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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1905
Page
4
A Oregonian excerpt recalls a carpenter on Webb Street who chased gambling wealth, falling into debt as he skipped grocery payments, borrowed from friends, and lost his home. His wife left, debts mounted, and he slid from respectable work to a needy, threadbare life amid blacklegs.
Open the door to the world and heart as winds blow sweetly through. The verse invites welcome and warmth, urging a hospitable reception and openness to a visitor of joy and peace entering through the door of the heart.
A special committee report urged postponing street improvements citing the city’s weak finances. Recorder Pitsenbarger’s year 1904 figures show revenues of 34 791 66 and expenses of 36 654 53, leaving a deficit plus gambling fines totaling over 1 000 and a large balance for betterments only if gambling funds are disregarded.
Echo invites Pen ieron business men and families to a second annual picnic tomorrow. The message praises Hobo as a prosperous community and forecasts growth in the next decade. Echo’s climate, soil, and diverse farming call for closer ties with Umatilla County and Oregon.
Hearst acquires Cosmopolitan to reach a broader audience and advocate municipal and government ownership of public utilities. He shifts from pastpolicies and aims to unite readers with progressive reform. The East Oregonian warns of boycott as it vows to respond forcefully to opposition.
The Salem Journal notes Portland fakers flood Oregon with fake advertising schemes. Businessmen largely ignore them, preferring legitimate ads that employ local workers, while a few locals buy into the schemes. The pattern shows fakers double with other fakers and jewel-headed business owners run legitimate ads to attract genuine business.
The Skagit County ruling holds that the fruit inspector must be elected by the people under section and article 11 of the state constitution which requires the legislature to provide for the election of county township or precinct officers for public convenience. The piece questions whether this applies to the sheep inspector health officer and board of education as well.
A nostalgic vein celebrates a Yankee girl named Ida Ho above other Southern belles. The speaker favors Ida Ho over Virginias, Mary Lands, and many Southern beauties, praising her angelic face, gentle heart, graceful movement, and sunlit charm. The poem contrasts regional loyalties with a personal, enduring affection for Ida Ho.
The New York Tribune cites European papers noting a curious fashion among traveling women. Brides and women in Madrid Peru America reportedly show extremely small feet to disguise actual size. The Tribune adds Astoria and Chicago shoes reportedly differ in leather weight versus size, reflecting casual misrepresentation.
A historical medical notice from Atlanta GA touts a skin cure free of potash arsenic and other minerals. It mentions acids causing irritation and describes a cleansing system to remove poisons before the cure. It advertises a free book on skin diseases and offers free medical advice.
St Josephs Academy Pendleton Oregon under the direction of the Sisters of Saint Francis Philadelphia. Resident and day pupils with special attention to music and elocution. Students prepared for teachers examinations for county and state. Sister Superior.
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