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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1910
Page
4
A brief public entry recorded at the peat office in Pendleton notes an official city and county paper matter. The fragment suggests bureaucratic processing of a second class mail related notice or filing.
Local readers debate a Salem report that the government may withdraw from the Umatilla project extension and turn water rights to a private company led by Dr. Andrew C. Smith of Portland. Questions arise about water supply, sites for storage, and who gains priority to use river waters as policy lingers.
Clergymen of Newport, a seaside summer resort in the East, law against marrying divorced persons. The Newport clergymen aim to curb divorce by refusing such marriages. The Spokesman Review commented on the action.
A Spokane paper argues Newport clergy do not address the core divorce problem. It says remarriage by divorced individuals remains widespread nationwide, not just locally, and urges clergy to seek reconciliations rather than condemn subsequent marriages.
The East Oregonian reports that the assembly convened as a decisive convention, dismissing claims of a casual meeting to suggest nominees. It notes a bid to open headquarters in Portland and impose assembly selections on voters at the primary, despite the law guaranteeing equal nomination chances. The piece warns that self-serving assembly politicians risk collapse if given enough rope.
Dan P Smythe of eastern Oregon, a well known and active man, was nearly fatally injured in an accident. Information received today states he will recover, though he has lost an arm. He remains aggressive and determined, with plans to stay useful as a citizen.
T B Wilcox urges growers to harvest wheat early, arguing his point may hold. Commentary notes Roosevelt likely to remain in the background, with fluctuations in public attention as events unfold.
An excerpt notes Ohio as the most taxed state in the union amid a broader political dispute. It comments on fiscal strain and ongoing debates shaping policy, with emphasis on taxation and state government.
Madame Marcella Sembrich born in a Galician town with a difficult name and rising from a child violinist to a renowned soprano. Her career spanned Athens Vienna Dresden London and New York with key debuts in 1877 and 1880s, marrying Wilhelm Sembrich and splitting residence between Dresden and Berlin.
New York opera house in October 1882 highlights the era of a leading coloratura soprano famed for Donizetti roles. For years she drew crowds as the most popular singer at the Tyne House, though the past season saw her focus on concert work.
The text describes fifty miles of tunnel work along the Sierra crest for an aqueduct. It details tunneling through steep slopes, side drifts, adits, steel pipes ten feet in diameter, and pressure heads up to 100 feet. Materials are moved by aerial tram and the desert section uses cut-in-cover construction with deep trenches and below-surface cover. Progress shows increasing efficiency and cheaper timework, with forty three miles of tunneling completed and thirty-eight miles excavated in two years.
A poem reflecting a girl once basking in wealth and social favor as her father was rich. After his fortunes collapse and repayments, her social circle dissolves, daily life grows grim, and she laments lost friends and status. The speaker pleads with a foolish father who ruined their world.
A Chicago News fragment recalls an old veteran spinning Civil War tales amid smoke and memory. He speaks of losing a leg at Gettysburg and details on Little Round Top and Seven Pines, while a child interrupts with a sharp question about being a centipede.
A witty exchange unfolds with a mocked barbed challenge as a speaker calls for a fort to be moved off a parlor table. Margaret questions the request while William, flustered, states only one person may ride in such fashion. The scene pivots on pride and a playful proposal. A punchline about a hay cart provides a final light moment.
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