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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1912
Page
4
A reflective piece by John D. Wells in the Buffalo News laments a silent kettle of memory. The wistful note recalls a warmer hearth and stories once told, now faded as years pass.
A Portland letter from James T. Barbee, Oregon manager for Champ Clark, attacks the idea that the people should fund the presidential race and bar Wall Street magnates from financing it. He calls the plan wrong in principle and politically improper, arguing it would let trusts dictate the White House and echoing internal Democratic doubts about aligning the platform with new financing schemes.
The East Oregonian signals its support for Champ Clark as a political candidacy. The piece notes the paper’s belief in Clark and describes reformers as targets, linking the stance to the Oregon manager backing the candidate.
The New York World notes a rising trend of universities courting the label the poor man's college. Harvard reports one third to one half of undergraduates work to fund studies, with 54 to 1100 students employed. Yale cites over 500 self supporting students while Princeton reports land-turned gardens where undergraduates earn money and offset living costs. Columbia and New York University also see students paying their way through college.
The passage argues for extended learning across ages, noting both old and young are interested in civil government, agriculture, and domestic science. It urges lectures and organized classes to study practical problems, stating extension work is nearly as important as regular classroom education.
A brief note recounts a whimsical farmers tale of stolen sheep and their shearings echoing the rhythm of Little Bo Peep. No clear dates or names attached, but the motif ties rural mischief to nursery rhyme lore.
If that official government hunter keeps at his work there will be nothing left but chipmunks for the unofficial hunter. It suggests a growing imbalance in wildlife pressure and calls attention to a stubborn pursuit of game.
In a rugged showdown yesterday, the Buckaroos snatched a late rally to knot the score. The youth club rode the momentum with a bold finish that unsettled their rivals and showcased grit in a tight contest.
The next event will be the Odd Fellows grand lodge and it will be a big one as organizers prepare for ceremonies and public attendance.
Progressive Pendleton residents lauded a splendid new high school under construction. The modern building aims to serve both youth and adults, with broad liberal education plans and courses designed to benefit the entire community. State Superintendent Alderman stressed adult training and education alongside youth instruction.
Reflects on aging as a gradual journey from childhood to old age, noting the illusions of youth and the steady optimism of later years. The piece argues age offers its own rewards, with shifting privileges and a changing perspective as the grand canyon of life broadens.
The passage extols a calm, seasoned outlook over youth zeal. It contrasts pity with envy, describing an elder serenity as shorelines become gentle and life a patient, unhurried dance. Grandparental tone signals a philosophy of forbearance and acceptance born of experience.
Mrs Jennie M Hichborn widow of Rear Admiral Hichborn and grandmother of Philip Hichborn four year old child seeks guardianship in the District Supreme Court. Justice Wright designates Murray A Cobb to answer for the child and an attorney to defend. The petition cites the elopement of the boy's mother with Horace Wyile in 1910 and states the mother's present address is unknown. The child has been in the grandmother's custody since the mother's disappearance.
In As to Coping the speaker calls drink the worst evil to cope with, while another quips that many insist on coping with it regularly. The remark about happy birds and beasts suggests they have no politics or religion, and a line about Governor Weet notes a promise seemingly to be kept.
A Poughkeepsie woman narrates long factory work caused back pain and nervous distress. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief and weight gain, urging others to seek its advice. The article extols the remedy's long standing popularity and invites letters for guidance.
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