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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1909
Page
4
The Daily East Oregonian, Pendleton Oregon, publishes daily weekly and semi weekly editions. Subscriptions are listed for daily and carrier delivery options with durations and locations, plus agents and addresses for news distribution.
The excerpt evokes a rural longing as a speaker seeks a place where rivers sing and honeysuckles grow near town where cork bobbins move with weary weather. The speaker notes weariness and misgivings about growing up, captured in a nostalgic, regional voice from the Atlanta Constitution.
An editorial condemns graft as a modern evil in both high officials and ordinary workers. It argues grafting is indirect stealing, dangers public and private lives, and calls for stricter moral observance to curb the practice. It predicts a future where grafting is shunned like horse theft.
Opinion piece arguing Oregon regents deny continuing normal schools for two years, risking teacher shortages and reliance on out of state or untrained staff. Defends state as progressive, blames past Senate prejudice, and asserts eventual restoration and expansion of normal training despite current funding gaps.
A commentary argues that protective tariffs harm consumers, focusing on the pulp and paper sector centered in Maine and led by a powerful trust. The piece contends tariff benefits accrue to producers while raising costs for buyers.
The Portland Journal denounces a high tariff on wood pulp urged by business interests and Senator Haley of Maine. It argues American mills can match Canadian prices, profits float at about 24 percent, and the policy taxes consumers, protects monopolies, and accelerates deforestation while offering little public benefit.
Thursday night the Pendleton high school debating team faces Western Oregon in the championship of the eastern Oregon and Willamette Valley districts. The team’s fine showing warrants credit and local people are urged to attend and show appreciation for the students.
James Boyle received a life term for kidnapping Willie Whitla while his wife drew a 25 year sentence. The court deemed the crime fiendish and warranted severe punishment.
A poetic fragment celebrates spring's arrival with children, mules, birds, and hats while contrasting daily toil with nature. The speaker, credited to Frank L. Stanton, riffs on seasonal imagery and human rhythms, urging action outdoors and against grim routines as spring unfolds.
Poem describes inner ascent from self to a "tower room" of joy. It urges patient, steady progress and doing small tasks well. The speaker envisions stairs of restraint and effort leading to a unified vision of the soul seeing all from the heavenly upper room.
A somber verse traces a figure's farewell with the Sphinx as the backdrop. Intimate probes of life, fate, and death unfold as time and parting loom, ending with a wan breath over the Sphinx’s face.
Poetic lines express longing and acceptance of grief with a tender vow to endure sorrow while shielding a loved one from time's harms. A New York Sun quotation structures the mood with a seasonal greeting and hopeful rebound for spring. The fragmentary verse contrasts enduring pain with renewal.
A Chicago paper recounts a young man, dressed as a groom, proposing to his bride at the Great Northern. He admits plans to avoid a ceremony but she insists on having a formal wedding with a ceremony.
The prince fired and hit De la Vallette above the belt but did not wound him because the bullet struck the waistcoat pocket containing no fire. Bonaparte offered friendship and congratulated him on foresight in investing his money.
Prince Pierre Bonaparte dueled H de In Valette in a Paris pistol challenge. In Valette fired first and the exchange proceeded under tense, formal conditions as onlookers watched the duel unfold with noted propriety.
The judge notes a quip where a woman agrees to share a lot only after a buyer has paid for a house on it, reflecting a humorous exchange over property and commitment. The line showcases a courtroom wit about mortgages and ownership.
Citizens argue Pendleton already has multiple land parcels suitable for park purposes and urge city officials to place them in fit condition for immediate public enjoyment and recreation.
The advertisement argues Herpicide destroys the germ at the hair root to halt shedding. It quotes letters from prominent people praising its efficacy and notes it leaves a clear dressing with no oil. The notice invites stamps for a sample from The Herpicide Co Detroit Michigan, with one dollar bottles guaranteed by A. C. Koeppen & Bros.
The first crate of Milton strawberries sold for eighteen dollars. Yet some men sneer when told there is money to be made in small farming.
A compact proverb notes swift divine justice as one speaker quotes a familiar saying about how outcomes can arrive with surprising speed and force. The line suggests a belief in inexorable moral consequences.
A Cleveland Leader note highlights stage missteps with a supernumerary who must enter from the right and adapt lines after the stage manager’s instruction. The exchange shows shifting dialogue and a demand for better preparation as actors adjust to blocking and delivery.
A Kingston woman asks why a man goes to the balcony when she begins to sing. He replies he fears neighbors will misinterpret him as a spouse beater, prompting a daytime exchange last Saturday.
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