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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1905
Page
4
Notice to advertisers details subscription rates and ad copy requirements for the East Oregonian Publishing Company. Provides contact details and instructions on submitting ads, rates, and deadlines. Mentions association and office addresses in Oregon. Includes policy on ad material appearance and copy timing.
A city election piece argues voters support a Citizen's ticket focused on time, law enforcement, public improvements, and business-friendly governance. It urges reasonable regulation of saloons and gambling, warns against open saloon and gambling policies, and calls for educated, steady reform without debt.
Pendleton residents receive circulars from Equitable and New York Life urging lapsed policyholders to renew. The letters reveal a frantic, self‑condemning tone as companies seek public hints on perceived rottenness and possible policy losses from management.
Fragmentary text claims widespread robbery and urges firm government control, proposing a trustworthy Truvance system joined by the government to reduce poverty and crime. Mentions a robber named Maron and a commercial wife in London.
The Evening Telegram reports Chinese gamblers in Portland's Chinatown frantically trying to revive gambling to displace returning cannery workers. They plan to lure workers with schemes and fear a broader corruption link, while political tensions around Grover Cleveland and national figures color public sentiment.
In London, an unusual tale from the London News notes a man gifting a muffler to a fellow conspirator who then wore it only briefly, as a story of misplaced pride and humor in the cold. Meanwhile in Boston, ten prep students study for the Harvard first naval cadet scholarship exam, with several planning college entry next year. Ralph Swarts and Henry Siegert are set for Boston University, while Landieman aims for Harvard and Tufts welcomes another entrant.
An advertisement claims eczema acne and other skin diseases stem from impure blood. It touts Swift’s blood purifier and tonic as remedies that cleanse the blood and support liver kidneys and bowels, preserving clear skin. Testimonial from MES. OC. BE. Shoemahen of Alliance Ohio endorses the product.
A garbled government printing office figure, a claim about divorce rates, and a misread New York fashion note appear in a fragmented OCR pass. It mentions a $7,000,000 annual output, a hypothetical column 24,000 miles tall, and notes on divorce frequencies and Broadway profits.
fragmentary OCR notes discuss maintenance costs of naval forces and strategic reach. Mentions United States spending and October timing, with garbled terms for ships, battleships, and international defense posture.
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