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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1909
Page
4
A partial text fragment lists various subscription terms including by mail and by carrier with durations from days to a year. No clear entities, dates, or actions are readable to describe a complete notice. The readable parts indicate pricing or delivery options rather than a concrete event.
An archaic verse lines the page with dramatic prophecy about a traveler venturing from desert to empire. The speaker predicts loneliness, fierce hunger, and a mission to blaze a nation’s paths with force and resolve, ending with a return to a cooled camp.
A Pendleton newspaper argues the city may establish an electric system or grant a franchise to another company, creating competition with Northwestern Gas and Electric. The piece notes the city pays about $8000 yearly for street lights and pumping, suggesting a municipal plant could lower rates, increase illumination, and possibly combine water and power. It highlights untapped Umatilla River power as a feasible source for Pendleton and nearby towns. The author urges full study before action.
The paper argues for city control of river power and a combined water system and electric plant. It calls for fair discussion and full investigation to determine merit, noting it does not serve Northwestern Gas and Electric. It emphasizes serving residents over Wall Street dividends and favors adoption if findings are positive.
A public mass meeting in Commercial rooms will discuss saloon regulation alongside water system and electric plant plans. Businessmen and property owners consider initiative measures to rigidly control liquor if county goes wet, hoping for a forthcoming “new deal” at next year’s general election.
Four hundred seventeen years ago Christopher Columbus sighted land off the West Indies and America was claimed. Spain then a world power, the Americas were seen as inhabited by savages. Today the United States is the leading nation while Spain struggles against a weak Moorish force.
Within a short time nominating petitions for the coming city election will have to be filed. The city must elect a mayor, four councilmen and a water commissioner. The public interests demands that the strongest possible men be selected for those positions. Now is the time to groom your candidates.
Wheat prices moved upward with several farmers selling their yields at 680 cents per bushel. The note emphasizes the farmer as the worker and rightful recipient of earnings in the wheat trade.
A youthful Indian observer from the west surveys Broadway and the latest craze of feathered hats. He expresses disdain for quills and declares the white man's way is different, noting the squaw is cheap big chief, as quoted from Lippincott's.
A fragmentary verse describes gold dawn light and silver night, contrasting rich treasure with blood and groans. The speaker notes he earned only cold earth and dull metal, ending with a grim wish that no pockets remain for him after death.
The article discusses how dreams have spurred notable intellectual achievements from Coleridge to Stevenson. It notes dreams supplying plots, musical ideas, and problem solutions, with dreamers often jotting records in sleep and forgetting them upon waking. It argues dreams can influence intellect without conscious awareness.
A poetic exhortation urges courage and persistence through muddled luck. It promises that fortunes will improve, the wrong will turn right, and life remains worthwhile, though obstacles and weary days test resolve.
A fragmented medieval style tale features a large polar bear in Labrador speaking to a bold walrus. The bear laments cold feet and declares strength for war as Arctic regions are described in the dialogue.
A Portland Journal poem by Walt Mason rails at Arctic dangers and hunting in mock protest. It contrasts icy solitude with roaming danger as Eskimos face gun violence and intrusion, ending with a call to organize and reclaim Arctic safety.
Fragmentary dialogue shows Angus Macdiment and Macdougal arguing about a sight on the Sawbath. A child asks about a knot in a string tied to a woman's finger as the scene unfolds with hurried, rural speech and family chatter.
Report notes Japan aims to seal the Honorable Open Door in Manchuria causing possible serious diplomatic complications. Comment suggests sending the fleet back to the Orient as a prudent move. It states Japan was friendly while the fleet remained.
In a murder indictment the key is a single word in a name, a point demonstrated in the Ryan case. The precise interpretation of naming affects charges and possible verdicts, highlighting how one name element can steer legal strategy and potential penalties.
In New York, a faction of Republicans seeks to curb the Tamany gang to allow fresh figures a chance at the looting game, signaling a power shift and risk of ongoing graft.
Yesterday proved harsh for Detroit as the playoff series lingers. Mayor Murphy may face removal or job security questions as tensions rise and city politics intertwine with sports results.
A father recalls his daughter playing the Sev enth Concerto in a small flat. The exchange hints at the piece lasting 23 minutes and a joke about reaching the seventh, 10th, or 12th movements.
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