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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1907
Page
4
A brief postal entry notes Pendleton Post Office recording a second clue or marker related to a martor. The fragment hints at clerical steps in mail handling or stamp tallying, but lacks full context or names for precise identification.
A 1907 viewpoint argues young voters in the United States should disregard Hamilton Jefferson and Adams era disputes. It claims today’s campaigns must center on present problems like railroad regulation canal building and government reform, not century old debates. It urges scholars of the old school to live in their libraries while politics moves forward.
Eugene raised 66000 by popular subscriptions for an electric railroad into the city Albany subscribed 52000 for a condensed milk plant Pendleton raised 10000 for Pendleton academy and other towns made similar public spirited contributions to public enterprises These large contributions from the public purse for private enterprises show the spirit of Oregon cities Pendleton alone raised over 50000 in charitable and public causes in the year ending April 1 1997, and the effort continued.
A brief notice notes Oregon ready to repeat efforts if needed as it faces global competition. The item emphasizes preparedness and determination in pursuing enterprise opportunities amid international challenges.
The St Louis Globe Democrat reviews the meaning of an inch of rain explaining water volume per acre. It notes an acre holds 6 272 440 square inches and an inch equals 20 022 gallons about 226 220 pounds, roughly 113 tons, causing city gutters and sewers to overflow during heavy spells.
The editorial urges securing coal now as Union Pacific holds 212000 tons for emergency use amid a looming coal famine next winter. It argues warnings are timely and railroads know the danger, while denouncing H H Rogers of Standard Oil as stricken by sun stroke and condemning the trust system as illegitimate and cutthroat.
Oregon officials push the idea that a growing irreducible school fund and district bond investments justify state ownership of public utilities. If the state can reliably loan farm property without fees, supporters argue, efficient management could run printing plants, railways, and other services, backed by treasurer reports of sound operation.
State Printer T A McNeal reports that within two years the state of Kanes will have paid for its printing plant through savings from owning the operation versus the old contract system. He compares 1905-06 and 1906-07 with 1903-04 and 1904-05, noting a two-year saving of 864,011.2 and a total plant cost of 91,000 with $44,000 saved to date. In two more years the plant is expected to be paid for and yield a $30,000 net gain.
The piece notes Miss Phebe Couzens doubting women will ever win the ballot despite extensive global and US progress. It cites suffrage gains in Australia New Zealand Finland Norway Colorado Wyoming Utah Idaho England Scotland Ireland Canada Ranmie and parts of Western Europe plus school suffrage in 25 states and taxation votes in Louisiana Montana and New York. The Miss Couzens view is reported by Woman's Tribune.
The Oxford reform replaces Euclid's Elements with a new textbook, marking a historic shift in teaching. The change, praised as altering national thinking about geometry, echoes the long-standing association of Euclid with mathematical instruction since antiquity.
A Kansas editor argues in a local column that cremation is the only measure to save certain men from the graves of drink and vice. The poem fragment frames gradual social learning and the rejection of entrenched wrongs as it critiques bigotry and outdated norms.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder troubles There is claimed to be a dangerous disease from kidney trouble causing many sudden deaths It promises quick relief and urges readers to obtain a sample bottle and free book by mail including the address in Binghamton New York
A letter from Victor Patneande of Topeka Kansas praises Peruna as a health booster for long illness and recovery enabling return to work. Additional testimonials describe improvements in a North Carolina family wife’s restored color, strength, and a rosy, active child after using Peruna.
The East Oregonian reports a Viennese custom where residents pay to reenter buildings after 10 oclock. Vienna is a city of apartment houses with a house master at each, who locks the front door at 10. Admittance after that hour costs money, and the long term tenant has no extra key.
Professor B F Gautier reports from Algeria to the Niger that the Adrir plateau near Gao hosts a wide steppe with 1x to 12 inches of annual rain and evidence of a large ancient population. He suggests the desert conditions are reversing as rainfall expands northward, while railroads pay millions to secure routes.
A compact newspaper notice promotes rooms available a block and a half from the depot. An eye catching electric sign marks the location, with rates listed at one dollar and one dollar fifty.
A small hotel room near the city depots reported as three blocks away becomes the center of attention. Local authorities investigate a possible incident involving travelers and a transient conflict. No injuries reported at this time.
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