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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1903
Page
4
Classified snippet shows subscription and mailing rates from a Chicago bureau and address listings. Public notices regarding mailing methods and rates appear amid faded typesetting. The fragment mentions weekly and semi weekly options and postal handling.
District Attorney John W Folk warns that government power rests with officials and must be exercised for the public good. He argues officials who accept bribes betray trust, comparing traitors of peace to those who sell official favors and noting that the greatest danger comes from those who give or take bribes.
A garbled telegraph of events reports in brief form: a regional funeral, political barbs aimed at Brookton’s mayor, a strike by telephone operators in Republic, Wash., and irrigation discussions in Oregon. It notes Pope Leo XII’s legacy, a portage railway meeting in Salem with engineer Hammond outlining costs, and Gov Geer’s sharp remarks at Portland boxing circles.
An antebellum critique depicts a surge of scrappers and sensational reporting in a port city, noting a carnival atmosphere, vivid violence, and spectacle. It describes Catholic cardinals preparing for a secret election amid tightened security, with churches and officials under intense scrutiny and ritual restraint.
A South Dakota town faces a sensational incident at Kole University where Prof. Gare Lrop allegedly snuck ale with a Welsh rabbit. The president, regents, and Temperance Union members condemn the professor for moral unfitness and seek severe action.
A damaged OCR fragment references angels and Dakota divorce colonies. It mentions translation and teaching the angel's bow, with unclear context about members and a better work. The text is garbled and cannot be tied to a clear event or date.
A poem by W. tb Nesbit of Chicago Tribune rails at Kentucky moonshining culture. It portrays hills crowded with stills and bootleggers, noting the danger and deaths it causes, while mocking efforts to end the illicit trade and its economic toll.
An old advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Gall Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets as cures for lung disease and consumption. It claims improved oxygenation and reduced inflammation, promising strengthened lungs and halted progression with asserted testimonials and dramatic language typical of period medical ads.
Fraudulent contest text promises prizes of furniture valued up to $2500 for solving how many ways to spell the words Furniture and Rader in grid squares by moving right and down with no letter repeats. It requests sealed entries and numbering of solutions, with July 5, 1805 as the prize date.
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