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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1911
Page
4
Independent newspaper notice from Pendleton Oregon detailing publication frequencies and postal distribution points. Mentions periodicals and mail rates, with references to offices in Portland and Washington DC bureaus, and the newspaper’s second class mail status.
The article argues that simplifying politics aids governance, noting voters tire of complex affairs and corrupt interests exploit complexity. It cites nationwide awareness and reformers in both the conservative East and progressive West, urging elimination of the long ballot and its evils, referencing New York’s recent election and party controls on primary office numbers.
The piece argues direct primaries curb Tammany Hall style oligarchy by shrinking ballots and empowering voters to choose delegates. It promotes commission government as fixing responsibility in Pendleton, stating duties of mayor and commissioners are defined, reducing evasion and improving municipal service.
The San Francisco Examiner editorial argues the global issue is government control by trusts or trust control by government. It asserts trusts regulate life costs wages credit railroads and politics, and influence salaries, employment, and outcomes for countless individuals. The piece warns of shifting power away from individual workers toward centralized trust authority.
A fragmentary piece blends romantic lyric longing for vigorous marching music with a Maine dialect longing for a dog and home. It transitions to a land offer in Oregon, advertising 400 acres wheat land half fallow half stubble with water and improvements near Shorthmaul to Vanevere warehouse, for J C Roysa of Juniper Ore.
An old advertisement touts Syrup Elixir of Senna as a pleasant gentle laxative for the family. It warns against imitations and urges buyers to look for the full company name California Fig Syrup Co on the package. Sold by leading druggists at 50 cents per bottle.
An advertisement touts Danderine as stopping itching and hair loss while making hair long and luxurious. It claims deep cleansing, root stimulation, and rapid growth with daily use then reduced to several times weekly, urging readers to try a 25 cent bottle of Krowston's Dandeline.
Umatilla County assessor records show wealth rising to 30,000,000 over the past decade while population grows only ten percent in the same period, a sobering contrast for local prosperity.
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