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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1913
Page
4
An independent daily and semi weekly paper serving Pendleton Oregon with multiple mail and carrier subscription options. Official city and county paper and member of United Press Association.
Report notes a strong lead as the election proceeds in Mexico City. Observers question why results favor the incumbent party, citing polling and regional dynamics influencing the vote.
Huerta takes full charge of voting booths and tallying as observers note the risk to his lead. Editorials urge backing the university appropriation of 275000, reject consolidation with the agricultural college, and defend referendum use to rebuke its misuse while promoting student and alumni support.
A humorous verse sketch humorously contrasts engagement endings and parrot interruptions with mock fashion chatter. Dialogues feature Ikey and father remarks on extravagance, Will, and a hobble skirt trend as Mrs Henpeck jokes about staying home to mind the baby.
A humorous domestic vignette portrays a young wife fearing her baby's future, crying out that he may grow up to be a pugilist as she notes the baby’s instinctive fists. The husband Tom questions why she cries.
A playful exchange centers on the phrase henpecked as a boy teases his father asking if he is henpecked. The father replies with curiosity and reveals no further details, capturing a light domestic moment.
A fragment contains a rough dialogue about washing hands before eating and making a crude insinuation about intimate contact. The tone is casual and garbled, with no clear names or places to anchor a full report.
A child named Marie asks her grandfather if he was aboard Noah's ark and questions why he wasn’t drowned, revealing her earnest curiosity about the biblical tale. The grandfather responds, astonished by the line of questioning, affirming he was not on the ark.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a visitor shifting persona from an fire eater to an Eskimo as a doctor orders a diet change, with archaic phrasing and damaged OCR. The readable bits hint at a humorous or theatrical exchange about performance and health.
In a brief dialogue, Jimmie and Pop trade a terse exchange about appetite and dominance. Jimmie comments on someone’s size and voices a startled remark while Pop questions what was said, highlighting a rustic conversational tone and regional phrasing.
A teacher asks Tommy if he recalls when shingles first came into use. Tommy replies that he thinks it was during the war between five and six years old, revealing a child’s memory anchored to a past conflict.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a suitor calling himself a coin collector as a father questions his motives. The text shifts to a historical note on cotton cultivation: Morocco to England during the civil war, then the United States during the cotton crisis of 1871, with cultivation later dropping due to demand collapse.
A shipment of 10 56-pound cases of Argentinian butter arrived at Manhattan market, shipped by Hiver Plate Creamery Co. New York rep Tyrle Stevens said 6,900 cases could be sent per steamer if demand remains strong, with 1,000 to 2,000 cases already sold for the upcoming steamer due November 7. Landed price 26 cents per pound plus 2 1/2 cents duty, expected retail around 41 cents. Experts deemed the butter satisfactory, noting color, even salting, waxy finish, and good flavor. The price point would match best domestic butter.
The excerpt recounts Booth Tarkington noting his “wretched hand” and a Peorian boastful about his own writing talent aboard a Naples voyage. Tarkington describes two encounters where the young man praises others and envies their skill, prompting bemused smiles.
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