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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1906
Page
5
Public notices list subscription rates by period and mail options including weekly and semi weekly plans. The Chicago Bureau and Washington security building are noted with address details and contact lines. A notice to advertisers specifies copy deadlines: 445 PM the preceding day for daily ads and 445 PM on Saturday for Monday rates.
A historical note extols Umatilla County climate as enabling year round government winter work on irrigation projects. It highlights Government forces moving from Klamath to Umatilla for winter labor, promoting the county as a model for home seekers and sustained productivity through all seasons.
A historical reflection urges a nation to move beyond the old Confederacy symbols and wars, warning that money power now influences government. It calls for removing elite influence in Congress and cabinets to return power to the common people amid serious political challenges.
A fragmented snippet references today’s youth, a notorious octopus of monopoly, and vague social concerns. It mentions nourishment, prejudice, a parthament, and a poet, with unclear ends and several garbled phrases.
In a Portifind Ayesonian interview Senator Fulton argues the Cote Sprhiee heovetinoent teelgation dam in Canali la county should be built by the government rather than contractors. He states Oregon needs the dam this winter and reclamation funds rely on timely completion, criticizing high prices and urging Secretary Hitchcock to oversee a swift government construction.
A long piece notes the Union state experimental farm near Union Oregon faced abandonment after a referendum delay. It praises its ten years of crops and neat operation under Prof Leckenby, now selling to private buyers as vestock and crops have largely been liquidated. A Regents meeting will dispose of the property. Also mentions George Ade dinner and a restaurant gag about a child and father.
A Washington dispatch outlines international questions over the Salton Sea in Southern California. It notes Colorado River diversion, Mexican and American interests, and efforts by the California Development Company to irrigate, with engineers and the Southern Pacific railroad aiding in plans for a new channel and flood gates to repair the Salton break.
Senator La Follette denounces the United States Steel Corporation for a $1.4 billion capitalization while claiming only $400 million actual investment. He argues watered stock inflates profits and calls for law to curb capitalization or, failing that, tariff removal to curb wealth concentration and reduce steel costs.
New York City's school children total 646,941, more than the population of any single state except California. Colorado, with 639,700 residents, is the nearest in size among the states and territories mentioned, while New York outnumbers many states in the union.
A letter of praise from Anna Munden and other women extols Peruna as an effective remedy for female troubles and nerve ailments, claiming it avoided surgical operations, restored health, and strengthened patients after long suffering and costly doctor visits, noting dramatic weight gain and recovery.
The article notes the plains covered about 3.9 million square miles, half open. It cites 1900 census figures via A F Potter showing the Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, and Oklahoma ranges held about 24 million cattle and 4 million sheep. It discusses buffalo sharing habitat with mustangs and wapiti, implying limited carrying capacity for both buffalo and other livestock.
A fragment from The Dalles Optimist discusses land, buffalo, and political stakes, warning about Statement No. 1 looming over the next legislature. It urges readers to choose an honest, upright man for the senate and follow the constitution’s prescribed process.
The Hotel St. George advertises an European plan with every modern convenience. It features rooms en suite with bath, a large new sample room, strong heating, telephone and fire alarm connections to the office, and hot and cold running water in all rooms.
An old newspaper item notes rooms priced at $1.00 and $1.50, with a temporary halt from the depot. A large electric sign is mentioned as part of the scene.
The Motel Pendleton has been redesigned with telephone and fire alarm connections in all rooms. Each room offers bath en suite and single accommodations. Aimed as headquarters for traveling men, it promotes modern amenities and comforts.
Special weekly and monthly rates offered for lodging at Excelent Coleiie with prompt room service. Bar od Biljiand Town location three blocks from Dayan.
The Hotel Portland in Portland Oregon advertises $3 per day and up rooms. It serves tourers and commercial travelers with special rates for families and single gentlemen. The management invites showing rooms and prices, and a modern Turkish bath is offered. H. C. Bowers.
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