Oregon men decry press bias and urge irrigation delegates
The piece attacks the Oregonian for sensational reporting on Creed Cent and Grant county, defends Eastern Oregon journalism, and urges Oregon to send about 70 delegates to the National Irrigation Association meeting in El Paso. It argues for strong Oregon representation to showcase the state’s resources and influence government irrigation policy.
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Salem Statesman
Oregon
Lake County
Oregonian
Grant County
National Irrigation Association
el Pau
Portland
Exposition
St. Louis
Umatilla
el Paso
Newell
Uma
Night Brings Rest as Prayer Ends in Century Verse
A Century Magazine poem contemplates rest elusive through day and night. The speaker notes prayer unanswered, weary bands seeking peace as darkness settles. The verse contrasts sunlit longing with night’s soft balm, pondering if rest is theory or answered prayer.
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Dom Paul Kreger
Switzerland
Hae
Jender
Besri
Enginaud Cen
Century Magazine
Davis and Elkins Dominate West Virginia Politics in 1908 Contest
The article analyzes West Virginia power dynamics centering on William Davis and Senator Stephen Elkins, detailing their control of railways, coal, and manufacturing. It notes Davis’s wealth, Elkins’s influence, and their roles shaping Democratic choices for the presidency, including the Parker postponement and the controversial Davis nomination.
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Mr. Davis
West Virginia
Elkins
Davis
Hanna
Roosevelt
Quantico
Con Bresaman Williams
Mijmels
Indiana
Parker
Williams
Boy Escape From Wagon Ends In Tragic Death
Mary Murphy witnessed a runaway wagon on Coney Island New York. She panicked and choked when her false teeth slipped down her throat, causing her death within moments.
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Coney Island
Rte
Mary Murphy
Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson Recovers Using Pinkham Remedy
Mrs Elizabeth H Thompson of Lillydale New York and a WISE Templar member testifies she recovered from womb trouble backache and bearing down pains after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound She claims six bottles built her up cured her and helped a relative with heart trouble prostration and a new baby born to the family via the remedy.
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Elizabeth H. Thompson
Lillydale
N.Y
Wise Templar
W.C.T.U
Lydia E. Pinkham
Burzanera
Toostees
Abees
Age of the Sequoia Reveals Ancient Tree’s Long Life
Professor Dudley of Stanford writes to Senator Pratt about sequoia cignatea specimens. A tree dated 2171 years at 106 years old shows it stood before Christ and endured a three foot wide burn later read from a carved record after the tree’s destruction. The burn’s cause remains uncertain, while the broader aging vista opens for future knowledge.
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Dudley
Leland Stanford Junior University
California
Pratt
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