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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1905
Page
5
An old local weekly notice from Oregon cites publication details for multiple editions. It lists addresses for the press and mailing offices including Fourth Street and a security building, with postal markings and class matter notes.
Notice informs advertisers to submit matter for an Oregon newspaper by a stated deadline. It mentions deadlines and publication in the issue, urging timely submission to ensure inclusion. The fragment names advertising and Oregon but lacks specific dates or organizations.
Poem urging kindness and gentle sympathy for the living, stressing that fond words aid those still alive. It laments neglecting the living in favor of death and calls for caring thoughts to cheer passing days.
Thomas W. Lawson, long promised to expose what he called the greatest swindle in U S life insurance, has persisted in his bid to reveal systemic fraud by heads of major companies. He argues the exposed schemes show a planned, legal highway robbery and merits strong public accountability.
Historians err when venturing from narrative to critique. Bancroft’s Northwest history misstates Walla Walla land as inhospitable and wind swept yet a vast inland empire prosperity arises. George Drumheller received 569,919 dollars for a wheat crop in the Walla Walla district despite claims grains and shrubbery do not thrive there.
The era marks reduced party loyalty as voters seek personal merit and programs over party labels. Roosevelt’s southern tour boosted support beyond party lines, while Pendleton warnings question a local council candidate’s motives and a costly campaign fund request by Frank C. Baker strains the Republican committee.
New York City operated ferryboat marked its maiden trip with ceremony as the city gains control of Interborough communication including bridges, subways, and ferries. Analysts note municipal oversight of land and water routes evolves from impractical vision to modern policy reflecting rapid urban growth and public works.
A proposed municipalization of medicine in Aurion includes a poll tax on residents over 14 to raise about 100,009 dollars for paying doctors. Forty doctors would be paid 2,500 dollars each to provide care to all citizens, with the tax equating to roughly six tenths of a cent per head.
The excerpt presents Graece O. Bostwick and James Whitcomb Riley verses praising self reliance, health, strength, and sympathy. It contrasts personal merit with fortune and wealth, urging that even in disgrace others remember the good in a person. The piece closes with moral exhortations echoed by Riley.
The present district attorney of New York received his name in a light tale told of his supper with his father Lawrence Jerome and William R. Travers about 46 years ago. A messenger handed a note announcing a new son born to Jerome. Travers asked for the boy’s name and the father replied William Travers Jerome, thus christening the future notable.
A lead description from a Butte hotel notes chandeliers hung with milix and handsomely dressed women. Men passing below looked up with interest as the scene unfolds, reflecting a bygone journalistic flourish.
A letter from Washington D C urges Peruna as an excellent tonic and cure for catarrh noting its established reputation. Montreal merchant James Currie commends Peruna for coughs and colds. The note invites readers to write Dr Hartman for confidential advice at The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio.
A bold notice announces PIANOS at Cost closing operations and liquidating stock. Showcasing top brands Emerson Ludwig Steinway A B Chase and Riveria pianos and organs from Sherman Clay Co of San Francisco, with prices cut to move. Every instrument is guaranteed and offered at cost.
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