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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1905
Page
4
Fragmentary readable bits show an Independent newspaper distribution note and shop locations in Portland. Mentions Birch's News Stands Motel Portland Rhine Fourth Street and Vourterath Street area with reference to Oregonian publishing and Scripps-Mebe News.
A fragmented verse piece speaks of gloom and longing for rest. The speaker notes dwindling doubts and time spent guessing as misty questions clear at last, revealing a personal meditation on rest and clarity. The lines evoke a somber, poetic mood framed by archaic diction and image.
The piece questions whether primary pledges and vowed promises can bind politicians, noting past failures to honor promises and the influence of moneyed rings. It argues that corruption and money control major races and that voters remain skeptical of sugar-coated rhetoric before primaries.
The Evening Telegram defends Tom Kirk of Athena against being labeled part of the Smart Set. The column ridicules the East Oregonian for doubting Kirk's Portland activities and mocks the idea of him donning tuxedo and velvet in the city.
The article traces Elbert Hubbard's dream of making the Pacific coast a chief commercial center. It notes westward migration shaping population centers and the global shift of commerce as London’s old dominance fades amid a changing magnet of trade and settlement.
The piece argues that New York is the current financial hub and predicts a shifting center toward the Pacific coast within twenty years. It claims nature carves river channels guiding commerce, citing New York, St Louis, and New Orleans as examples and noting Portland as the new western gateway to the Orient.
At Lewin and Clark fair Mrs. Abigail Scott Duniway, pioneer of Oregon women’s suffrage, is celebrated for decades of leadership. The feature lauds her tireless advocacy across Oregon and neighboring states, compares her influence to historical reformers, and notes familial tensions with her brother Harvey Scott of the Oregonian.
A fragment from the New York Sun recounts a fable where two trees discuss their destinies, one fated for toothpicks and the other for a wooden jog, then notes the Portland & Asiable Steamship Company securing a mail contract from Portland to the Orient, dividing routes formerly sent via San Francisco and the Sound ports.
An American Magazine piece recalls Captain Cook's death in the Sandwich Islands and Admiral Vancouver's contrasting conduct. It notes abuses by fur traders, Hawaii’s hostage system, and Vancouver's discipline, mercy, and protection of two Hawaiian girls aboard the Discovery.
A fragmentary report notes a protest connected to a ship voyage with unfamiliar men. It mentions the Sandwich inland chief securing a promise of protection, and references a royal enclosure. The text then devolves into a geographic march of mountain ranges and glaciers, listing various high peaks and regions. A separate item notes a planned steel bridge over Sullivan's gulch in Portland at 60,000 dollars, 360 feet long and unknown width.
Akron mother reports her baby cured of severe skin humors after trying Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Despite three doctors and various treatments, the child’s body and face cleared after using half a cake of soap and a box of ointment, for a cost of seventy five cents. Neighbors had urged the Cuticura remedy.
Advert shows Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as instant relief for babies with skin irritation. Claims warm baths soothe skin and rest mothers. Mentions brand purity and emollient qualities, with dense promotional language and dubious medical claims.
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