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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1913
Page
4
A fragmented OCR listing various subscription terms including daily, weekly, and monthly rates. Mentions by mail and by carrier options with multiple durations and a $5.00 price reference. Likely a newspaper subscriptions notice with inconsistent spellings and truncated lines.
A Pendleton commission charter dispute casts blame on water commission leaders for backing a gravity water system. Critics warn the charter's adoption may suffer while praising the board’s work. Portland milk show and.registration appeals follow.
Government figures show June 16 prices about 60 percent higher than the 1890s to 1900s average, with meats and other foods driving the rise. Sugar falls slightly as tariff cuts and distribution methods impact costs. The piece urges cooperative buying and reforms to curb living costs, noting Europe’s slower rise and farm-method differences.
A Pendleton Oregon reader criticizes today’s schools in a letter to the East Oregonian editor. He argues fifth to eighth graders lack basic arithmetic and warns against advancing to decimal fractions too early. He likens poor foundation in education to a damaged building’s unsafe frescoed window and urges delaying primary studies until age twelve or thirteen.
A reader signs as Glo Watt criticizing schools for overloading students with studies and rote learning. The letter argues a 12 year old has nine or ten subjects, compares to college standards, and questions teacher effectiveness. The writer claims one teacher had no failures after five years, doubting the record.
Lewis Waller, back from a season in América, tells a humorous Irish story. An old man proclaims he is about to marry, sparking banter about age and foolishness as he explains the vow to close his eyes in death.
A father rebukes his daughter Mabel over missing flowers as the family conversation loops from manners to a playful misdirection about a monkey in the city. The scene centers on a stern, repetitive inquiry about the flowers and a quiet deflection by Mabel.
The notice urges readers to vote for their favorite in the Merchants' gift contest. It notes a current lead by Catholic church supporters and calls for active participation to win the $150 prize. All votes must be cast at the East Oregonian office.
During the last fiscal year the American people burned 14,277,600,000 cigarettes and 7,700,000,000 cigia ra units. The quoted figures reflect total tobacco product use across the nation.
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