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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1912
Page
4
Portland good roads advocates and the Grange clash over harmony and good roads bills. Years of distrust in the legislature grow as citizens fear lawmakers cannot settle the issue. The piece urges compromise and notes broad concern beyond Grangers and city people.
The Hast Oregonian argues repute stems from electing officials on party lines, unpaid service, and limited sessions. It claims lack of expertise and exclusion of informed state leaders harms governance, while socialists favor legal reform and evolution over crime, warning against I W W propaganda.
Superintendent Murphy asks when the improved city water system will be ready to supply the branch hospital. The city promised water for the institution and the water commission must provide a plan.
The state grange urges extending rotating ballot names beyond five candidates to reduce alphabetical bias. They warn that equal rotation by lot would favor outcome by luck over merit, and insist election laws should not appease vote counters or rely on their convenience.
Pendleton is described as a swift little burg with growing fame. A Pendleton bride and her husband were lavishly entertained by the King of the Cannibal Island, marking a notable local cultural note.
Instructions cover cleaning windows with kerosene and borax suds, polishing glass with crumpled newspaper, using turpentine to remove putty, and washing sash. It also folders matting and rugs with borax water and soap jelly, ammonia for carpets, and brass copper and iron care with vinegar, oxalic acid, salt, and tripoli. Cautions include not over-wetting, air-drying, and protecting wood and surfaces during cleaning.
At the national convention in Indianapolis the Socialist delegates voted to expel members who favor direct action or violence. The party's reform impulse aims to distance itself from figures linked to radical acts and the era's disorder, signaling a purge of extremist associates.
A short, unclear fragment mentions a crack half an inch long in an old dish and a tan breed byptomalnes with potential to harm a strong person. The text lacks clear identifiers, dates, or sources.
A young man tells a girl he plans a dangerous trip to the City of Mexico and may not return. She probes his motives and offers to attend an amateur art exhibition with him if he agrees not to insist on paying her fare.
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