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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1908
Page
4
GastEr County official paper announces publishing details for Pendleton Oregon with frequency weekly semi weekly and subscription rates listed for daily and weekly mail and carrier delivery. Includes office locations news bureau and United Press Association membership and postal classification information.
A compact, period sounding verse fragment attributed to Quarles evokes fleeting forms in nature and life. It threads images of a vessel in a gale an eagle on the hunt a fading flower a rainbow a momentary sun a river a shadow and a dream. The speaker urges readiness to die.
The Oregonian declares Republicans must vote for Republican candidates to avoid electing Democrats to state and national offices. It argues a normal Republican majority should ensure a square deal from the press and party. Loyalty, it says, cures the claimed demeaning effect of statement No. 1.
A column warns bootleggers that prohibition law will be enforced. It notes the district attorney is away and courts are closed for summer, but a September grand jury will judge violators. County farmers, who voted dry, will support the law and target bootleggers as they do coyotes.
The board of regents of the state experiment farm at Union is praised for persistent efforts to perfect the property for its state owned purpose as an experimental station. The farm is admirably situated for its intended use.
Debate over locating a state experiment farm versus a branch asylum in Pendleton pits Union, Umatilla, and Union counties against each other. Proponents urge fairness in distributing state honors, noting Pendleton lacks a state institution while praising the farm’s value and regional climate benefits for the afflicted. Experts call the Pendleton district ideal for a humane asylum, arguing it would aid hundreds of indigent patients while balancing needs across the Inland Empire.
The August Nautilus suggests saving for vacations, but if funds are tight, begin with a daily home vacation. Rearrange rooms, reduce clutter, and eat outdoors. Then set aside one hour daily for rest and leisure, including reading or gentle outings, to refresh thinking and mood.
In Cincinnati, Lebanon University President Hill argued free intermingling of sexes over 52 years reduced immodest deportment, claiming five women could humanize a hundred men. The St Louis Mirror cites this to question if female suffrage would improve politics and manners, noting mixed opinions on women in office and business.
A San Francisco Star commentary argues that women in business are better able to manage themselves than those out of it. It claims danger stems from gender separation and warns mingling could reduce exploitable baser manifestations, urging social balance.
The Pacific Searchlight questions whether readers tolerate law violations among the better classes and asks if the reader is part of those who wink at such breaches, drawing a sharp social critique about propriety and civic duty.
Despite adverse conditions Umiatila county farmers anticipate purchasing automobiles in the fall as wheat remains priced at 78 rents a bushel. The community endures hardships yet holds to plans for auto purchases amid agricultural markets.
A reader imagines Pendleton gaining a Riverside park and hosting band concerts in the evenings, envisioning a communal and cultural enhancement for the town. The note reflects local desire for recreational space and live music events.
In August Nautilus the poem exhorts the reader to start life boldly without support, to meet duty with courage and strength, and to seek self realization. It emphasizes facing tasks, showing pity to all, and relying on inward will before asking others for aid.
A San Francisco Star snapshot notes Standard Oil group financiers gained after the circuit court of appeals reversed a judgment in a $29,240,000 case. Standard Oil stock rose 48 points between July 1 and July 22, yielding about $16,540,000 in apparent profits. The piece argues farm values do not rise with such decisions, calling the gain a special privilege.
A college matron named Breexe collapses under B A and M D strains. The doctor warns she is killing herself by degrees. Topeka jeers over roof gardens provoke Wichita Beacon quip that Topeka floods make rooftops necessary for gardening.
A humorous, moralizing piece tracing a man’s life from birth to death. It satirizes schooling, youth mischief, college antics, marriage, finances, family dynamics, and decline, ending with his passing as his sons squander money and his wife remarries. The tone mirrors old newspaper humor columns.
Four men in Des Moines are playing a silence demanding game of cards and cribbage for a million points. The match requires total concentration as brains churn under pressure. The article notes the unusual, lengthy contest and the intense mental effort involved.
Four men play a record long Cribbage marathon in Des Moines every night from 7 20 to 11 o clock totaling about 2150 points. They have played 355 consecutive weeks reaching toward a million points with no audience present. They study cards, place two crib cards, and count with care, resting for refreshments then resuming. A prize is promised but kept secret.
A teacher asks for five different members of the cat family. After silence a girl answers with father cat, mother cat, and three kittens, turning the task into a playful moment.
Dialog suggests a bustling rumor about Tom's wedding to his fiancée. Dick responds with gloom, noting the report gains currency yet he himself does not, highlighting a social tension over wedding rumors.
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