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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1903
Page
4
The article surveys America as a wonder of rapid growth and remarkable industrial power centered on New York City. It contrasts national progress with the floods of Kansas and Missouri, notes recovery needs, and discusses forest policy, timber fraud probes, and labor reforms, including Philadelphia workers seeking shorter hours.
The text declares idleness as the badge of gent ry and a major source of misery and disease. It argues the mind is naturally active and without honest work it leads to mischief or melancholy, describing idleness as a thief of discipline and a catalyst for many ills.
Pendleton urges immediate extension of the fire limit to include the block between Main and Gordon and Mary and Cottonwood streets. Builders should use brick or stone while wooden structures give way to curb fires, raise insurance rates, and attract capital for brick reinvestment.
A historic view traces New York City from a 1653 hamlet to a booming metropolis. It notes rapid population growth, the 1663 grant of municipal power, and early developments like paved streets and a market house. The piece emphasizes NYC as a commercial and political power hub.
Excerpt from The Lover of Trees in Italy in Scribner’s June issue reflects on pine fir and chestnut forests of Umbria and Tuscany. It cites landscapes from Florence Arezzo and Perugia as faithful to nature and painting. The narrator recalls lone trees framing sky and their memory like Tuscan cypresses or Palm of St Bonaventura.
The Exchange reports a tale claiming Mark Hanna hosted a banquet for Ohio farmers. The dessert allegedly consisted of 24 watermelons drenched with wine and cooled on ice. After dinner each farmer received half a melon and many secretly salted the seeds into their markets thereafter.
Marvin G Trafford of Albina was killed when struck by a streetcar Thursday, authorities said. The fatality occurred in the city as investigators reviewed the incident and noted the victim’s identity.
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