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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1912
Page
4
The East Oregonian notes Governor C side plans to push reform at national conventions and ponders voter financed elections as a progressive measure. It recalls backing the Australian ballot decades ago and suggests the public might finance its presidential election, asking who knows if adopted.
A brief poetic fragment notes an unnamed man smiling at a bright day and his child. The narrator lists reasons for the smile such as sight, sun, and a rose, then questions why life goes wrong below the vast sky. The verse ends with the word Exchange.
An East Oregonian editorial advocates national election funding from Congress to cover legitimate presidential campaign costs between nominations and the vote, banning private contributions. The plan seeks to free the president from special interests, ensure fairer candidate funding, and reduce overall campaign costs, with Democratic figures weighing in at Baltimore.
The Interior Department should hasten Indian water rights adjudication for Umatilla, basing rights on their treaty water use. Government delays risk denying birthright while allotments near, with Umatilla patents looming. The U S attorney in Oregon opposes federal court action, pressing the matter before the state water board. Keep up the speed to avoid prejudice against Indians.
Reports say a butter and egg combine is forming in Oregon. Observers ask if the plan is to buy eggs when prices are low and sell later at higher, stale levels, signaling concerns about market manipulation and supply strategy.
Local supporters in San Diego risk backlash as critics warn that those labeled patriots may later reveal controversial methods and tactics linked to the TI W. W. group.
A powerful wind forecast for Ohio may upend political landscapes by removing entrenched figures and shifting local power. Analysts caution the weather could cut across party lines, reshaping campaigns and alliances as the storm approaches.
The Bucks and Bears clash in a tense contest with McCusker voicing support for the plan, while Barbee opposes it, indicating a division over the issue. The disagreement highlights policy or strategy differences within the group.
A fashion note outlines delicate toilet trifles adding distinction, describing a fan shaped feather ornament with white plumage and diamond bands, and a shoulder scarf trend. It highlights the new season’s wider scarves of net or sage mesh and hints at a green palette.
A great terminal in New York City rises on the old site without disrupting traffic. Over nine years engineers removed buildings and pipes, built a new sewer system, replaced a tunnel, and sunk tracks to fifty feet, with steel and concrete. The project costs about $150 million, to be borne by the railroad.
A verse reflecting homesickness for spring written by Bessie Estelle Harvey. The speaker contrasts tropical climes with longing for apple blossoms and the song of robins, yearning for the season’s beauty despite perpetual summer.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a remedy for sour stomach indigestion and related symptoms. It claims the product cleanses the stomach, removes sour undigested foods and gases, relieves heartburn and nervousness, and promises relief by morning with a 10 cent box suitable for all ages.
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