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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1913
Page
4
A mangled postal rate notice from Official City and Coury Paper lists various daily and semi weekly mail options with denominations and delivery methods. Names and places are partially garbled, but the document references Pendieton and Pendleton style rates.
The letter-writer questions Andrew Carnegie's push for British rather than American bias in history and condemns Carnegie's Peace fund and its backers as treasonous, urging readers to oppose funding and lectures. It cites Carnegie plans to revise textbooks to downplay anti-British sentiment and glorify British views, warning of diplomatic meddling and pro-British bias.
Mary Heaton Voree presents a November Woman's Home Companion article introducing a series on applying Montessori education at home. The editor quotes renowned thinkers Froebel and Montessori, stressing that no child is bad or stupid when in the right environment and that each child should be allowed to expand according to temperament.
A teacher explains that subtraction requires like units. She uses examples such as three apples from four peaches and eight marbles from 12 buttons. A student asks if three quarts of milk can be taken from two cows, highlighting common misunderstandings of units.
A brief notice references Lillian Scott Troy with a pointed admonition to stay prudent and wary of sycophants, reflecting a social or editorial stance from the era. The terse phrasing suggests a cautionary public message or column aside.
A wry quip from the Balthmore American notes a parent asking about a son at college. The reply humorously insists the student does nothing but study, conveying a lighthearted mood and college life undertone.
A Pittsburgh Sun Judge excerpt reports a professor discussing evolution and what remains unused, while a student challenges how long consciences stay. A joke about a teacher named Henry defines a hypocrite as a kid who does not come to school with a smile.
In a courtroom exchange Judge Hemmandhaw recalls a humorous wedding incident where a friend threw an old shoe at groom R Beanbrough, striking his head. the shoe was said to belong to a horae, and the joke hinged on the misidentification of the owner.
A bright youth asks an honest agriculturist why he does not set a hen on his eye plants. The farmer recalls that last year he did, and hatched out cocks by the fence. The exchange shows rustic wit and practical farming humor.
A recruit parades with six medals claiming long service. An officer doubts the awards and asks why he has them. The recruit asserts the prizes from the county fair grants him the honors, saying his previous wins justify the medals.
Dialogue reveals two speakers debating a topic of closeness and comfort. One person apologizes for the split in view while the other expresses a desire to reconcile the position and move forward. The exchange hints at personal boundaries and mutual respect.
A tourlet strolling by Ure brook meets a dejected countryman on the bank. They exchange quips about fishing with the tourlet noting no fish have been caught and the countryman lamenting the poor luck.
The Inquisitor asks why no flak was caught. The other replies the only reason is he hasn’t been fishing today.
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