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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1905
Page
4
Fragments describe a legal or advertising notice with a Fortland and Island reference, a salon of names and addresses, and a renewed office matter. The readable text hints at a public sale, fees, and regulatory notices but lacks clear dates or actions.
A historical plea urges Pendleton residents to actively evaluate candidates and vote. It emphasizes moral reform, public duty, and the need for informed questions to reveal candidate motives and past actions before the election.
A proposed Pendleton extension of the Sumpter Valley railroad could unlock a logging and sawmill complex with 100000 feet capacity near Pendleton. It would create 250 to 300 jobs, add about 160 homes, and boost population, tapping timber belts from the Amber belt to Blue Mountains and Weston district.
The article discusses building a short branch from the Walls Walla Pendleton Line of the O BR N toward Pendleton and into the interior. It argues the southern county and Grant county will back a growing population of small farmers and stockmen, with dairying lumbering stock trading and related industries awaiting the road. It claims capital will undertake the project and Pendleton stands to gain greatly.
The piece laments European royal intermarriage diluting royal legitimacy. It notes Norway’s Dane king, royal alliances through bloodlines, and predicts decline of monarchies across Greece Russia Germany and Spain. It praises road-building efforts spurred by automobile interest and legislative funds for better highways in the East and Midwest.
The London Globe notes Paris still has many fountains selling water for a penny, yielding 22 gallons per bucket or a tenth of a penny per bucket. Income fell from £29,000 in 1860 to £1,600 in 1882, and today a bucket is sold about once a month. Guardians receive pensions and ex-employees are kept on in nominal posts.
Der Buddhist notes the revival of Buddhism as education spreads its core ideas to the West via Pall and Schopenhauer influence. It highlights reactions in the orient and new Buddhist societies, schools, and newspapers, with strong activity in Ceylon and India. Fire at Bradford distillery destroys Overholt facility, 18,000 barrels whiskey, $1,000,000 loss.
In a column by Herbert S. Bigelow of Cincinnati the writer celebrates the fall of a political machine in a town. He argues the voter’s silent power has ended machine rule and outlines two proposed laws to curb factional control and prevent future corruption.
The piece traces how New York City mayors were appointed from 1784 to 1829, noting the shift to elective office with Gideon Lee as the first elected mayor and Cornelius W. Lawrence winning a tight 1834 contest by 203 votes. It contrasts historic appointing boards with later popular elections and references Mayor McClellan’s relative share in a distant comparison.
A fragmentary meditation on waking each dawn as a rebirth that defies decay. The speaker asserts an immortal essence that outlives the worn body and renews itself daily, insisting the self remains constant while the earthly form ages.
A fragment notes East Oregonian praising steadfast loyalty to Pendleton amid a plea for a railroad to connect the interior and keep Grant and other eastern Oregon counties tied to Pendleton. The Baker City Democrat echoes the theme of regional solidarity and economic ties.
A youth seeks greatness and gains wealth power and fame yet finds no happiness. Friends smiles and fealty prove hollow as he ages in a palace of blasted hopes. He sits by a grave open and discovers he has found the happiness he long sought. San Francisco Examiner.
A humorous collection from the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch contrasts greeting customs among nations and peoples. It shows playful mishearings and mismatched translations reflecting cultural stereotypes and linguistic quirks of diverse groups.
The poem notes a family with a football brother at the training table and a sister keeping a diet while a mother jokes about a simple cause for her looks. A New York Sun line mentions a heavy rain in Josephine County on November 19.
A health notice touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a non alcoholic remedy for weak and suffering women. It claims restoration from fatigue, back pain, tremors, and uterine inflammation, with herbs such as colmin sta alster and blue cottonwood. Includes invitation to write for medical advice and mentions Pleasant Pellets as a laxative.
A mother describes her infant son suffering a severe itchy rash with watery discharge spreading to the arms and body. He scratched until blood flowed and became weak, nearly dying, before relief came after using Cuticura.
Mrs. M C Maitland of Jasper Ontario reports a case where one application of Cuticura Ointment and cleansing with Cuticura Soap, followed by Resolvent, cured a severe skin condition in her child. She notes no relapse in fourteen years and praises the products for safety and effectiveness.
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