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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1903
Page
5
A fragmented OCR note details subscription options with mall and carrier terms. It lists durations such as three months and one year and mentions weekly and monthly rates, though missing full pricing and publisher name. The legibility favors a brief catalog of available periods and delivery methods.
A fragmentary lyric note titled Magazine of Myaterien speaks of singing a small song to steady steps through rain and gloom. It promises sun after rain, stars later, and new friendships as hope descends from a placid rainbow bend. The readable lines emphasize how song aids perseverance.
A letter from the Information Bureau urges accurate, welcoming literature for homeseekers visiting Oregon. It argues that prepared guides and accessible facts about state resources will attract settlers and boost investment, contrasting with exploitative practices by bad actors in cities. The bureau plans a 50,000 edition advertising pamphlet to showcase Oregon’s resources and attract homeseekers.
A long editorial notes Oregon voters rejected petitions against tax and mining measures, deeming the portage road issue resolved and proclaiming a statewide triumph. It salutes Miners developing properties, resists anti tax rhetoric, and highlights Portland opposition fading amid labor support. Other items include a New Orleans reunion heroine, a sheriff’s successful Freewater robbery arrest, and opium regulation in the Philippines.
Mrs Hermanus Baer formerly Miss Mabel McKinley daughter of Abner McKinley and niece of the late president will debut in vaudeville in Chicago within weeks. She is known socially across America and was McKinley’s favored niece closely involved with the White House. Her engagement pays 1000 dollars weekly for 26 weeks.
A bill before the Philippine commission would ban opium sales to Filipinos and restrain sales to others. It specifies exceptions only for full-blooded Chinese, outlining stringent controls on who may obtain opium.
A ChicagoChronicle report cites a Paris meat cannery selling horse meat in neatly labeled boxes sent across Europe. The labels show CH in large red letters to denote horse meat, with products ranging from roast heel to potted venison. The piece warns that grocers and households increasingly purchase these items, disguising the true nature of the product.
A reminiscence from Mr. Beecher's life recalls a seance in England where he lightly quips that he will deteriorate as his father did, ten years after death, becoming a stark naked fool. The remark follows on Beecher's noble earthly aims and the spirit-talk that prompted it.
Edmund Russell reflects in Everybodys Magazine on marriage in India as an inescapable yet elective bond. He notes birth and death as finalities, while marriage may arise from choice, caprice, or accident, with parental wisdom guiding it amid universal realities and surprising happiness.
The piece argues populist policies began in the South with a native born majority, spread to Kansas, and moved through the Midwest via New England ancestry. It cites Kansas at 72.6 percent native born in 1900 and Maine at 71.1 percent, noting Kansas leads among New England states in native blood proportion.
Booklover's Magazine argues Kansas stands apart from New England in immigration and spirit, noting its prior isolation and the nationwide trend of unrest. The piece connects Kansas with historic political comedies and calls it a symbol of Yankee temperament in American life.
The article recounts William Henry Milburn known as The Blind Chaplain and his 1845 election as chaplain of Congress. At 22 with near total blindness he rode a Ohio River steamer to Washington and, amid profane talk and drinking by many congressmen, spoke to them about moral reform and the dignity of the office. He warned that foreign observers would see the nation as failing its free institutions if lawmakers harbored vice.
A spring time citizen speaks of laziness and work as he reflects on daisies, bees, and honey. The speaker hears mockingbirds and distant cattle bells while pondering sowing to reap. Fragments from Frank J. Stanton in Collier's Weekly frame a rural, lyrical meditation on effort and rest.
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