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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1904
Page
6
Poetic excerpt urging man to propel forward and complete a visionary city. It imagines a rebuilt Jerusalem with four square streets and gates, a river of life, and a world renewed. References Delilah and divine willingness merge in a hopeful, prophetic voice.
A concerned writer condemns gambling linked thefts and calls for moral safeguards while arguing cars offer safer, broader travel and cultural benefits. The piece contrasts the lure of bookmaking with calls for public virtue and government effort to curb vice. It argues racing should not exist without gambling and extols the automobile as a democratizing, educational travel option for diverse communities.
A long-standing subscriber base reflects the paper's impact across Oregon and neighboring states. The column extols readers who have loyally followed the East Oregonian for 30 years, praising community unity, shared values, and the paper’s role in shaping local identity while urging ongoing engagement with the paper’s ads and content.
The article states the United States is building 13 battleships to England's 10, Germany's seven, and France's six, along with 12 armored cruisers. It notes 6 smaller cruisers are near completion, claiming the U.S. already has more first-class battleships than any nation except Britain and that Brassey’s editor predicts the U S could displace Great Britain as the world’s leading naval power within ten years.
A fragment from Sydney Lanier style verse notes rain changing to flowers and violets while a stray line mentions Chinese coolies to South African mines. The text shifts to an unrelated question about dress and finding items.
An exposé details loan sharks in New York posing as private bankers and salary buyers. Victims pay high fees and hidden interest, receive unnegotiable checks, and face threats of protest and collection. The report notes two schemes run by young women with out of state offices and mall connections, leading to steep costs and relentless pressure.
Ben. William Watson Washburn of New Orleans writes that after twelve years of kidney and liver trouble Peruna restored his health. He praises the remedy as helping him feel like a young man again and notes continued well being despite age. The ad cites catarrh as a kidney derangement cause and urges readers to write Dr. Hartman for guidance.
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