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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1906
Page
4
The notice lists advertising terms for the Oregonian and related papers with deadlines and mail subscription rates. It cites offices in Portland San Francisco Washington Pendleton and various bureaus. It also explains submission deadlines for ads with a Monday paper cutoff and Saturday preface.
A Victorian era protest poem by Eva Emery Dye condemns woman suffrage. It portrays women as incapable of governance and urges pushing women back to domestic roles while men decide public matters. The piece echoes anti suffrage rhetoric with strong gendered labeling and calls for exclusion from political life.
Proslavery opponents of the railroad rate bill aimed to barnstorm the plan by nominating Senator Tillman as its Senate spokesman. The President welcomed Tillman and their cooperation strengthened the bill as Tillman prepared a forceful defense. The Democrat and President presented a united front, foiling rivals’ expectations.
The Oregon state health board reports about 800 people die annually from consumption. The death rate is expected to rise with population and more afflicted enter the state, creating a wide circle of risk. Reports from New York health resorts for tuberculosis in the Adirondacks and elsewhere are noted as context.
A historical call highlights outdoor cure methods for tuberculosis, praising Oregon mountains and mineral springs in Umatilla County as ideal sanatorium resources. It argues the state could save many lives by developing these facilities, estimating as many as 460 lives saved annually and valuing lives at $5,000 legal valuation each.
In Pendleton local politics a paving plan divides the city council and property owners. The East Oregonian pledges fair hearing while noting most oppose financing to the full 10,000 limit now. It argues streets and intersections should be city property, not charged to corner lot owners, and highlights legislative candidates in the primary race.
It proclaims the superiority of blank books stationery and office essentials for practical bookkeepers. The ad claims high quality at no higher price than inferior goods and encourages patronage.
A long discourse on railroad rate legislation traces the journey of the Hepburn Tillman Roosevelt bill through Congress. It details factional shifts, presidential influence, and Senate maneuvers as Democrats and Republicans battle over interstate rate review and judicial action. The piece notes the president's stance shifts and Tillman’s rising prominence in the evolving measure.
A. G. Eames profiles Yuan Shih kai as the powerful Chinese statesman who shaped the fall of the young emperor and will direct actions at a crisis point. The March 17 Argonaut piece highlights Yuan as the era’s most remarkable figure in China.
The rural free delivery service reported 25 031 routes in operation by March 1 1906 and 35 001 routes on that date. Postmaster General P V Degraw issued the statement noting an unexpended balance of 295 106 dollars on hand for new establishments from a 2 876 696 dollar appropriation made available July 1 of the previous year.
A mohalr pool has been organized at Arne near Independence with 35 members representing 3093 fleeces. Fifteen other goatrainers, currently not in the pool, are expected to join at the next meeting.
A San Francisco Argonaut item questions how the president can save on a claimed 50 000 salary. It outlines official and subordinate salaries totaling well above the figure and lists incidental expenses and the White House costs. The note asserts the Roosevelts are financially secure through inherited wealth and book royalties.
The Imperial diet backs a nationalization bill to have all railways owned by the state within five years. Financiers estimate the cost at about 25 million dollars, with debt service rising until the lines can be financed by revenues. The cabinet disagrees, and Count Kato’s resignation as foreign minister is anticipated.
Plaster cement lime and sand always on hand including lime sand cement Latha shingles blue rap lids plaster and dipped shingles listed for immediate use and sale in this local supply note.
An advertiser promotes fancy party gowns kimonos silk and ladies undergarments including nightwear and underwear. The importer sells silk and invites readers to call for orders and reasonable prices.
Property listing notes Low Sam resides or operates at 209 Court Street, located next to Clarke's Horndware Store. The entry provides a precise street address and nearby landmark for context.
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