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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1909
Page
5
The Pendleton area paper lists daily weekly and semi weekly subscriptions by mail or carrier with durations. It notes the Oregonian Printing and Publishing Bureau locations in Portland and Chicago and states entry as second class mail matter with United Press Association membership.
The East Oregonian notes major ranches in Umatilla County and nearby areas are being broken into smaller tracts for sale. The trend aims to foster development by enabling more residents, with land near the river bottoms and dry lands opening to farmers, hogs, cattle, and horses. The piece urges that the county needs more people and opportunities.
A historical column argues that men are often drawn toward downfall by a beautiful but wayward woman. It asserts that while feminine influence is largely positive, its seductive power has long been a force in human behavior and caution is advised.
A Seattle news analysis recounts the downfall of Ortis Hamilton, popular adjutant general of Washington, whose embezzlement for a woman of the underworld wrecked a promising career. The piece compares his fate to classic cautionary tales and laments the loss of a bright future.
A magazine article features interviews with university chairs of political economy questioning the Revolution, the Constitution, and governance. The piece argues that many economists misread reality, praises Henry George, and predicts ongoing progress toward equal rights and popular sovereignty. Pendleton’s focus shifts with a new depot, while Oregon figures reflect on leadership.
The sentence notes that Adam was the first man to attempt answering the so called woman question, reflecting early discourse on gender roles and origins in biblical narrative context.
An insurance agent visits a household searching for the boss of the home. A dignified woman directs him to Bridget the servant and then to the kitchen where a boy is sent forward, revealing the true "boss" as the baby in the crib. The scene unfolds with comic misdirection.
A historical advertisement-style piece presents mothers seeking help for frail daughters with Peruna. Letters from Mrs. Schopfer and Mrs. Moss describe cures using Peruna after other doctors failed. The article highlights Peruna as a reliable remedy amid medical theories, stressing permanent relief over contested theories.
A Worms Tome Companion describes a simple test for milk quality. Warm milk to 95 to 100 degrees, dissolve a rennet tablet in water, stir, and let curd form. Cut curd, drain whey, and observe texture. Firm smooth curd signals clean milk, spongy curd with holes signals bacteria and possible diarrhea risk.
The article notes London patrolmen with blue and white cuff stripes and dark lanterns, Parla officers in blue caps and coats with white duck trousers in summer, and Paris cops in hooded capes during rain. It mentions white gloves and clubs for traffic signaling, Paris monks-like hooded cloaks, and German helmets with a martial air.
The Grand Duke Alexis of Russia visited the United States and joined a buffalo hunt in South Dakota led by Col Hatch. Army mounts were provided as gentle steeds for the visitors, but a mishap occurred when an orderly announced that one of the kingly guests had fallen from a horse during the slow cavalcade from Fort Robinson.
Omaha, Nebraska, embraced a Democratic tilt in municipal elections. May or James Dahiman led with at least a 4000 plurality, campaigning on “personal liberty.” Lincoln’s Mayor Brown, a Democrat, likely loses to a Republican, and Lincoln appears to have banished saloons based on the results.
Nine thin Chicago citizens seek a government job as a mechanic assistant in the department of agriculture. The role supports refrigerating cars for experimental pre cooling of fruits. The department warns stout men not to apply and requires applicants to stay thin.
A comic exchange shows an employer advertising a boy under sixteen to "sleep on the premises," prompting an Office Boy to respond that the employer seems to want him asleep since yesterday. The vignette lampoons workplace plans and youth labor.
An article promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder issues affecting both women and men. It claims relief of symptoms and offers free samples by mail, with Dr Kilmer and Co in Binghamton New York listed for correspondence.
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