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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1913
Page
8
Partial OCR note records East (Qregniay) entry at Pendleton Oregon as second class male matter with a rate of 1.50 and a value of 75. The fragment suggests postal handling and charges on the item.
Poetic line invites escape to serene river greens. Daydreamer longs for green banks, quiet waters, and waking to the bite of a fish line. The fragment hints at rest, nature, and a tranquil lakeside or riverside setting.
The article rebuts falsehoods about Theodore Roosevelt’s drinking, noting trial testimony in Michigan confirms his moderation. It cites widespread Oregon and national stories, argues misinformation travels faster than truth, and aligns observed conduct with reports from social events attended by Roosevelt.
An appeal in a Buy-at-Home supplement urges buyers of The Home Merchant abroad to investigate before following mail order habits. It argues home merchants offer better service, quality, and prices, citing local competition, personal attention, and efficiency as key. It warns against bait tactics and distant firms that rely on market control rather than efficiency.
In Pendleton commentary the writer notes distant fields turning green and urges breaking up local follies. He defends Oregon's supreme court minutes and mocks Ralph Duniway over constitutional issues. Floral exhibits are linked to the Locust Blossom Festival while Pendleton backs the Round-Up band and warns of further European war fears.
Warm weather boosts wheat growth and promises an excellent crop. In Union and Wallowa counties winter lingers while readers are urged to prepare for an upcoming junketting trip.
In a clipped exchange, a physician declines to admit the reader as a gentleman, sparking conversation about social status and professional courtesy in a period-style debate within The Argonaut.
A quotation from Tit Bits dismisses artistic study for a daughter. It contrasts singing with art or literature, arguing art spoils canvas and literature wastes paper, while singing only causes a temporary disturbance of the atmosphere.
A large woman could not find a seat on a crowded train and sat by the door in the smoking car. A man nearby, reading his paper, continued smoking as she accused him of disrespect, while he politely offered a cigarette.
A London Bystander excerpt describes a parrot dealer claiming a bird can be saintly and sing hymns, contrasting parrots trained to avoid swearing with one that reportedly converts a crowd, while remarking on the bird’s good manners and saints-like behavior.
A Washington Herald classroom exchange prompts a professor and student to joke about a famous general ordering a Witte more krape, noting it as something that occurred before the canteen’s abolition. The fragment hints at historical wordplay in a lesson setting.
A man tells Russell Sage to quit work remarking money cannot be eaten or drunk. Sage replies by recalling marble playing as a boy and questions the purpose of marbles since they cannot be eaten or drunk. The brief vignette appears in Harper's Magazine.
In a reflective note, a shopper asks about men’s ties while a floor walker explains a policy that women must be accompanied by male escorts to purchase men’s ties, highlighting a curious social rule from the era.
Quote from Detroit Free Press reflecting a shift in political stance after realizing the speaker possessed advantages others envy. The remark contrasts socialism with personal gains and critiques do-gooder rhetoric. The piece surveys opinion tone and self awareness on social equity.
A family discusses a marriage proposal at breakfast. Freddie notes the suitor has visited for over a year but given only 17 cents, prompting the humorous remark from the father, the judge.
A humorous breakfast exchange as a man jokes about being an ostrich to obtain feathers for an old hat. His wife interrupts, remarking that she might get a few feathers herself after three winters. The brief domestic vignette appears in Chicago News.
A French veteran jokes with Napoleon about lost arms and chevalier ranks. The tale ends with the veteran severing his remaining arm to test the emperor’s promised honor, while additional remarks note Colonel Julep and a slur toward Montenegro. The quotation appears in the Indianapolis Star.
A claim for Meritol Hair Tonic highlights a new scientific preparation for internal and external use to treat piles and scalp conditions. It promises easy prevention of baldness and dandruff by regular use, stating dandruff stems from germs and promising guaranteed results.
At a reception two renowned doctors first meet. One proclaims humility while doubting the other’s status as a physician. The counterpart replies with a restrained smile and notes he is glad to meet him as a.
A Progressive Century notes the twentieth century has produced Merital Rheumatism Powders from a formula by the American Drug and Press Association. Members promote the preparation after medical experts deemed it meritorious. Tallman & Company are exclusive local agents.
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