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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1913
Page
5
The writer argues voters err in choosing public servants due to overwhelming and technical ballots. He likens fixes to business hiring, urging improvements in ballots and citizen cooperation. Also notes a Pendleton case on liquor sales and a criminologist claim that excessive sleep harms judgment.
The lawyer for the convicted pickpocket lamented the $257 fine as excessive and asked how the man could pay. The prisoner offered a reckless challenge to the judge, asking to be released briefly to prove his point. The judge remained silent.
The piece argues about sleep variation by condition, then questions Rockefeller and Carnegie giving to flood victims in Ohio and Indiana, noting millions in losses and little wealthy aid. It contrasts private philanthropy with government roles and ends praising Jackson street paving despite lawsuits.
In a time of widespread suffering and deaths, the writer reflects that all men are brothers when calamity strikes and communities endure shared hardship. The emphasis remains on solidarity, resilience, and collective responsibility amid disaster.
A C Frost faces charges for attempting to steal plots valued at ten million. He denies seeking wealth and claims no motive to steal, disputing the prosecutors’ portrayal of the case and asserting innocence.
The Red Cross drive for clothing brings relief to many families in need. Volunteers report steady donations and grateful recipients lining up at the distribution center for warm garments and essential wear.
Clark Wood retires from Weston Leader after 13 years directing its destinies as the paper marks 35 years. He will join the Oregon Journal at Portland and be at desk next Tuesday, April 1, changing management duties.
W E Johnson, current publisher of the Terrebonne Oregonian, will assume charge of the Weston Leader. Johnson has 15 years as a country publisher in Nebraska and broad experience in mechanical and editorial work. He plans to take over duties next day, handling subscriptions, accounts, and advertising up to April 1, 1913, with retiring publisher retaining accounts payable.
A Scot man visits a solicitor with a case and asks if it will win. The solicitor guarantees a favorable verdict, claiming confidence. The Scot reveals the twist that the case belongs to his opponent, preferring not to pursue law this time.
A Scotsman replies he would be an Englishman if not Scottish, while an Irishman quips he would be ashamed of himself. The clergyman questions each man in a lighthearted cross national joke from the Manchester Guardian.
A humorous anecdote from March Woman's Home Companion recounts Patrick, a left handed man, being sworn in as a witness in a West Side Denver Colorado court. The judge commands him to raise his right hand and Patrick quips that his right hand is on his left side.
A young wife laments to her mother that her husband John doubts her after she cooked her first dinner. He invited a friend to dine, and the guest turned out to be a doctor, intensifying her distress and tears.
In a terse exchange, the landlord challenges Slowpay to pay overdue rent. Slowpay retreats saying he will give up, but the landlord insists the debt remains and continues the dispute.
A story recounts a wealthy financier who declares he will take a long rest after ten years of nonstop work. The next day he sits at an important directors' meeting with no sabbatical taken, leaving his visitor astonished by the contradiction between intent and action.
Washington Bureau wires that 16 month old Baby Josephine has 12 teeth and can say mam ma clearly. She sleeps well and wakes cooing, with a sunshiny disposition and dimples on cheeks, elbows, and hands. She enjoys condensed milk, barley water, soft boiled egg, and toast.
A St. Louis Post Despatch note praises a fluffy baby with curly hair, calling her the ne plus ultra of charm and inviting admiration. The fragment suggests a light, human-interest aside highlighting irresistible appeal.
A New York gambler testifies police are money mad and argues money has driven political and social ills. The piece condemns tariffs, trusts, and wealth worship, claiming prosperity over principle has corrupted justice, voting, laws, and the treatment of workers and the poor.
Mrs Swinkle hosts a party with a tart mystery as the cook explains tart labeling. Apple tarts bear T A and raspberry tarts carry the same initials T A but differ by the phrase Tis Apple versus Tain t Apple. The playful misdirection charms the guests.
During the Duke of York later King George V tour of British colonies an Indian pow-wow gathered in British Columbia with several chiefs attending indicating strong ceremonial ties between the crown and Indigenous communities.
A banker with a bald head scolds Moses the railway worker for keeping wages in a greasy wallet. The banker asks him to save in the bank and earn interest, but the worker jokes that the banker’s hat suggests he might take off and leave at any moment.
A cowboy interpreter at a royal reception translates brief phrases as an Indian chief speaks. When asked what is said, the cowboy explains the chief is asking if a whiskered child could one day be king of England. The moment merges humor with cultural presumption in a serialized anecdote from the Saturday Evening Post.
A brief moral vignette from the New Orleans Times Democrat where a father tells his naughty son prayer will grant Heaven, and the boy pleads he would rather stay with his mother and father. The exchange captures a churchgoing, family-centered moment.
The advertisement promotes Booths HYOMET for catarrh and related ailments. It advises visiting Tallman & Co for a complete outfit with an inhaler, to breathe the balsamic solution several times daily for a few days, and claims gradual relief with a money back guarantee. It stresses no opiates and simple use.
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