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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1910
Page
4
Independent Pendleton newspaper notes subscription pricing for daily and weekly editions, including daily six months and one year rates, weekly and semi weekly terms, and carrier delivery options. It serves as the official city and county paper with United Press Association content and public post office status.
A local county central committee claims to name delegates for the state convention but acts without authority. In Multnomah county the process is mocked with printed slips and low attendance at meetings. Voters will face a revival of bossism as the convention nears on the twenty fourth.
Armatilla county men who joined the Alberta rush are returning and reporting crop failures. No rain since July and little snow have left ranches abandoned as farmers work elsewhere to cover expenses. The text notes the dire conditions affecting harvest prospects.
The report recalls claims by Canadian Pacific colonizers that Alberta never suffered crop failure, likening the country to Umatilla County. Distant fields appeared green but proved illusory when approached, illustrating how people seek distant abundance while neglecting near causes and home fields.
A historical note recalls a Grant county lynching and reports a penitentiary verdict for five men involved. One to be hanged and four given life terms. The piece compares Oregon justice with a recent Ohio lynching and questions which region is more civilized while noting Oregon leads in this moment.
A fragmented Otis county text notes new steel spans at Milton and planned bridges on the Umatilla River at Hermiston and Umatilla. It argues for leveraging a $42,000,000 valuation to fund improvements while debating the wisdom of forming Orchard County next November. The author warns against voting for a split that could endanger gains.
The text notes that motor car service will promote traveling more than hot dirty coaches. It mentions R. R. & N. expanding routes between Weston and Pendleton and Pilot Rock and Pendleton. It comments on Oregon politics with Democratic leaders, and remarks on Nicaragua instability and Central American unrest.
Fragmentary note from Success Magazine by J EL Sampron. Mentions dying methods, eating plans, and quick growth ideas. Text is incomplete and lacks clear context or verifiable details.
In a Rome cafe tale, Luii Araglio vows to emigrate to South America. He boasts of a dream job in Quito earning 200 per month, praising Ecuador’s heat. A friend retorts Quito’s heat and location, but Araglio insists most work won’t be in the shade despite a 115 degree shade temperature.
Sir William Perkins spoke in New York on psychical research before sailing to England. He recounted a single ghost story about Snooks at a country house. Snooks slept with a revolver, woke to a pale moonlit hand grasping the bed rail, demanded who is there, and fired after no answer, losing a toe in the escape.
A chemist narrator imagines future cities where underground wires carry electric power for heating lighting and cooking. He envisions compact gardens in cities like Paris producing vast lettuce crops year round, with fruit and vegetables affordable due to rapid rural-urban links. The piece reflects early 20th century optimism about mechanized agriculture and city planning.
Walter J Knight retells a Newark Star excerpt about Jason, convicted of murder in Mississippi, facing the death sentence. The courtroom tense moment includes the judge declaring the hanging date, while Jason confers with the court in a moment of hesitation.
A survey cited by Robert Haven Schauffler in Success Magazine asks women to name the lowest income they would demand from a prospective husband. Ranges run from fourteen dollars a week to fifty eight, with an average of twenty nine dollars weekly, or about 1,500 a year. The piece notes many would overlook a man with a past, and discusses attitudes toward tuberculosis and the idea of the “great black plague” as a feared yet misunderstood risk in marriage.
The piece thanks the forecaster for cooler predictions for tomorrow. It remarks on Albertans enjoying a good country and laments their departure. It hints at mountains calling and mentions a fixed assembly plan while noting hotter conditions in the east.
A Texas constituent asks Congress to allow non stamped white envelopes with his name, even offering to pay the same as stamped envelopes. He also requests guidance on curing hog mange, training hunting dogs, and keeping fish in water. He mentions wants for dog des and asks where to obtain them.
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