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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1906
Page
4
Fragmented text appears to be a postal rate or notice from Vernon Post Office listing weeks and months rates by mail. The legible lines reference daily and weekly delivery terms, durations, and price points, but essential details are garbled.
A fragmentary quotation discusses John Ruskin and views on women as dressers and painters. It pivots to a broader ideal that art should go beyond wall pictures to making every necessary thing serviceable. The misattributed and garbled text reflects a miscellaneous reflective aside on craft and gender roles.
Pendleton has received unprecedented gifts totaling six thousand dollars and ten thousand pounds for a Stel's dormitory, plus a further one hundred thousand pounds for a bore dormitory. A second gift of one hundred forty thousand dollars funds an academy expansion to open in 1907, with sixteen thousand dollars from WoW Brown. Pendleton becomes eastern Oregon's school center as dormitories fill and the academy partnership with St Josephs and Whitman College grows, boosting citizenship and regional ties.
Commander Robert F. Peary of the U S Navy plants the American flag nearer the hurth pole than any Arctic explorer. He sailed aboard the Roosevelt from New York July 16 1905 and wintered on Greenland’s north coast. In February he began sledging toward his goal reaching 87 degrees 6 minutes north before weather and ice drift delays. He kept faith that an American seaman would persevere despite open water and multiple setbacks.
Herbert J. Bridgman reports from Labrailor in Brookiven detailing the perilous south pole march led by Tenry and the urew expedition. The dispatch lauds endurance, heroism, and the crew's steadfast optimism amid fierce headwinds and hardship.
The Northern Pacific Express Company report shows substantial extortion tied to parcel shipments from Pendleton to local patrons. Officials and entities are cited as benefiting from inflated charges, with total company earnings across the year exceeding a million dollars and a notable portion derived from express services.
Residents report large quantities of cordwood stacked in Kamela and Meacham yards while Pendleton woodsheds sit empty at winter’s start. Despite ample money and buyer interest, inland empire wool yards and wet homes remain unstocked as carloads wait for buyers, fueling consumer anxiety.
In Canada across the border billions of feet of timber could feed U S mills but a 12 per 1000 feet tariff on imported lumber blocks shipments. A few miles of cars with Canadian timber at a fair price would be welcome now, while critics urge supporting the lumber trust of the Pacific coast.
Ohio society women led by Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth are active in campaigning for preferred candidates, though they claim that if the issue of women’s suffrage and actual voting were raised among these fashionable supporters, they would react with strong opposition in several sections.
The Springfield Republican notes that Ambassador Reid’s lavish entertainments have drawn intense discussion of a diplomatic corps dominated by the very wealthy. It cites the Berlin embassy as a current striking example of such aristocratic excess in American diplomacy.
The commodious Ambassador Tower is said to harbor a vast fortune while a fragmentary lyric from The Argonaut recounts a railway journey. The poem, attributed to editor Hert Huttmian, blends high society intrigue with rail life imagery and dreamlike scenes aboard an O R R N mountain division train.
Anna McCabe in Denver Post tells of a fearsome Heartache spirit terrorizing a realm where contentment is scarce. Villains like Deceit and Unfaithfulness invade, while Love and Kindness marshal help to push the evil from door to door. The hopeful ending promises happiness after a long struggle.
The 1878 Colorado territorial house, nicknamed the prayerless house, convened for 40 days to organize state business. Despite the short session, it was harmonious and included many western builders who endured hardships and built the state. Denver Post notes the influential leaders among the members.
Chinese pirates captured a British paymaster launch off Hong Kong, robbed the crew of $10,000, disarmed the crew, put them ashore, and scuttled the vessel before escaping.
A tersely written item notes a bar near Deporte, about three blocks away, mentioning Bilin Bowen in connection with the location. The fragmentary text provides minimal detail beyond proximity and a person’s name.
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