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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1903
Page
4
The text notes that every Egyptian man was annually obliged by law to declare his means of support, with death as punishment for omission or unsatisfactory accounts. It credits Solon for bringing this Egyptian law to Athens, where it was observed as a fair regulation.
The article recalls deep ties between Heppner and Pendleton through family, business, and friendship as a disaster test shakes both towns. It describes widespread sorrow, wrecked homes, and the community’s resolve to aid stricken families, plus notes on changing diets and upcoming dry farming experiments in Utah with Siberian wheat.
A vast 480 by 240 foot map at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition plots crops by state showing wheat corn potatoes hay and grasses. The display, led by D A Brodie and Prof W J Spillman, demonstrates state agriculture with color coded boundaries and walked paths for visitors to trace crop origins and methods.
Dr Dixon of New York discusses the negro question and race prejudice. He cites fears of inferiority, cites Lincoln, and predicts large negro population growth with three solutions: elevate, submerge, or remove. He notes the menace he sees in the continued rise of the black population.
An excerpt from the New York World notes that race integrity stands as a crucial element of American strength, framing social ideals as essential to national resilience and unity. The comment emphasizes moral cohesion and national identity amid evolving times.
A fragmentary ode to a sunlit promontory invokes a lordly vision and sacred bells by an airy shore. The piece shifts to a New England Society of St Louis dinner where Judge Henry Caldwell recalls a blend of Cavalier and Puritan with pointed humor about toastmasters and a Missouri colonel misnaming Jamaica Plain.
A fragment from New York World presents Swazi and native proverbs on the white man, likening footprints to elephants and predicting outcomes of colonial rule. It mentions a protectorate status for Swasiland and potential legal actions from Johannesburg, with notes on routes and economic ventures like rubber sugar tea and golf.
A wary, dark duel metaphor frames illness as a stealthy attack on digestion. The piece warns one misstep leads to swift illness, urging Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to frustrate attacks and restore health, citing a testimonial from W. Gill of Alabama.
A 1908 contest offers prizes for counting how many ways to spell the words Furniture and Rader in a letter grid. Entries must be numeric only, with each spelling along right or down paths, not repeating any letter sequence, and prizes awarded July 25, 1908.
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