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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1909
Page
4
The article reflects on Martineau's view of uncovering ancient temples and cites the brutal history of slave labor used in their construction. It argues the world values present and future more, suggesting, in the metaphor, the desire to heal and improve living conditions over exposing ruins.
A poetic meditation by A. Pitt in Pacific Monthly blends sunburnt mesas, naked hills, a singing voice, and memory’s gardens with the locust’s chorus and ships at sea. It contrasts the silent day with longing for home as imagery shifts across coast and desert.
In Corvallis on Wednesday a class of 122 students earned bachelor of science degrees from Oregon Agricultural College. majors span agriculture mining engineering pharmacy mechanical electrical civil commerce and domestic science and art. the class is the largest in school history with about 1409 students enrolled across classes.
The speaker cites Martineau and imagines a magical wind removing desert sands to reveal Egypt’s buried wonders. He muses that a single wind could uncover monuments and pharaonic relics long buried beneath Memphis and other great cities, reshaping history’s visible horizon.
Miss Marvin secretary of the library board says Pendleton public library ranks among the best in the state with perhaps one exception. The institution’s new quarters are a tribute to hardworking Indians who pushed the project and remain active in advancing the library. The library is well established but needs more patrons especially as new fiction arrives to draw readers.
A Russian torpedo boat fired on a British sailing vessel during a tense encounter described as a fraternal meeting among the Omar and the Kaiser, heightening British fear of aggression at sea.
Bill Haywood was arrested at El lensburg for smoking a cigarette. He remains in the public eye though his fame is waning, drawing attention to his ongoing notoriety.
A Shaniko marshal faces criticism for performance, highlighting concerns about law enforcement standards in the eastern Oregon town and prompting discussion among local officials and residents.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes that 40,000 cheering crowds spontaneously celebrated James J. Hill a capitalist railroad builder, an unusual tribute for a business figure. The display was free from political manipulation and carried genuine heart, marking a rare public rally for a business leader.
An Argonaut item tells of a man at a Kansas fair who asks to enter an elk exhibit with his 17 children but cannot afford tickets. The keeper discovers all the elk in the display are his offspring, and the joke ends with the plan to bring the elk out to join him.
Charles Miller, after 35 years at a New York hotel lunch counter earning $30 a month, resigns to travel Europe. He has accumulated about $200,000, illustrating tipping’s rise in America. The piece notes potential future moves to ban tips, the strong earnings of top waiters, and critiques a mother-in-law joke as lacking wit.
The New Haven Register extols early morning hours from daybreak to 7 o clock between May and October as the cleanest air and healthful time of day. It argues rising early for deep breaths and exercise improves work, avoid digestive issues, and yields leisure and a head start on daily tasks.
Hood River plans a strawberry carnival on June 18 featuring a village fair atmosphere. Vendors, local groups, and parade participants are expected to join, with activities for families and visitors to enjoy strawberry themed foods and games.
A critical column on the stale mother-in-law joke calling it literary hash and an unprofitable, nuisance topic. The piece argues it remains a striking but tiresome staple in humor, noting the long history of the quip and the failed attempt to bury it.
A whispered warning from a wife signals danger as a mysterious caller, Jabber, uses a special knock to force entry, prompting Jack Artler to refuse. The tense exchange hints at an unseen threat and a fragile household moment.
A recent breakthrough shows chemically pure iron has finally been achieved after long efforts to remove residual impurities. Researchers note sulphur traces were the toughest contaminant to eliminate, delaying perfection of the metal.
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