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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1906
Page
4
The piece argues that direct election of senators by the people is essential and supported by Republican platforms. It notes Republican legislatures demand people vote to elect senators and cites national congress and senate consideration. It asserts Republicans cannot retreat on the issue and vow to support direct voter choice.
Salem Journal editor E Hofer declares support for Statement No 1 to back the United States Senate candidate with the highest votes from the general election, pledging to vote for that candidate during his term. He argues the pledge aligns with Republican principles and cites a historical line from Lincoln to Roosevelt as proof of party loyalty to the people.
The East Oregonian urges voters in Multnomah and nearby counties to reelect Sheriff Tom Ward of Multnomah County. It accuses the Oregon Liquor Dealers Association of waging a campaign against Ward for enforcing laws and opposing the whiskey ring. The piece also notes related political fights involving Walter Pracee and others, and argues for tackling organized lawbreaking and supporting local infrastructure and taxation issues.
A fragment from Frederic Lawrence Knowles questions aging civilizations and celestial scale. It juxtaposes ancient empires Babylon Barbary Spain with enduring human faculties like speech color and silence. The narrator laments time and distance while invoking classical and mythic imagery.
A poetic snippet from the San Francisco Call urges burying gloom with cheer and planting joy. It speaks of heaven as a choice made on earth, with lines about lifting spirits, singing, and laying stones to mark the path. An exhortation to create happiness rather than misery.
Local notice lists contact line Telepho Main 1651 for care services in La Delto Oregon with reference to slok needs and household care conveniences.
An advertisement notes a new industry offering custom manufacture of fancy party gowns kimonos silk and underwear for women and men including negligee shirts. The firm lists importation and wholesale options and invites inquiries for reasonable prices.
A brief street-level record notes Low Sam located at 200 Court Street beside Clarke's Mardware. The entry identifies the address and nearby landmark for local reference.
A Philadelphia Record note quotes a traveling drummer who recalls meeting a station agent in a small Idaho town. The agent, perched in a broken chair with a lit pipe, handed the ticket and took the money without moving. The drummer, challenged to find lazier work, offered a dollar and the station agent replied simply to put it in his pocket.
The National Educational Association's department of superintendence debated reforming spelling at Louisville. A motion by Dr EK Benjamin Andrews of the University of Nebraska led to a resolution urging the association to adopt 12 phonetic words in all publications. The list includes Bienes for business and enuf for enough among others.
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