Subscription Rates Advertised for Daily and Weekly Papers
The notice lists various subscription options including daily and weekly plans by mail and carrier, with durations of one year six months and three months, plus prices. It notes Oregonian sale locations at Oregon News Co and other addresses, plus affiliation with United Press Association and postal details.
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Pendleton
Oregon
The
East Oregonian Publishing CO
Pally
Sas
Mall
Oregonian
Oregon News Co
Oth Street
Peehano Betens
Security
Washington
Bureag
XNI
Steady moon over the quiet lake in verse
A fragmentary poem imagines a calm sentry above the scene. It reflects on a steadfast sphere and a moon that rests when stars fade, implying tranquil stillness over the water as night descends.
Meritorious Pendleton Dairy Regulation Ordinance
An ordinance to regulate Pendleton dairy business aims to improve public health by banning milk from tuberculosis cows, mandating sanitary handling of utensils, and restricting home bottle storage near contagious disease. It sets milk and cream quality standards and urges council passage for safer wholesome milk from dairymen.
Conciliation Board Settles CP Shop Men Dispute
The Canadian conciliation board settles the trouble on the Canadian Pacific. shop men return to work after weeks of dispute. The board's report was made public at Winnipeg on a day after the Canadian Industrial Disputes Investigation Act took effect on March 22 1907. The act creates consiliation and investigation boards for public utilities and related industries.
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Canadian Conciliation Board
Winnipeg
Canadian labor act cited as preventing strikes
Up to January 15, 1908, a bulletin of the departments of commerce and labor reports 30 disputes investigated and 28 strikes averted or ended. The Canadian Pacific settlement supports that the act works by forcing parties together before strikes. The act’s main aim, preventing strikes in public services, appears to have succeeded without harming workers or industries. Some union opposition exists, but investigations and conciliation are seen as beneficial nationwide. Salt Lake Herald notes the act as a progressive step in industrial relations.
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Departments of Commerce and Labor
Canadian Pacific
Salt Lake Herald
Gompers and Labor's Vote Principle Stay Free
The Spokane Chronicle notes Samuel Gompers cannot bind organized labor to a single presidential candidate. It argues labor ranks resist dictatorship and will not be coerced into voting for Republicans, Democrats, prohibitionists, or independents. The piece stresses labor’s independence and principle over party, asserting no serfdom in labor.
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Samuel Gompers
Gompers
Spokane
Clocks that keep exact time in harsh conditions
Scientists seek a clock with absolute timekeeping. Greenwich Leyden and Berlin clocks show tiny daily deviations, but Washington naval observatory gains praise for one-sixtieth of a second. Critics note uniform atmospheric conditions and automatic pressure correction crucial to true precision. Portland Journal.
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Berlin
Leyden
Eichelberger
Naval Observatory
Washington
Greenwich
Portland Journal
Marathon Race and the Messenger of Victory
The starter reviews Olympic conditions in French and Greek as a Greek army officer recounts Marathon. He tells how a fleet courier carried news of victory to Athens and died after delivering the single word Victory. The crowd erupts with cries of Death as the speaker ends.
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Marathon
Athens
City Considers Scavenger Wagons for Obnoxious Waste
City authorities mull a program of scavenger wagons to remove obnoxious waste while cleaning up the area. The proposal aims to streamline disposal and improve street presentation during the cleanup movement.
City needs regular scavenger wagons to curb filth
The writer laments rubbish and filth in the area and notes no regular scavenger wagons. Householders must hire draymen at high cost to remove trash. A city run wagon service with regular rounds could improve sanitation and curb deadly microbes.
British criticizes Indian education and free press in Lords
Earl Cromer in the British House of Lords denounces India education as breeding demagogues and agitators rather than loyal subjects. He argues that a free press has not succeeded in India or Egypt and asks what England will do as educated people grow more resistant to government.
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Tmperiallam
Poes
Springfield Republican
Earl Cromer
House of Lords
India
Egypt
England
Perishables Business Needs Cleanliness Emphasized
A business handling perishable goods must prioritize cleanliness to meet patron expectations. The owner must recognize that hygiene is essential for successful operation and customer trust.
Pendleton Weather Report Notes Heat Compared to East
A Pendleton forecast remarks on heat levels, noting the east experiences sweltering 95 degree days where fatalities occur. The Pendleton weather description is straightforward, emphasizing milder conditions by comparison.
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Pendleton
Fire destroys timber near Peninsula Lumber camp
A forest fire broke out in King Woods near the Peninsula Lumber Company camp five miles west of Columbia City Oregon. The company’s entire force fought the blaze to protect the roadbed and equipment. Foreman Dan Burns was overcome by smoke but revived to continue work. All engines and equipment were saved though about 200 acres burned. The fire is under control.
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Peninsula Lumber Company
Columbia City
Dan Burns
The Badge of Honesty on Doctor Pierce’s Discovery
The ad touts Golden Medical Discovery with a printed ingredient list in plain English and claims forty years of experience as a blood purifier and tonic for stomach and liver disorders. It describes root extracts preserved in glycerine, cites authorities, and promotes All Healing Salve for old ulcers while offering a postal order for samples.
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Doctor Pierce
BR. V. Plerea
Buffalo
N. Y
Bartholow
King
Scuddey
Coe
Ellingwood
Pierce
Elbert Hubbard Praises Horses in Open Letter
Elbert Hubbard expresses sympathy for horses in a June 6 1908 letter to James T Angell editor of Dumb Animals. He plans to reprint notable passages defending horses during war and laments their suffering and lack of glory or pension.
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Elbert Hubbard
James T. Angell
Dumb Animala
Hubbard
Roycroft Fraternity
East Aurora
Erie County
N. Y
Mr. Angell
Let it not be supposed fortune equals happiness
Joel Chandler Harris in a late magazine piece argues that colossal fortunes from modern business do not buy happiness as gold’s purchasing power ends where contentment begins. The piece, cited by The American Press, says greed harms contentment and faith reassures the public that God is in His world. An Atchison Globe remark adds a jab about men spending money only on whiskey.
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Joel Chandler Harris
Peruna praised by Annie Catron for catarrh cure
Annie Catron of Cincinnati Ohio writes that Peruna relieved her severe head and throat catarrh after years of suffering. She reports breath odor, stomach issues, and headaches improving within a month and credits overall health improvement to the remedy. She adds Peruna tablets offer a solid medicine option.
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Annie Catron
Main St
Cincinnati
Ohio
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United Press Association
CCF
Eer
Walt
Lord de Tabley
Babcock
Dre. Cole
McClure
East Oregonian
Greece
Joel Chandler Harts
Atchison Globe
Pendleton Savings Bank
Saf
North Beach
Potter
Portland
Megler
Columbia
Tiwaco
T. J. Potter
Hole North Coast
F. J. Quinlan
Wm. McMurray
F. M. Lorimer
Main Street
Bridge
Phone
Henry
Pendleton Ice & Cold
Phone Main 178
Pacific Safe Company
Herring - Hall- Marvin Safe Company
Hall’s Safe & Lock Co
Riverside Avenue
Empire State Building
Spokane, Wash
Hotel
Sagamore
Baker City
Questa
Toy L. Young, Prop
Empire Meat CO
Colesworthy
Alta
Inter Reac
Marve Douche
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