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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1911
Page
4
The item lists newspaper subscription options by mail and carrier, plus distribution outlets in Portland. It then shifts to a local railroad street closure dispute, urging mediation with affected property owners and praising reasonable railway conduct, mentioning Dan P. Smythe as a potential mediator for resolution.
The article weighs closing Aura and Lisleth streets to aid the O W company and potential railroad expansion. It urges balancing railroad needs with fair compensation for affected property owners and seeks a practical, well-compensated solution rather than repeating past unfinished efforts.
The local papers report no further talk of refering appropriations for the agricultural college, the state university, and the Monmouth normal school. The community appears to have dropped the move, praised as wise to avoid harming Oregon’s educational institutions and public perception among students and settlers.
Danville reports reveal 35 men charged with election offences, all listed as polling place workers rather than leading officials. The case mirrors New York harbor investigations that yielded convictions for weighers and wharf hands but not higher ups.
A torn passage discusses men funding corruption and how Democrats plan to investigate the steel trust among other issues. It notes party power shifts, comparisons of political parties to animals, and concerns about railroad involvement and a forthcoming peace amid wartime rhetoric.
A reflective verse recalls past winters and joyful days gone by. The speaker longs for brighter memories, noting easier times and a softer life, while accepting life’s end as night approaches. The tone blends nostalgia with acceptance as goodnights loom.
A column of assorted quips questions and wry observations on public life marriage and ambition. It notes Mr Bryan denying a 1912 presidential bid tables on legislative reform and social habits jokes about poets and religious preaching. It also mentions a New Jersey college professor urging an honest senator and a women's club proposing rings for married men.
A speeding automobile in a crowded street spirals out of control. The owner, a stingy rich man, demands action as the chauffeur pleads inability to stop the car. With no options left, the owner suggests steering toward something cheap, a grim punchline from the National Monthly.
A farmer visiting a city restaurant asks for a new cheese, is served roque fort, enjoys it, and buys home a wrapped piece. At home his wife cannot use it, cannot wash it cleanly, and finds it leaves the children smelling odd, doubting its appeal.
A cad-eyed stranger in a thin overcoat entered a Powell Street restaurant at noon and nervously asked the head waiter for stale bread. Two prominent clubmen were noted in the same report, with no further details provided.
A stranger at a hotel table is offered a full meal by generous diners who object to anyone begging for crumbs. The guest explains he only wanted bread for his chickens, causing a humorous sugar misunderstanding among the patrons.
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