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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1904
Page
9
The piece rails at national and local figures, contrasts Fairbanks and Debs as campaigners in Portland, and critiques Oregon politics, addressing Philippine policy, law enforcement, religious zealots, and the 1903 irrigation congress split over 1904 venue plans. It notes Ku Klux era-style rhetoric and tensions in portland during the campaign season.
The Oregon irrigation law draft by Morrie Bhen is printed in full by the East Oregontin for study by the Oregon Irrigation Commission and Eastern Oregon irrigators. Readers are urged to study provisions, offer corrections, and discuss virates phases to aid final revisions before publication in the Rust Oregonian weekly edition reaching Umatilla Morrow Grant Union and Baker counties.
The New York Herald reports inventor William F. Hoffmann of Buffalo has spent three decades perfecting a rotary engine. He claims the design eliminates piston vibration, halves fuel use, and cuts costs. The engine could power railways, reduce freight times, and enable single car propulsion, with an external cylinder rotary arrangement seen as transformative.
A fragmented 19th century item notes P Doolin a track walker for the Erie railroad attended a wike and faced anxiety as a Thunderbolt express neared. Doolin fears for a late companion and the engine brakes, steam, and lanterns color a tense delay on the rail line. A second note reports William Palmer of Tennessee fatally wounded in a Pacific Grove hunting accident when a gun misfired.
The well known author Lafcadio Hearn died in Tokyo from heart trouble. He had Greek and Irish roots, lived in New Orleans Cincinnati and New York, and spent years lecturing in Tokio at the Imperial University. He wrote many works on the Orient and was known as Koizumi Yakumo. He enjoyed a small circle of intellects before retreating from society to focus on writing.
A fragmented reminiscence from a Life column describes a club gathering where members recount eerie echoes and a claim that Alice had "entered into rest ten years before" while others question the tale’s truth. The passage blends quirky dialogue with nostalgia and a hint of doubt about recent events.
Letters from elderly users in Clovis and nearby areas praise Peruna for curing rheumatism and catarrh. Mrs Schwandt of Sanborn and Mrs Nox report long-standing relief and better sleep after daily doses. A Comforting message to Dr Hartman credits the medicine with rapid improvement and widespread household use.
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