Street
Chicago
Washington, D. C
Oregoniag
Ed Panse
Reades Magiziro
Jean Conserites
Tenmeners
Chicaco
Montgomery, Wari & Co
Srikes
Mire
Co Smith
Fem
Ons
Garment
Fes
Bureau of Labor
Johnstown Democrat
Jimmy Click
Africa
Hons
Fiarce Tiers
Click
Animal Hoe
Haron Rothschild
London
Globe
Rothschild
Alaska
Adelent Brittany
Old England
Lombardy
Italy
Knee
Leslie's Weekly
Ceveland
Hendman
Mothertood
the Seaside House
Glatsop Beach
Ore
Brests
Goas
All Teaine
Adhires
Seaside
Otragon
Tory
Ponthi
Northwestern
Cenanes
Hutton
A.c.ruby & Co
A. C. Ruby & CO
Oregon Feed Yards
Lev
Winslow Bros
Jewelers-Opticians
Main Street
Postoffice
St.Josephs Academy
Sistera of
St. Francia
Philadelphia
Weber
Ratn
Cooper
Hodge
Keystony
Fred Weber
Court St. Corner
Thompaus
T. H. White
Dentist Association Block
W. T. Parker
D. B. Richardson
Helix
C.F. Colesworthy
East Alta Street
H. M. Hamilton
Portland, Oregon
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