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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1904
Page
3
Douglas Belts of Pilot Rock criticizes political independence and cost of legislature. He supports direct primaries and urges reform of voter registration to cut waste, noting affidavits by justices of the peace cost money and a county registrar could handle all registrations in one day.
A German girl near 16 years asleep awakens, reported by Mrs. W. P. Hutchinson who received a letter from her sister in Germany. Doctors puzzled by the case, described as a modern Sleeping Beauty by the Star. The extraordinary incident draws attention to medical mystery and national fascination.
Ex mayor T. G. Hailey advocates dry land alfalfa without irrigation, noting five tons per acre in a dry season on Wild Horse Creek. He cites northern farmers thriving with this crop and predicts widespread adoption in the wheat belt, with a Pendleton creamery boosting smallholder income through cows, hogs, poultry, and dairying.
Prohibitionists wage a spirited campaign across Oregon for local option to purify politics and support a direct primary amendment. Eastern counties Uma Ulla Union Malheur and Baker back prohibition tickets while speakers and meetings draw interest. Citizens are urged to vote yea on both amendments. a Bucklen's Salve ad closes the piece.
A period-appropriate ad warns hat wearers that dandruff worms on the scalp can lead to baldness. It promotes Herpicide as a safe hair lotion that cures dandruff and stimulates growth, sold by leading druggists and The Herpicide Co of Detroit, with F W Schmidt as a special agent.
The excerpt notes a character questioning why a woman lacks musical training and asserts that when she sings, every word is understandable. It mentions the port of Newchwang at the mouth of the Liao river and references a vast bead market.
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