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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1913
Page
9
The piece in the Daily East Oregonian discusses race and immigration fears, white supremacy views, and assimilation limits tied to national policy. It notes aviation progress as an East Oregonian feature and remarks on local Athena events and community celebrations, including a Stanfield Hog and Cow Day and a Caledonian gathering.
The East Oregonian notes strong wool demand at Pilot Rock and Mountain Home Idaho with prices near last year’s levels and higher than some past seasons. It argues demand, not tariff, drives prices, citing 1908 sales in Pendleton and Arlington to show tariff protection has limited impact when demand falls.
A judge at a Juarez horse racing event grilled the owner over a failing horse. The owner blamed unsuitable conditions and joked the horse needs light musketry fire to run. The exchange reflects frustration with tracks and weather affecting performance.
E W Bornmiller of the Missouri Athletic Club relays a humorous lunch anecdote about Binks and Blinks. During a fish order the waiter places a big and a small fish on one platter. They argue over who serves. Blinks yields the small fish to Binks, keeping the big one for himself. Binks teases Blinks for the outcome.
Mayor Kiel recounts a Dallas Adolphus hotel construction tale. A hod carrier arrives three hours late after claiming a domestic quarrel. He describes a fierce fight with his wife, who knocked him out with a poker. He says she left him and the chickens were seen flying off the roosts as she walked away.
A humorous verse from the Denver Times notes the social dance of dining out. It warns bachelors to pay, praise napery, pocket cigars cautiously, and avoid obvious missteps. The poem ends with a twist: as marriages form, one becomes the host to other bachelors.
United States tennis champion Robert D. Wrenn also excelled in football. He noted that two 35 minute halves of football are harder on the body than a five-set tennis match, though tennis can be played lazily, it is not truly tennis.
A Boston college woman touring a suburban estate admires the hen yard and praises a hen with unusually fine foliage, describing it as beautiful foliage, in a lighthearted note from the Boston Record.
Mrs. Rubber Plant plans an imminent departure amid whispers of jealousy toward Mrs. Rose and her two daughters at the conservatory. Gossip claims Mr Pictures’ hanging was a frame up while Warden Hook says he should have faced a suspended sentence. Gas writes verse for magazines critics say meter is wrong and feet are cubic. His latest piece is Oh Bill Oh Bill I cannot Pay You. The roller towel fell yesterday and Mrs Wallpaper has a new boarder after a long stay with the previous lodger.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports a solicitor touting advertising as a path to winning a contract. The Nickeville National Bank president counters, noting an attempted ad lead to a Sunday night robbery by a group described as vegga, tied to the night watchman ad.
The passage argues that fire and life insurance are essential to modern business. If people cannot obtain coverage from private insurers under existing laws they may need to change those laws or establish a state insurance system as a potential, intriguing, and valuable experiment.
A brief dialogue snapshot highlights domestic tension as Mrs. Peck quibbles with Mr. Peck about faults. The exchange, cited from the Boston Transcript, shows sharp back and forth with subject shifts during a conversation.
A poem from the Examiner laments how friends shower praise and receive attention during success, but vanish when failure arrives. The speaker notes the shift from constant support to neglect, missing the boisterous laughter and welcoming shouts once enjoyed.
A Boston Transcript quip notes high fees for private counsel while suggesting self representation carries no cost. The remark contrasts the expense of legal services with the idea of self defense in court.
President Wilson at a Washington dinner joked about a statistician's figures being imprecise. He compared him to an American sugar planter in Hawaii who claimed a crater was 70 004 years old, explaining he had been there four years and it was 70 000 when he arrived.
The Toronto Globe quotes stage insiders: Hobson's wife sought a divorce claiming she yearned for love as women on the stage receive, accusing life offstage of lacking theatrical affection. The remark underscores marital strain tied to acting life and public scrutiny.
J W Mackelden recounts a Texas train stop where he observes a checkers game in a customer’s store. He attempts to point out potential customers, but the merchant hushes him, saying to keep quiet and they will leave. The anecdote reflects his experience as a commercial traveler turned trade journalist.
The Missouri legislature passed a drastic anti-trust law affecting fire insurance firms. Companies say it bans using bureau rates, the scientific basis for pricing developed under prior law, leaving no alternative guide for writing policies. Western groups control a large share of Missouri business and plan to halt operations after April 0.
A brief exchange quotes Life with a vow of virtue. Father affirms parental pride, noting the daughter is not involved in playing or singing. The dialogue frames a moral stance on behavior within a family.
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