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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1905
Page
4
The fragment indicates an office notice to advertisers regarding advertising matter. It is a brief, public notice referencing the Pendieton Postoffice and a second class matter. The readable text is limited and lacks specifics on deadlines or actions.
A letter quotes Elbert Hubbard urging teachers to grade by effort rather than perfection. He argues pupils who do their best deserve credit and warns against heavy interference by authorities, likening judgment to the Recording Angel.
The article traces Oregon’s governorships from statehood in 1859 noting a long Republican era followed by Democratic success. It highlights repeat terms by Democrats Grover and Penno yer, and details rare Republican-to-Republican successions, including Gibbs to Woods and Ford to Geer, while deflating the idea of continued Republican control across terms.
A 17 year old harvest worker, headed to Portland to attend school, was robbed after being lured into a Hatton dive. Stripped of his $5 and warned not to return, he later returned for revenge, was shot by a bartender, and remained hospitalized in critical condition. The event has sparked debate over tolerance of such establishments among civilized communities.
The piece quotes President Roosevelt pressing Alabama and the region about the man himself. It questions whether mills mines and factories matter if the individuals driving progress are neglected, asking what condition the white and black man of the South is in and whether he is prospering.
The author grapples with a central moral question echoed by the president. Are men living lives of integrity or duplicity, and are individual standards rising or falling? The piece links this to broader political fortunes, urging thinking citizens to examine character over slogans.
The passage advocates for a county exhibit to promote resources at the depot, arguing it will draw moneyed visitors to the Lewis and Clark fair. It urges the county court and Pendleton merchants to support advertising and sustain a lasting showcase for the county.
The text argues IH resists Yaquinn Hay and other Oregon coast harbor improvements to aid Port hird. It laments lack of support from Portland allied congressmen and senators. It notes the Oregon Development league pushes coast harbor development but state politics hinder progress and questions who profits from mining and investments.
A fragment mentions Errivest Poole and a November issue of Everybody's Magazine. It references a biography of a young Svesian student and a sexual experience of a family to Chircassia, set in eastern provinces of Foal.
The Portland Telegram urges woman suffrage by arguing it would bring economy to public affairs and scrutiny of spending. It cites Colorado and New York humane society statistics from 1902 to claim suffrage could improve efficiency in public funds usage and aid women in daily economic challenges.
A battered account traces Death Valley’s deadly lure as explorers, fortune seekers, and a Wiscon sin judge vanish in heat and thirst. The piece notes at least 1000 deaths since early times, the valley’s lure of gold, and a Centralia man Guy Phelps who died from leg injuries and shock after a logging camp accident.
An old advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic rebuilding natural digestion and vigor. It cites glyceric extracts, herbs, and the claim of reconstructive benefits over mere temporary stimulation, with a testimonial from A. T. Jones in San Francisco.
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