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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1907
Page
5
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A reflective verse fragment by Don Marquis. The speaker claims self-forgiveness for past faults including sin sloth and foolishness and rejects dwelling on regrets. The tone is introspective and admonitory toward self-judgment.
Idaho lawmakers approve Lewiston charter mirroring Des Moines with a mayor and six councilors all holding recall power. Petitions of 26 percent trigger recalls. franchises limited to 26 years and subject to publication and referendum. Initiatives require 5 or 15 percent petitions, with council actions and voter votes defining outcomes and timing.
The American Review of Reviews argues stockholders should be protected by publicity and government action. It contends large corporations will remain, standardized shares will be safe for general investment, and railroads and industries must operate under corporate forms as in Europe.
The United States seeks to dissolve the Standard Oil company, insisting the case will end the era of corporate secrecy. The government argues Standard Oil of New Jersey dominates petroleum and allied industries as a holding company and should divest under the Sherman act, though enforcement challenges remain.
Real boosters help their town by speaking well of it and backing projects that improve the community. They support local institutions, finance efforts, advertise in papers, and work on the firing line rather than complaining from the corner. May their kind increase.
Tom Richardson praised newspapers as the greatest factors in community upbuilding. He said newspapers are the most effective advertising medium and that advertisers boost both themselves and better local papers, which in turn advance community material interests.
The Co operative Commission, a Kansas and Nebraska cattle shippers group with offices in Chicago Omaha St Joseph and Kansas City, challenges alleged unlawful combinations of livestock exchanges that they say force packing houses to boycott their cooperatives. A committee was sent to Governor Hoch of Kansas to seek state aid in the struggle.
In Bellingham Washington a tale says train robber Bill Miner was permitted to escape to Wherry in exchange for $70,000 in government securities seized during the Canadian Pacific robbery of September 1904. A friend of Miner recounts that he pledged not to hold up any more trains.
A series of letters from housewives and women across North America extol Peruna as a cure for pelvic and other female ailments. Testimonials claim regained strength, restored health, and relief from catarrh and menstrual issues after using Peruna and related remedies. The letters emphasize trust in Dr. Hartman and urge others to try the medicine.
Mrs Julia Ward Howe wrote a new hymn sung at the Boston congress of liberals. The verses exalt unity across nations and creeds, urging one sun and a single due purpose, with lines on conscience building a temple of truth and love lifting sheltering walls. The lyric envisions harmony under divine light and Hope's transcendent home in the Father’s heart.
The piece notes many theories about Oregon's name with no solid proof. It cites Captain Jonathan Carver’s 1768 writings mentioning “the Oregon, or River of the West” and an 1846 New York Herald editorial suggesting an Indian word meaning “backbone of the continent.” A 1938 map is also referenced in connection with the Oregon mountains.
An archival line notes that the searchlight of history will never penetrate, attributed to the Oregon Historical Society. The fragment captures a reflective remark on the limits of historical understanding and the enduring mystery of the past.
George H. Himes recounts the first American vessel to trade at the Columbia River the Albatross under Captain Nathan Winship on May 26 1810. It built a fort but fled from fears of Indians and the June rise. The Tonquin under John Jacob Astor arrived August 10 1810 and reached the river in 1811 christened Astoria. It later became Fort George under Northwest Company and was returned to the United States by 1818.
October 5 marks a range of historical moments including Edward Bruce’s death in Ireland in 1744, the 1774 Salem assembly defiance, Thomas Stone’s 1787 death, explorer Sir T Livingstone Mitchell’s 1855 death, Bragg’s 1863 Chattanooga bombardment start, America’s first cotton exposition opening in Atlanta 1881, and the 1891 death of W H Smith.
Consul-General R J Wynne reports from London that Lloyds Register shows global merchant fleets at 39,498,000 tons, up nearly 2,000,000 from a year earlier. Steam ships total 93,696,000 tons, with 17,001,000 tons under the British flag. most major maritime nations expanded navies, except Spain, while France shows only nominal gains.
The case of Carl Johnson, deemed insane by Constable Peterson, was heard in superior court before Judge Brents. He is ordered to be taken to the Medlea Lake asylum at once.
European plan with steam heat throughout and all modern conveniences. Rooms en suite with bath and hot and cold running water. Large new sample room at the Hotel St George features telephone and fire alarm connections to the office. Fire safety and modern amenities mark it as one of the northwest’s most up to date hotels.
Rooms priced at 1.00 and 1.50 dollars advertised as located a block and a half from the depot with a prominent electric sign to attract attention.
We offer brands known for quality and quick service to the king's taste. Medical men recommend our goods to convalescents and patients, endorsing their suitability. Try a single bottle for family use and you may buy more on your own.
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