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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1908
Page
5
The Oregonian publication details subscription rates and mailing options for daily and weekly editions. It notes Pendleton Oregon distribution, postal handling, and United Press Association membership. The notice lists mail and carrier rates for various durations and formats.
The fragment hints at a narrative where youths undertake a task and finally arrive at a place described as Things-not done, suggesting a moral or humorous travel ending. No names, dates, or concrete entities are readable to specify further.
The East Oregonian notes La Follette's expanding backing as a Washington state Ta coma group forms and Idaho aligns, portraying him as a principled reformer shaping the public service. It cites his history from teacher to district attorney, legislator, and Wisconsin governor, arguing he would lead honestly if elected president.
The Oregon legislature debated a railroad commission citing past costs and limited mileage. Now the commission is praised for improving service and regulations, boosting earnings and conditions for railroads and benefiting the public with closer oversight and cost savings.
The state and railroads benefited as objections to the commission faded. The East Oregonian supports the eleven members as candidates for the appointed office, highlighting the commission's efforts to aid the state and safeguard the public.
Eugene plans a spring model street project to showcase civic cleanliness and orderly streets. Features include cleared rubbish, new sidewalks, repainted fences, uniform telegraph poles, and night lighting. Pendleton cites clean streets as a model, hoping to attract colonists and home seekers, while praising Pendleton’s paved Main Street for drawing eastern visitors who often relocate to Umatilla County.
Will Irwin notes a nationwide Prohibition Wave washing over the United States in 1908. Since 1906 07 the movement has spread from Georgia and Alabama to the far west while the south leads in adoption. By next January most wet districts may be dry.
A fragment questions how a society can mobilize its citizens to spark a rapid shift in moral sentiment and political opinion, implying a broad call to action and a perceived turning point in collective attitude.
The piece argues that claims of persecution by government against the wealthy are largely political. It defends the administration’s actions against predatory corporations and rich men who flout laws, noting that dishonesty among financiers also corrupts their subordinates and erodes national integrity.
The pride of Pendleton will depart but rubbish in the streets will be cleaned on March 13 and 14 during regular cleaning up days. Each spring day is a cleaning up day at well regulated homes. The actual work will have been performed well before those dates.
Supporters praise John Mec Court as a clean, capable appointee. opponents may manufacture political scorn to exploit fears and influence perceptions about his integrity and record.
An Atlanta Constitution passage contrasts Navajo weaving with a humorous wedding exchange. The poem by Edward L. Sabin in Craftsman lowlight references the Painted Desert and Navajo blanket motifs while a dialog near the end portrays a humorous parson question about marriage.
Mrs Ferguson George asks what to do to draw money from a bank. Mr Ferguson replies you must first deposit money, noting that this has always been his experience. Chicago Tribune style humor underscores prudent banking basics.
The fortune hunter Count boasts that all old family castles stood on high mountains and bluffs. The wise heiress replies that he resembles them, noting the family’s bluffing ancestry and the claim’s echo in local lore. If you see it in the Hast Oregonian, it’s 80.
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