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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1904
Page
5
Opinion piece urges Pendleton officials to hire a night mail clerk to service two main trains and ensure timely handling of baggage and newspapers. It warns of neglected mail for No 6 and highlights a tragedy among local girls, urging readers to avoid bad company and heed warning to protect youth.
Reflection from Victor Hugo on finishing a day’s work at death and the possibility of starting anew the next morning, contrasting mortal labor with eternal rest. The line contemplates purpose, toil, and the transition between life and death.
Wortland residents attack milkmen over adulteration amid civic frustration. In Manhattan Borough the court processes 6,000 cases yearly, with 4,000 more new ones than disposed of last year. Mississippi Confederate Veterans condemn lynching, while discussions on tariffs and salt duties unfold in Oregon politics. Pendleton post office remodeling looms as a local project.
The piece argues Oregon’s political factionism harms progress and calls for fresh leadership. It urges Pendleton to lure national Women of Woodcraft offices by relocating headquarters and main offices to the Pacific coast, promising economic and social benefits from shifted patronage.
A Pendleton physical culture class has drawn many local businessmen. The sessions have altered social habits, with exchanges on chest expansion, weight, and muscle development. The crowd teases participants about fitness milestones and body changes in a lighthearted, communal tone.
Fragmented humorous snippets recount stories of clergy, poets, and a bachelor author. Anecdotes include an Irish preacher teasing Hosea, a bachelor writer in solitude, and a Kentucky bishop meeting a rustic admirer who attends his Louisville sermon. The pieces form a light, irreverent column on ecclesiastical foibles.
The scene closes with a surprised observer recalling the morning speaker’s cordial greeting in the woods. He thanks the parson and asserts he stood with him, though he doubts his own worth, saying the Lord did not intend him to be a shooter.
A quirky piece sketches a goat actor known by the audience he keeps. It riffs on temptation, fame, and contrition with a humorous blend of faux Germanic spelling, noting apologies as valuable as beefsteak and the folly of self-deception.
Notice to the public states the coal wood business has been sold to L. W. Adams. The former owner thanks customers for past support and asks continued patronage for Mr Adams who will stock good dry wood and avoid coal on hand. The former owner will stay in the office with Mr Adams for settlements on debts.
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