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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1905
Page
5
Rates listed for Teaily one year by mall five dollars. Daily rates and monthly options shown with figures. Weekly and other terms noted. Advertisers urged to submit copy by deadlines. copy for Monday edition due by 4 45 p.m. of the preceding day.
A verse lament about double standards in courting and virtue, contrasting a boy’s supposed freedom with a girl’s restricted behavior. The speaker argues boys should share responsibility and questions the morality of excuses for male indiscretion.
A perspective piece voices disillusionment with war and empire, arguing officers push men to the Philippines to curb desertions while condemning the profits of a few nobles and corporations. It questions the justice of recent wars and highlights soldiers’ growing aversion to battle.
In Boston New England Congregational ministers refuse the Rockefeller gift of 100000 dollars to the American Board of Foreign Missions. They argue that God entrusted property to Rockefeller and associates, and cite the Standard Oil Company’s public image amid recent indictments. The San Francisco statement notes opposition from ministers to the funds.
The document argues that accepting stolen gifts harms moral integrity and board duty, framing the issue as a test of honor toward donors. It asserts such gifts expose the board to moral and reputational risk rather than genuine religious merit.
A mother fences silverware and a watch from a pawnshop to keep a family fed while a father offers bedding and household items to bridge idle times. The pawnshop is described as a miserable place whose walls echo the woes of the underdog and many tales stem from drink or gambling.
The Baker County Democrat condemns wildcat mining and the misuse of the proposed 1903 Eddy corporation lax law. The piece critiques miners, promoters, and newspapers, arguing such practices ruin development and industry, while urging honest prospecting and industrial honesty.
In Eastern Oregon counties residents argue sewer and building codes are unfairly costly. Plumbers earn 4.60 per hour while carpenters and machinists earn far less, raising bills beyond what poor and middle income families can bear. The gap forces many to violate city ordinances rather than mortgage property.
The piece presents a stylized pirate ballad about a Lisbon galley and a phantom ship, ending with a death notice: Mrs Mary M Bennon dies at The Dalles at 70 after 46 years in Hood River and The Dalles, originally from New York in 1858.
An old advertisement argues a cough may signal more than a cold and claims Scott's Emulsion cures the underlying illness, healing inflamed tissues and preventing recurrence. It promises information upon request from a New York address on Bark Street.
Baker City Herald reports a $600 forfeiture from Nailer & Norlin of Lewiston Idaho to Sumpter city treasury for halted sewer work estimated at over 11000. Ex-Mayor Mculloch and the current city attorney face accusations of restraining related orders. Recorder Sam Starr says the petition sits with Circuit Judge White with other papers.
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