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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1913
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes show publication details for the Pendleton East Oregonian with listing of offices in Portland and Washington DC. It references daily and weekly editions, mail and carrier rates, and official status as a city and county paper.
A nostalgic poem celebrates an eternal song heard in nature across seasons and weather. Birds, crickets, thrush, robins, swallows, and wind accompany hearts with comforting melodies, from dawn to night.
The piece contrasts the Panama canal opening ceremony with New York’s world baseball championship battle. It notes Col Goethals’ stature versus Mathewson, arguing public excitement shifts to the canal’s debut while the Atlas of sports remains heated by Roosevelt era trusts and Monopolistic concerns. It mentions Britain’s suffrage influence and British women recalling men in votes.
The piece argues suffrage foes show obstinacy, cites militant British suffragettes, and lauds President Wilson for guiding tariff revision downward. It notes the new law lowers import taxes by about 42 percent from Payne Aldrich, adds a broad free list, taxes high incomes, and envisions a future commission to advise on tariff changes. The public eyes downward revision as beneficial, with honest effort and optimism shaping acceptance.
A mining man in New Mexico describes moving a derrick across the Rio Grande on four mule teams when mules sank in quicksand. They freed the harnessed animals and retraced steps to safety as a rising wall of water surged toward them late at night under a full moon.
A Baltimore Sun poem-like reflection on modest living and sacrifice within a family. The piece contrasts priorities of work and income with daily comforts and social rituals. It depicts a man awaiting stability, children growing, and a wife striving for modest elegance, anchored by shared faith and patience. The rhythm highlights economic restraint, household duties, and enduring love.
A terse verse depicts a father in cold water, shivering and exhausted, his teeth chattering as he tires of swimming and contemplates a rest. The fragment hints at struggle, endurance, and longing for relief amid harsh conditions.
A fragmented list notes contributions to St Marys Church West Webb Street Parish Aid St Anthonys Hospital Moose Lodge fund for John Spains Saddle repair at Christian Church Lady Maccabees Busy Bee Club representing community fund efforts.
Voters in the Merchants gift contest can win 100 by the East Oregonian for the top vote getter. Second and third prizes are 25 each. To vote, make a purchase at listed stores, obtain a voting coupon, and cast one vote per cent of the purchase. The contest ends October 11 at 6 pm.
A compact listing shows several Pendleton area businesses across sectors including lumber Van Petten Lumber Co, Oregon Motor Garage, meat markets Empire Meat Co Pendleton and Central Meat Market, tailors, Domestic Laundry, confectionery The Dalts, Bowmans Studio photographer, Rohrmans Bakers, B. L. Burrough wood and coal, and Fam Us Cigar factory. The fragment reflects a district commercial directory with multiple firm names and corresponding lines.
Dan Hanna Jr, heir to Senator Mark Hanna’s fortune, works in the pressroom of his father’s Leader and News of Cleveland. In grimy overalls, he dedicates days to learning the newspaper trade from the ground up during his freshman year at college.
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