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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1906
Page
4
The notice informs advertisers of subscription terms for weekly and semi weekly issues. It mentions weekly and monthly mail delivery and deadlines for advertising matter. It references preceeding instructions and deadlines for copy by Friday and Saturday delivery.
The Department of Agriculture probes producing alcohol from corncobs in Hopoveton, Iowa. Early tests yield about 1 gallon per ton of green cobs and 6 bushels per ton of green corncob stalks, suggesting a ton of stalks could yield about 15 gallons of alcohol. Further improvements may increase the output.
The promotion of Captain John J. Pershing to brigadier general sparks debate over seniority and presidential appointment powers. The Omaha World-Herald notes Pershing’s roots in our region and his command of cadets at Nebraska State University. The piece contrasts this rise with the many officers bypassed and argues for broader presidential discretion in rank appointments.
The Chingo Record-Herald reproduces an official bulletin praising current prosperity in the United States. It details broad gains across sectors and notes substantial improvements in output, employment, and living standards according to the source document.
The piece notes exports and imports totaling about 4.7 billion and 1.26 billion respectively for the year, with strong demand from foreign markets. It cites labor shortages in Germany and rising dividends, while U S bankers praise Britain’s prosperity and American industry’s improved conditions. It also discusses the Colorado River’s impact on Southern Pacific tracks and potential damming to restore river flow and climate.
The piece surveys lavish fees for royal and historical doctors. It cites Sir William Gull for four weeks’ attendance at £60,000, La Peyronie’s estate and yearly income, Catherine II’s lavish inoculation fee, and Garfield era bills. It contrasts modern U.S. fees with ancient sums and notes medical income ranges across practitioners.
Sunday brought the year’s hottest stretch with official 105 degree heat and a street-record 112. The article laments a scorching season that drags on for eight to nine months, with likely intensification into Christmas and a return by March.
A Pall Mall Gazette poem laments busy workers chasing fruitless rewards in private plots. It condemns misdirected efforts and calls for patience, sowing before harvest, warning that only what is planted yields fruit in earth or spirit. The piece criticizes rash youth and aged ignorance, urging practical cultivation.
Reverend Dr Andrew W Williamson, a Civil War veteran and longtime teacher at the Swedish Lutheran college in Rock Telind Tl, died at the home of his brother in Portland aged 70.
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