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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1905
Page
4
Fahast Independent Newspaper publishes afternoon issues except Sundays with subscription rates for daily and weekly mail, plus semi weekly options. It lists offices in Portland and West Coast bureaus in San Francisco Chicago and Washington with advertising copy deadlines and submission times.
A poetic fragment attributed to A. J. Waterhouw expresses that the world requires patient care and personal effort. It reflects on each mortal choosing to do the best he knows at every moment, guiding a slow, thoughtful personal path.
Registration books are open for city election participation to reform and curb saloon influence. Voter turnout was 313 of about 1200 eligible last time, with many registered gamblers and laborers. reform calls urging citizens to register, stay informed, and vote for moral, independent candidates. Pendleton cites nationwide efforts against vice, stressing polls as the decisive battleground to remove saloon control.
A Kaneasity Star correspondent notes John D Rockefeller’s $2.4 million share of Standard Oil’s $6 dividend. Since last May he has given away over $11.6 million including $1 million to Yale and $10 million to the General Education Board, with a possible $60 million gift to the University of Chicago. Blanchard Ofio’s wealth and other investments are mentioned.
A late 1905 report estimates John D. Rockefeller could see total income around 26 million dollars with about 14 million already given away this year. It notes large transfers including 11.5 million in the last three months and 2.5 million in the prior two months, predicting further gifts to Chicago and implying a net decline in wealth by year's end.
The Memphis News-Selmitar reports that in nine of ten cities the afternoon paper has become the main source of timely news. The shift follows faster telegraph access and lower costs, with readers demanding prompt coverage of events and daily business. The growth signals a changing newspaper landscape as afternoon papers outpace morning editions.
In Philadelphia New York and Houston printers and historical societies unite for a January celebration near Benjamin Franklin's 260th birth date. In Chicago George C. Miller a wealthy Board of Trade man shot his ex wife and her husband Louie Hin then killed himself.
A long, vivid account by Miss MacKenzie of a Central Africa trek to a Dwarf village. She describes meeting head men, the group of about twenty residents, shelters built from leaves, and the women watching from concealment. She notes the villagers as small, the men sturdier, and the scene marked by dense forest and green undergrowth. The piece blends observation with travel impressions from the Presbyterian mission context.
A mother recalls her infant daughter's severe eczema cured by Cuticura remedies. After trying cold creams with no relief, four boxes of Cuticura Ointment two cakes of Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Resolvent cleared the condition. She claims the products saved her daughter's life and urges others to try them.
Mrs Conrad reports the cure is permanent after six years with no disease recurrence and endorses Cuticura for skin diseases. Claims instant relief and better sleep for babies, plus rest for mothers, recommending Cuticura Soap and Ointment as the best, most economical skin treatment.
The fragment recalls a child’s first prayer and a tragic electrocution at South Chicago works. A motor inspector for the firm chose death by electrocution rather than a worse fate, grabbing a live wire as he fell toward white hot metal, died instantly when current surged through his body.
A Massachusetts coins expert discusses a low birth rate in the state, noting every three years a child per family and questioning whether an inquiry into married women’s influence will alter the observed pattern. The Oregon conference of the MBR church will convene in Albany on September 20 with Bishop Mobowel presiding.
Lure to readers offers free sample bottles of Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root for kidney liver or bladder trouble. Mentions sample by mail from Binghamton NY and asks to reference the newspaper notice. States regular bottle sizes 50 cents and one dollar available nationwide.
A girls school advertises a corps of teachers location building and equipment and bids for a catalogue. Term opens September 18 1905.
If you are late for an engagement our watch can help. The ad promotes precise timekeeping and reliable watchcare at a low price, claiming guaranteed service and affordability compared with unreliable rivals.
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