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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1902
Page
6
A columnist derides fortune tellers who predicted Edward’s fate, praising surgeons for skillful work after a serious operation. The piece notes repeated failed prophecies after major events and jokes that such oracles will persist, despite public skepticism. It ends by noting a state regatta planned on a larger scale.
Opinion recalls Oregon pride and urges truthful state advocacy. It argues prosperity shows in artisans and merchants, notes their habits of following up on opportunities, and confirms Astoria regatta will continue, funded by local business subscriptions despite plans to end it.
The report on the Tracy-Merrill encounter prompts debate over intent. Some insist Tracy murdered his ally after fatigue and provocation, while others defend his account of a genuine duel. Separately, Thunder Mountain’s mood cools with locals noting no real ore value and quartz mining of limited grade nearby.
A dispatch notes the Tracey pursuit halted after the Oregon penitentiary chief refused to pay Mrs. Waggoner the finder's reward for Merrill's body. Up to now Tracey’s travels have cost counties about 10000 dollars, while Edward is seen as likely to be crowned despite fortune tellers. Alabama editors toured New York amid scoop tales.
The San Francisco Call notes a massive, Europe to America migration shaping the West, driven by railroads and steamboats. It compares modern movements to ancient invasions, saying Western growth will boost industry and California will feel the impulse as migrants head north and south toward British Columbia and the Northwest.
A sufferer recalls two years of kidney troubles and other complications with little relief from medicine. He describes the sense of despair and loss of hope before seeking help and the question of what life means without health.
Mrs Louise Gipson of Chicago writes that six bottles and her pills cured her headaches backache kidney trouble and burning sensation leaving her feeling young and happy again. The ad invites confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts and promises free guidance.
Dr. J Henry Smythe affiliated with the Harriman Gould railways reports that within two years more than 22 000 families have been colonized by these routes across Kansas Colorado and Texas. Colonists mainly come from New England and Middle states, with significant numbers from Great Britain Germany and Sweden. They are described as industrious thrifty and ambitious and are expected to influence the Southwest population and attract more settlers along the model.
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