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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1912
Page
4
The Pendleton Oregon post office file notes indicate the publication is a second class mail matter. The item marks the official status of the City and County Paper within the postal system.
The author argues the Democratic Race favors Wilson as a true progressive, rendering a third party unnecessary. Roosevelt’s Bull Moose movement is seen as flawed and not in step with genuine reform, with backers in Oregon tied to trust funding and political gain, while Wilson’s nomination is praised as merit based and ideal for progressive aims.
The piece surveys early 20th century debates on progressives and the Swarts Julia Connor murder. Warden Bridges and Prof. Carr critique links between dress, decency, and crime while noting heredity and environment as factors. It also notes Republican league moves and a Paris bouillabaisse scene, all reflecting era tone.
In a Washington Star piece, Mrs Forbes-Robertson Hale quotes a domestic exchange where a Black woman asserts her resolve amid an argument with her husband. The man dismisses her, and she retorts that she will continue fighting, highlighting gender and race tensions of the era.
An old Scotchman famed for optimism replies to troubles with It might have been worse. A friend, seeking revenge for perceived lack of sympathy, visits him to recount a nightmare about death. The elder replies that even death and going to the bad place might have been worse, implying it could be true.
An editorial titled Is Humor Dead? from a New York Editor and Publisher notes a significant fact that American editors clip much humor from London weeklies. It argues the humor content has often been clipped previously by the editors of those London weeklies and then republished in America.
A Manchester Guardian passage recounts a very heavy passenger on a London Circle Line car who, jokingly, travels the loop while fearing exit. The amused traveler notes the circle is about ten miles in diameter and the guard repeatedly directs her back aboard as she circles the route.
A Yorkshireman in an auction house shouted a garbled question to the auctioneer during a lull, prompting laughter that halted bidding as all eyes turned to him. He then wished everyone good night and left, leaving the room amused by the unintended drama.
Wholesale arrests followed a bomb blast in Plaza Catalunya as Infanta Isabel, aunt of King Alphonso, passed by. Authorities fear renewed revolutionary activity after the suspension of executions, including Prof Ferrera.
An aphorism about thrift contrasts with stinginess, noting that thriftiness shows in early rising. No identifiable people, places, or organizations are specified. The line reads as a wry, observational quip on frugality and discipline.
A South Orange woman recalls poet and novelist Margaret B. Sangster who argued American mothers fail to aid their daughters socially. She cites Sangster's anecdote of a French hostess entertaining a young manufacturer and a daughter who plays piano upstairs as a lesson in practical support.
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