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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1907
Page
4
A discussion on home influence argues that persistent negative suggestions from parents ruin children. It urges positive, cheerful guidance to foster better character and prevent youths from becoming "mean and disreputable" due to scolding and abuse.
Pendleton and nearby residents sought the Portland Pendleton local on O R and N. Now a fresh regular service exists, but about 20 passengers boarded No 6 an hour before the local. No 5 was crowded and yet critics will ride the through train over the local, threatening its fate if patronage stays low.
County residents support a Saturday meeting in Willamette to aid schools. With 100 districts, at least two officers should attend from each district to back county schools.
Attendance urged to reach 200 men for a county convention on public schools. Superintendent Frank K. Welles promotes a profitable session with Vita school questions set for discussion. Chairmen and clerks from all 100 districts urged to attend next Saturday to boost district school interest and improvement.
An editorial urges Oregon to favor near production over shipping raw materials out of state. It argues packing houses beside stock ranges, fruit nurseries in fruit districts, and local implementation factories to cut freight costs. Pendleton should grind county wheat locally and ship in wheat if profitable, boosting efficiency and reducing waste in both public and private sectors.
The Bureau of Labor shows wages rose slightly faster than food costs in 1906 for wage earners, but the report omits overall living cost rises. Relative to 1897 prices, food items like evaporated apples, roast beef, butter, cheese, chicken, and potatoes rose from 16 to 47 percent, reflecting farmers as primary producers.
The article notes that increased profits largely benefited food trusts while retailers took a share. It cites that consumer costs bear little relation to production costs, pointing to the Midwest and Plains states Missouri through South Dakota as home to the highest food retail prices, despite being part of the largest food production area.
If easterners could be made to know the truth about the climate of Umatilla county this Inducement alone would bring thousands here. It is almost November and there has scarcely been a cloudy or chilly day all fall. In the middle states people have worn overcoats for a month while in Umatilla county many have worked in shirt sleeves and overcasts have not been thought of yet.
A quoted verse by Margaret E. Sangster reflects on goodbye kindness and greeting with a kiss. It contrasts tender sparks of love with daily neglect. It laments how couples starve each other of affection as years pass and life grows rugged.
The Salem Statesman notes Pendleton’s efforts to attract families by promoting strong school facilities. The town lists two academies, a business college, a high school with a business course, and a solid public system with four buildings. Pendleton academy reports a $10,000 boys dormitory under construction and a recent girls dormitory added. St. Joseph's academy, a Catholic school, also reports heavier enrollment this term.
A historical critique labels a woman as wasteful for poor judgment and constant worry. It notes she magnifies difficulties and blends business with pleasure, often waiting for luck instead of seizing small chances.
Travel writer notes a striking Mexican custom that unites parishioners in church attire. Regardless of wealth, both men and women appear in plain black gowns and black mantillas, symbolizing spiritual equality before God.
Advert says S. S. S. is the king of blood purifiers and the best known blood medicine, with a forty year record of cures. It claims to treat rheumatism catarrh scrofula sores malaria skin diseases and contagious blood poison by purifying the blood and rebuilding health, noting it is plant based and safe. The Swift Specific Co. of Atlanta Georgia offers a free book on blood and medical advice.
An observant Spokane traveler says prohibition gains in Oregon and will close saloons statewide. F C Smalley, horse dealer, wagered $600 that prohibitionists win next vote, claiming widespread sentiment from Willamette Valley to eastern Oregon and securing dry movement across the Beaver State. He denies personal sympathy with prohibition, basing views on months touring the state.
Hoard's Dairyman reports protein content in forage, comparing timothy, red clover, and alfalfa. Alfalfa yields higher protein per acre, with one acre of alfalfa equaling about nine acres of timothy when protein alone is considered, while clover is valued higher than timothy for protein.
Mrs Cassie Chadwick who died days ago at the Ohio state prison was baptized shortly before death in the Catholic faith. She was serving a term for wrecking the First National Bank of Oberlin. Chaplain Father Kelly conducted the rites with the matron present, the only known instance of religious interest.
A. M. Nesbit argues in The Mountain Pine that great literature transcends personal gain. He likens enduring fame to noble ambition and suggests literary work should please both current and future ages, surpassing mere political power.
On a Wednesday night the levee holding back Lake Kahlotus in eastern Washington broke, flooding the town. Water rushed into basements ruining several thousand dollars worth of goods stored there.
The European plan hotel offers first class accommodations with steam heat, en suite rooms, a large new sample room, and modern conveniences. Telephone and fire alarm lines connect to the office, hot and cold running water in all rooms. Rooms priced at $1.00 and $1.50.
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