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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1903
Page
4
A compact adage notes that authors and preachers risk controversy with bold statements. Those dismissed by peers often drift away, yet return quietly later, while the author achieves fame through provocative writing and public discourse.
Citizens of Pendleton gather at Commercial Association to hear Col Drake advocate advertising for Umatilla county. Following, debates on a major school bond to provide permanent classrooms, with emphasis on a new academy site and growth needs over five years.
The Daily East Oregonian plans to double its telegraphic news service, delivering Eastern Oregon news twelve hours ahead of Portland papers and expanding features as business grows. The Oregon Daily Journal will install a new $50,000 Hoe press in April, enlarge pages, add features, and boost telegraphic service and local content. Russia grants religious liberty as czar allows creed choice. The Dalles will spend summer improving streets with a steam roller, signaling significant local advertising impact.
The article argues that young women earning five dollars weekly in poorly ventilated offices could improve their lot by preparing for civil service examinations. It suggests that time spent studying could lead to appointments paying two to three times their current wage, or at least provide progress and skills for better opportunities. It notes many kinds of work open to them.
The article details library career paths for women, noting city civil service commissions handle appointments, exams resemble federal standards, and Washington’s congressional library sets salary precedents. It lists 251 library employees, mostly women, with pay ranges from 320 to 1400 dollars, highlighting varied roles from messengers to catalogers and assistants.
The Salem Journal argues for progressive road policy emphasizing two core steps: raise the roadbed and crown it, then cover with broken rock or gravel. It calls for honest funding, proper engineering, culverts, drainage, and quality construction to achieve cheap, effective results.
A Swiss inventor claims a mechanical substitute for a nurse attached to a cradle. If a baby cries at night, wires linked to a phonograph vibrate to play a lullaby while the cradle is rocked by clockwork. The sounds stop and the cradle settles once the child sleeps.
President Francis of the St. Louis exposition spent only a few hours in Berlin. Baron on Richthofen representing the Kaiser hosted a dinner, Dr. Lewald the German fair commissioner provided breakfast, but no lunch is mentioned, suggesting he paid or missed it.
An old testimonial touts Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for eczema and skin eruptions from crown to soles. The note claims the medicine clears skin issues and urges readers to buy the product, warning against substitutes and praising overall health benefits.
A light verse pursues charm and age in a playful note about looks and romance. It evokes youth and the idea that affection matters more than age, from a period sensibility that blends whimsy with social norms about beauty and relationships.
The East Oregonian Office advertises Rabbit Metal as the best in the world with a price of 1 per bar.
A feature piece from Grand Central Hotel in Minnesota presents testimonials praising Peruna. Hon Joseph H Ridgeway declares it honest medicine with complete cure and system build up. James B Taylor and J W Pritchard report dramatic stomach and catarrh relief after multiple bottles. Dr Hartman invites readers to write for free advice and case evaluation from The Hartman Sanitorium Colma Ohio.
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