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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1911
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR shows a dated Pendleton Oregon publication with East Oregonian affiliations, distribution notes, and office addresses. It references the Official City and County Paper status, with multiple bureau and mailing details across Portland and Washington D.C. style notes, indicating historical press association ties.
A compact verse notes the drive of men to push toward higher ground and to advance their fellows through work with pick or spade or sword or pen. It suggests continual effort motivated by daily desire to benefit others, contrasting selfish urge with communal aim.
The Progressive League drafted a commission charter to be voted on by Pendleton voters. It proposes a paid mayor and two commissioners, two year mayor terms and four year commissioner terms, with recall rights and direct public accountability. Officials would be answerable to the people and aim to improve efficiency and economy in city affairs.
The New York World ridicules Boston as it places the famed New England city beside the western towns in Life's Boston Number. The piece trades on long-standing quips about Boston culture and illiteracy, framing the city through humorous comparisons.
An opinion piece questions Boston’s mythmaking about urban culture and literacy. It contrasts local legends with census data showing Massachusetts literacy higher than several Western cities, noting Boston’s own figures and the need for accuracy despite a popular myth.
A Pendleton guard company was disbanded amid criticism that national guard officers work for no pay and that capable leaders are scarce. The writer argues that military training benefits youths and nation, but notes the unit dissolved without commissioned officers and scarce captaincy candidates.
The note praises the completed Athena-Weston macadam and urges extending the improvement to create a continuous good roadway from Milton to Pendleton and beyond. It argues for a broader movement to fix routes so travel is satisfactory across the county and cities including Ukiah.
The article argues that people will rule if Pendleton adopts the commission plan charter. It notes the six year term provision was cast out, signaling a major change in local government structure.
Mr James B Weaver Jr champions rising prosperity in Towa agriculture in The Work. November issue notes firmer innovation and shifts from "good enough" farming. A farmer, after attempting to plow corn in muck at a pond, declared at noon that the pond will be tiled or abandoned.
E L Cate of Kentucky recounts a four month use of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for a severe eczema outbreak that covered arms neck body and feet. After doctors failed and despair set in the remedies led to a complete cure and a year of relief. The notice promotes Cuticura products and sample requests through Potter Drug & Chem Corp.
A garbled narrative describes a boy and band riding equipment toward an old pond basin once home to muskrats. It alludes to centuries of soil accumulation and predicts a harvest of eighty to one hundred bushels of corn per acre from the virgin land, signaling rural agrarian ambition.
In a Missouri post office, Bill Hicks debates old cronies on potato planting timing. He dismisses the Good Friday superstition after recalling a year when Good Friday fell on Sunday and plants the next day, yielding fine potatoes.
In Washington circles Dr. Wiley, praised as a good company man with quotable remarks, is noted for quick retorts after a government information ban. An instance shows the Bureau of Chemistry nickname “the Big Chief” and a witty exchange with a petite clerk calling him “Big Chief” and him replying “Little Mis Chief.”
The admiral asks about enemy force as two torpedo boats from 1879 era and an antique Vansport are noted alongside four vessels. The report highlights uncertainty over ship numbers and origins amid the ongoing naval encounter.
The admiral asks if the enemy shows fight and learns the torpedo boats retreating, river tugs in pursuit with the transport. He commands clearing the decks and ordering five battleships and seven cruisers to follow discreetly at full speed.
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