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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1908
Page
5
A collage of small notices and ads appears including ice cream at Hohbachs and Minnis dry wood, dressed chickens at Stark Poultry House, wanted and for rent notices, lodging house sale, and theater ad. A Jerome-style anecdote and motivational monologue about self belief closes the page.
A charm of old prose recounts urging self improvement and a tale of a soldier who carried a message to Napoleon in haste. The rider’s horse reportedly collapsed before the paper reached its destination, illustrating a dramatic moment in a historical anecdote.
Gene Sullivan eyes a big match with Kid Scaler at Coeur d Alene theater while Dan Sullivan trains with Frank Gotch in Seattle. Spokane Chronicle declares Gotch Roller to be the decade’s greatest wrestling bout, predicting the winner becomes the world’s undisputed champion.
A special meeting of the Masonic lodge will be held at the Masonic hall this evening.
A brief call to action inviting readers to follow stories and notices featured in the East Oregonian. The line emphasizes immediacy and local relevance, urging attention to upcoming events and developments.
Fechter and Rudkin push surveys on Relief flats west of Kennewick to irrigate 4000 to 6000 acres. A major pumping station near Relief would divert water from the Northern Pacific canal to ditches, promising vast productivity above the frost line and potential future development in the Kennewick valley. Local real estate leaders express strong optimism about the project's impact and growth prospects.
Rev. W. E. Warrington of Princeton New Jersey is chosen as pastor of the new Presbyterian church at Pilot Rock and will also serve the Ukiah church. He arrives by the Oregon Railway and Navigation line from the east, preaches his first sermon next Sunday, and begins work in his new field after attending the Indian camp meeting at the old agency grove.
The Pike county jail has had no prisoners for over a week as enforcement of the liquor law curbs crime. If the town’s moral improvement keeps up, a fall would be among the county’s unused assets, the Petersburg Press notes.
All business men of Prosser Washington are notified that their places of business must close on Sunday. Saloons have been closed Sundays for some time and proprietors urged enforcement across all trades. Fine store and office space for rent in East Oregonian building. Enquire at this office.
Local news notes many residents and visitors leaving for home trips and brief visits. Joe Balley goes to Fosters, Mrs A H Todd to Spokane, John Vert and family in Portland, W H Daugherty to Echo, Fred Crawford family to Portland, and others including attorneys, ranchers, and editors visiting or residing in Portland, Walla Walla, Hermiston, and Touchet with several planning summer stays and future moves. Major E E Hall returns from Portland area and passes through Pendleton on a special assignment.
A Scottish minister chastises his flock for whisky indulgence from the pulpit. A fly lands on the Bible and the preacher vows judgment, then accidentally misses the exclamation. He mutters maybe there’s still a chance for someone, according to London Bellman.
A Manchester Guardian excerpt notes wrestlers flaunting belts at church on Sundays to claim precedence. It recalls large champions like Old Steadman, said to be the era’s strongest, weighing twenty stone. The vivid image contrasts village pride with ring glory.
A London Queen commentary compares Dutch meals to card games where the mother distributes courses around the table and deals anew after each dish. It condemns promiscuous serving and notes the slow pace benefits the patient eater, contrasting Dutch habits with others.
A teacher asks who the six hundred in the Charge of the Light Brigade refers to and a pupil answers that they were dentists. This cartoonish exchange appears in Illustrated Bits illustrating a classroom moment about poetry and misinterpretation.
A friend spotted a dramatic author with a manuscript nearly slipping from his pocket. The friend quipped that if the author were less well known his pocket might have been picked.
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