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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
4
The East Oregonian Publishing Co announces publication in Sendleton Oregon and notes mail matter entered at Pendleton post office. Removed from noisy fragments, this record preserves the paper’s independent stance and regional distribution details.
An East Oregonian editorial endorses independent citizenship over blind partisanship. It cites Collier's Weekly on party madness and urges voters to judge candidates by merit, allowing cross party votes for Taft or Bryan as appropriate. The piece praises the Northwest for moving toward emancipation from partisan stupidity and urges continued republican virtue.
A Tribune editorial decries panic predictions if Bryan wins, calling such talk dangerous and dishonest. It accuses Republican papers of flip flopping on Bryan, labeling them as alarmist firebugs while urging honesty and restraint during the campaign.
Pendleton has long held a strong spirit that unites bankers and businesses for town progress. The united effort of local leaders has moved toward retaining the woolen mill, with major obstacles appearing overcome as the movement gains momentum.
The text notes substantial work by supporters to keep the woolen mill, with formal arrangements pending. If completed, the industry may revive and Pendleton could grow into a larger town, with loom activity anticipated within months.
When the new city hall the federal building the new depot the new Christian church the Bowman building the new Jones building McCormack's garage the new Alta house Byers' new warehouse and other buildings are completed Pendleton will look even better than it does.
Pendleton residents insist on a new depot long promised and planned, stressing its essential benefit to both the public and railroad workers. The plea highlights community need and delayed action in the project.
A reflective note urges returning to 1794 as a lens on current political contest. It argues that studying early revolutionary era debates could illuminate modern strategy and principles, suggesting a direct link between past and present civic engagement.
In Walla Walla the Northwent Gas and Electric company is fighting more openly than it had to Pendleton. The dispute involves public utility policy and regional energy management actions, suggesting heightened confrontation between the utility and local authorities.
Chicago claims the championship while shifting focus to military and political campaigns in eastern Europe. Officials outline post victory strategy as war efforts intensify and allied operations expand in the region.
An aerial postal service is being planned according to the fragment, but the text claims such an idea existed in an earlier era, noting it was associated with Noah’s day. The remark juxtaposes modern ambitions with an ancient presumption of skyborne mail.
Polk county judge William H McIenry spoke harshly at juvenile court about a case involving Moe Curry a sixteen year old girl who had never attended school before. The court had previously placed her with Joseph Curry and her foster parents Ericson of Des Moines. The judge demanded the girl face ridicule to pursue education and warned the father to stop seeking custody.
Toronto paper notes the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway faces losses as American demand drops. At year start officials predicted 50 000 cords would ship, but U S market conditions deflate shipments despite wood being cut and delivered. Prices may fall next year, hurting settlers along the line.
Fossil remains suggest a camel species once roamed North America, though true camels now exist only in zoos and menageries. Skeletal fragments found in sandstone near Lusk, Wyoming indicate a deposit dating to prehistoric times, but the geological context is unclear.
An ornate 19th century advertisement touts a patent medicine called Golden Medical Digestor with claims to treat a wide range of symptoms from fatigue to indigestion. It lists a long roster of supposed authorities and promises a free medical booklet in exchange for a postal card. The prose imitates medical authority while pushing a tonics product.
A Philadelphia Record taste of science reports Profs from the Pasteur Institute showing burnt sugar kills microbes in a bell with typhus tuberculosis cholera smallpox listed. It notes daily superstitions about burnt sugar being antiseptic and claims the odor vanishes when burning sugar in rotten meat. It ends with a quip about love and money.
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