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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1902
Page
4
In Pendleton on a Saturday in November 1902 Western terrace scenes reveal elderly men as living portraits. A solitary grey-haired figure rests on a Western porch as autumn leaves fall. The piece celebrates a life of labor, family happiness, and community honors, framed by sunset and a monarchic sense of achievement.
The piece argues Democrats gain ground as reform minded Republicans shift toward Democratic policies. Roosevelt is hailed as a progressive yet stubborn reformer, with tariff, reciprocity, and workers’ rights guiding a potential bipartisan push. Amid Oregon's abundant harvests and global pestilence relief, it notes labor and industry progress and warns of rising Republican frictions boosting Democratic drift. It mentions coal strike debates in France, South African questions in Parliament, Pendleton trade, labor leaders Mitchell and Morgan, and Chicago school strikes, warning Democrats to remain quiet as policy frictions tilt the era toward reform.
Two thousand fishes in one griddle cake and ten thousand animals for a single breakfast illustrate native feasting on Philippine islands. Lake Buhl in Southern Luzon supposedly has no bottom. Mount Iriga’s eruption once blew out a side, scattering lava hills. Dr. George A. Zeller found a minute fish called sinarapan, half an inch long and half a grain in weight, eaten by locals and sent to the U.S. for study.
The article describes tiny fishes packed into flat cakes, with 200 to 3000 fish per cake. Scientist De Ho M. Smith of the United States Fish Commission names the species Mistichthys, a goby relatives. Eggs are minute, about 1200 needed to measure one inch, and incubating for the next generation. Fishermen process the catch and natives buy eagerly, trading for potatoes rice and pennies in Chicago.
A reflective poem by Bert Huffman condemns false display and deceit. It contrasts masked public virtue with inner truth and calls for unity, brotherhood, and justice. The piece moves from critique of duplicity to a hopeful vision of honest human solidarity.
A sensational recovery narrative from Evansville Wisconsin touts Peruna as a cure for long standing catarrh. Letters from grateful users claim dramatic improvements and even relief from related ailments including grippe pneumonia and bowel trouble. The propaganda frames Peruna as a trusted remedy with widespread community endorsement.
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