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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1909
Page
4
The document lists Pendleton Oregon daily and weekly editions of the Gazette Oregonian Publishing Co. It notes pricing by mail and carrier, sale points, and security and postal information. It also identifies affiliation with the United Press Association and registration details.
A lyrical selection invites readers to hear the sea’s break and a league long crest, witness forest kings and Sierra to plains, a gods amphitheater where pines and redwoods reign, a sunlit land described as blest and Hesperidean.
The piece notes dissidents may seek revenge after the legislature defeats. Portland groups push for moving the capital from Salem to Portland, appealing to normal schools to vote against Salem. It warns initiative and referendum should not be used for revenge, or the state will face ongoing turmoil and misused power.
The article notes Westward home seekers heard more about irrigation in Washington than Oregon due to lax advertising by irrigation companies. In Pendleton area, 2000 plus homeseekers found local ads weak, with only notices for Alberta and Richland land ventures and the Hanford project appearing locally. Pendleton money flows into those areas.
Outside concerns recognize the value of advertising and may profit by emulating the west end land companies. The passage suggests adopting similar promotional strategies to attract investment and development.
A historical piece argues Oregon normal schools understate state funding. Weston allegedly received about 174000 for 18 years covering buildings and maintenance, excluding town donations. It contrasts Monmouth’s funding with private money and claims total normal school appropriations pale beside 500000 linked to the Lewis and Clark fair, accusing opponents of libelous misrepresentation.
Requests pour in from across the United States for soil surveys as the success of prior government work spurs demand for more. Southern interest grows with the push toward scientific farming. The Atlanta Constitution notes many farmers lack soil chemistry knowledge and highlights land value increases from scientific findings. The Bureau of Soils has over 500 requests covering 640000 square miles, but current force and funds would take over 10 years to complete. Pendleton Commercial Association backs a survey for Umatila County, but workforce limits hinder progress.
The women of Pendleton are praised for their efforts in enlarging and improving the public library and for establishing the rest room in the city hall. They are regarded as valuable, desirable members of the community.
The Inland Empire notes ample water in the Columbia for navigation with indications the river will remain navigable for several weeks. It mentions a proposed irrigation project on the reservation or nearby Pendleton area that could spur unprecedented city growth.
A fragment from Thomas Bailey Aldrich describes a vanished beloved exposing springtime imagery. The speaker laments her absence as nature ritually mirrors longing with blossoms, breeze touched leaves, and the quiet house awaiting her return.
An old brown road from a town invites escape from daily grind. The speaker longs to leave work that drives madness, wander the shaded road with the breeze, and find freedom as the soul breaks from iron wheels of the city. Selected verses reflect longing for release and renewal.
The article notes Budapest railways to be electrified within a year and highlights a first 6,000 horsepower General Electra AC motor in Gary Indiana. It mentions electric street service in Warsaw, water power for a railway line, and Edison doubling plant capacity. It cites 7 million telephones in use and 7.499 billion messages sent last year, with plans to heat and light a lighthouse using electricity if motor tech improves.
A Caling Ciph journalist extols Mrs Taft promising a White House era of art letters and politics. She contrasts current culture with Harriet Lane Johnston era society noting London residence with the ambassador and a nobleman’s attentions. Gray quotes and Lane’s witty retort reflect on cultural memory.
A Nebraskan legislator quoted Daniel Webster finishing with Give me liberty or give me death but a colleague corrected him noting Webster did not write the dictionary Noah did. The speaker retorted Noah built the ark.
A witty exchange notes a husband vows to tell his wife all events while the wife claims to tell her own wife about things that never occur. The piece shifts to a London Tattler item linking Princess Marie Bonaparte to a French woman famed for social circles and the Monte Carlo gambling empire.
A poetic sketch extols a gentle, cheerful man despite age, while another passage discusses energy futures with Detroit Free Press echoing on water power’s potential. It covers predictions about coal, oil, and gas shortfalls and the shift to river and stream generated electricity.
Visionaries forecast a global surge in water power from Maine streams to California canyons and beyond. Projects underway or completed span Alaska to Argentina and the Kashmir Valley, signaling a sweeping energy shift driven by water power.
The Time-a-Phone, a watch-sized device, lets a guest hear the exact time by pressing a button. It uses a small receiver wired to a master clock, with music chimes and gongs marking hours and quarters, planned for hotel rooms under pillow use.
At a Richmond Episcopal convention a young lady teased the bishop of London about whether similarity between countries rests on a pun involving butter and tomatoes. The bishop laughed, while a party member pressed for the joke’s point, prompting a curious exchange.
Winona Wagons and Hacks and Rex Buggies are built to withstand service. The brands emphasize durability for workers and farms, highlighting engineering aimed at longevity and reliability.
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