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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1912
Page
4
Gast Qrequdan presents an independent Pendleton daily and weekly newspaper. Published under The Last Oregonian Publishing Co. Entered at the Pendleton offices. Member of United Press Association.
In California the Taft supporters face a peculiar bind after efforts described as piracy by their rivals. Roosevelt electors may run on the Republican ticket, forcing Taft backers to perhaps run as independents. The piece condemns the tactics as “plain stealing” and political brigandage, noting the contrast with Chicago’s actions.
In New York the school system is stretched with about 160000 pupils under served by current facilities as the metropolis grapples with crowding while Pendiston boasts modern, well equipped buildings. The piece argues small towns can offer quality education despite urban myths about city superiority. It weighs political shifts in Vermont and national election momentum, noting Roosevelt and Taft dynamics alongside Wilson prospects, and hints at preparations for a Northern Pacific Roundup.
A vivid snippet shows a Negro worker requesting Colonel Yerger to compose a personal letter for his sweetheart. The exchange covers paper ink and timing with repeated confirmations of Thompson Street New York and the date May 14th, ending with the worker sighing at the effort. The tone reflects regional speech and social dynamics of the era.
Sacramento. Watson Bunker of Broderick completed the fortieth day of a self imposed fast to cure throat trouble. He has not eaten for forty days yet says he is not hungry and plans to fast two or three days more. He was slowly dying from an abscess in his throat which poisoned his food and believes fasting is the only cure, with his trouble nearly gone.
Chas H Shields secretary of the Oregon Equal Taxation League writes from Port Orford Oregon urging readers to study the voters pamphlet. He argues assessor Strain misleads voters about measures Nos 304 306 and 308 and contends they form a basis for tax reform in Oregon. He plans to speak in Pendleton to persuade locals against jokers in the measures.
Two girls from prominent colleges reminisce after exams and graduation. They joke about their performance in German Latin and mathematics, mention a graduation mob, and reference social scenes and a card game lifestyle. The dialogue captures campus tone and eccentric wit.
Rev J D Gulflan of Ta Grande writes on a female sex worker who died by suicide. He laments public scorn, contrasts funeral rites for the fallen with more lavish rites for male transgressors, and recalls a Welser Idaho case where a woman killed her assailant and took her own life. He condemns social blame and calls for accountability beyond judgment.
The text describes skin eruptions like pimples and rashes linked to systemic weakness and appetite loss. It notes they are treated with tablets called Sarsatabs, used to strengthen the body and raise overall vitality.
Mrs Clute Woodall of Morton's Gap Kentucky shares two years of backache and female disorders. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports renewed health and no pain for over two years. She invites others to write for confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
A fragmented excerpt shows a speaker describing compassion for an injured or tormented person. The narrator questions society’s mercy and contemplates taking the person to safety, seeking forgiveness and a better life, while invoking mercy from God.
Reports from St. Petersburg claim Russia will establish military stations along the Norwegian frontier similar to German Austrian and Roumanian borders. Troops are to be sent from Archangel to districts adjoining Norway, amid rising costs of living and frontier tensions.
Pendleton residents familiar with kidney trouble heard a testimonial from Charles Breithaupt praising Doan’s Kidney Pills. He suffered dizzy spells headaches and backache before using the pills, then felt much improved. Sold by dealers for 50 cents with Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as agents. remember the name Doan’s.
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