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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1907
Page
4
The readable fragments offer no clear event, names, or places. The text is too damaged to extract a coherent news item or identify any involved persons or organizations.
Chauncey Thoms in Success Magazine argues the Pacific coast cities grow around Portland, predicting traffic from the western United States to the Orient will funnel through the Columbia River Gorge to Portland to load into ocean vessels. He cites Portland’s strategic river gateway position and natural advantages.
The East Oregonian warns against fake drilling schemes and misleading advertisements promoting oil wells to boost stocks. It opposes bloated claims and urges genuine development in Payette Idaho Oregon Nyssa Ontario and other prospects while cautions the public against fraud and “leeches” profiting from gullibility.
A man treats a $3000 car with meticulous care while neglecting his own body and health. He hires a chauffeur and buys premium maintenance for the car, but wastes his health with booze and bad food, exposing a paradox between material care and self neglect. Joaquin Miller musing concludes with a reflection on unappreciated human vitality.
In a reply to the East Oregonian the resident describes how he carries household supplies from the car line two miles up to The Heights near Oakland. He states that in storms or when the horse cannot be used he walks on foot to transport the provisions.
The East Oregonian endorses collecting interest on daily balances of city funds after allocation to the highest bidder. It urges a compensation plan for the treasurer, suggests hiring a bookkeeper, and notes current costs. The piece argues earning interest reduces taxes and modernizes city finance. The poem by Cella Thaxter follows.
The Westerner from Seattle muses on the lure of untrodden lands and distant lakes. He recalls prospector zeal and the restlessness that drives him to seek the hills, gold dreams, and skins, while city life offers glimpses of nature to keep him whole.
The writer denounces big trust companies and financial concerns as built on fake foundations. They urge the crash of watered stocks and inflated assets, claiming the country will benefit as surviving firms gain public trust and support.
The poem laments the loss of joy amid progress and conquest. The speaker, credited to Ethel Colson, contrasts modern triumphs over nature and space with a hunger for genuine happiness and youthful zest. It questions whether victory dulls the soul and pleads for a true taste of joy.
Gertrude Lynch notes extravagant habits among the wealthy in November. Women often discard or resell gowns after minimal wear, with secondhand deals sometimes yielding about 100 dollars on gowns costing hundreds. Cleaning costs run high as gloves and dresses are renewed in large numbers. A weather bureau report cites an earthquake Sunday night likely in the southern Indian Ocean west of Australia.
Portland residents aimed to raise 100000 in a single day for a public enterprise but the soliciting committee secured only a quarter of the goal. The revenue came mainly from wage earners and small merchants, a pattern noted by the Long Creek Ranger who remarks that the major groups promise loud support but rarely deliver proportional funds.
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