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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1908
Page
4
Publication notice details subscription options for daily and weekly editions at Pendleton Oregon. Includes rates by mail and carrier for various durations and a listing of distribution offices and mail handling notes with references to press associations and postal classifications.
Charles Edward Russell writes in Everybodys about Trinity Church New York revealing vast estates valued between 29 million and 100 million and arguing Trinity profits from tenements while neglecting urban renewal actions. He contrasts Trinity with the Astor estate noting charity and housing efforts and questions the churchs social impact.
The article discusses how wheat and corn markets suffer from commercial piracy similar to copper. It notes gambling and manipulation in the cereals markets, with fierce speculation that has yet to fully derail the global supply chain and pricing dynamics.
The copper industry faces deliberate price suppression by market players, limiting production despite rising demand from electrification. May output rose about 3.5 million pounds over April but remains below May of last year and 1908, largely due to Cananea property cuts. US Mexico and Canada May figures show a year-to-year drop, with five months into the fiscal year near 6 million pounds behind prior year. Arizona shows little restriction and may add millions of pounds monthly when conditions improve.
In a health article, Elbert Hubbard argues the laws of health are simple and mostly understood. He blames inertia and a lack of will for poor health and contrasts modern bathing and hygiene with past restraint, urging continued outdoor exercise and positive thinking.
Governor Hughes secures passage of a race track gambling bill in New York amid strong opposition from powerful interests. The article notes heavy investments and political machine tactics, with early defeat followed by the governor’s push for an extra session to press the measure forward.
A political struggle prompts public sentiment in Pendleton as supporters press for a central post office location. Bids for a permanent, fair site seek to avoid favoring any edge of the business district and ensure justice for all areas.
A farmer predicts 46 bushels per acre while the neighboring field expects 18 due to drought. The board can only know the yield, while newspapers struggle to state a clear figure. The contrast highlights drought impact on crop reporting and data reliability.
Next year Penbleton plans to ship several garloads of roses to Portland, supplying a deficlemeyn rosection. Pendleton can grow and sell them locally as well, with soil climate and charity cited as key traits of Cimatilia county.
A German scholar named Lange asserts that married men endure less sickness and lower mortality than bachelors. He cites data from Hamburg Liverpool Chicago and London showing bachelors catching diseases first and dying earlier across cholera typhus smallpox and other illnesses. He notes higher rates of heart disease and mania among bachelors and asks what this says about selfish living.
Pierce Great Arrows car named Betsy Pierce, exhibited on Louisville streets by John Mason Strauss, shows life of a car extends beyond years. Despite 190000 miles, the Betsy remains in wood shape and ready for another 100000 miles, four more years, according to Strauss.
The average price of bituminous coal at the mines in 1907 was 1.14, higher than most years except 1998 when prices spiked after the 1902 anthracite strike. In 1908 it was 1.12 and in 1995 it was 1.06. Also a Portland street car case ends only in a hung jury for Charles W. Walton, retry slated.
Local grocer offers dine-in options as operations face unclear disruptions. Officials investigate unusual payment and labeling issues affecting customers and suppliers. No injuries reported. investigations ongoing with no official timetable.
A fragmentary editorial discusses science’s role in conflict, arguing that science cannot limit human ingenuity or prevent war. It contends defense will outpace offense, and true peace will come only when courage aligns with humane ideals, referencing periodical quotes about Cuba and commercial progress.
The passage argues the United States cannot stay in Cuba indefinitely. It urges timely American involvement to enable Cuba’s self government and warns against those in Cuba who prefer prolonged occupation. It emphasizes the need to move toward autonomy and warns that delaying tactics will fail.
FOR RENT NINE ROOM BRICK house electric lights hot water good range three blocks from Main street Apply 408 East Bluff or at J. M. Bentley's office on Court street PETER WEST DIVORCE LAWYER Office 608 Garden street FOR SALE 100 TONS OF WHEAT hay or alfalfa or both Apply at Ladow ranch six miles south of Penditon
Readable text notes rooms available for one dollar and one fifty per block from the depot location near a large electric sign, inviting readers to view the display.
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