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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1912
Page
4
The third Round-up drew 50 000 visitors and injected half a million dollars from outside into the city. Directors from President Til Taylor onward earned no pay while funding Sets, showing rare loyalty and executive power. Performers and helpers shared risk and pride in the daring sport and entertainment.
A long opinion piece lauds the Round-up show as authentic and thrilling, warning against overcommercialization. It shifts to a critique of protections for women citing The Woman's Journal on a night case in Harlem where four men were fined for disorderly conduct after assaulting a woman. The piece also touches on Pendleton crowds, then abruptly includes a mock archaic Bible excerpt and ends quoting the San Francisco Examiner on biblical commentary.
The sheriff's office and many detectives showcase a crook roundup, suggesting Round-up was a hotspot for crime. The King of the Buckaroos failed to inherit, needing to win the crown. Mi nor did not fare well, and with events concluded the world can resume routine tasks like finishing the Panama Canal and electing the U S president.
A reader from Bloomsburg Pa cites Caxton Chronicles from 1449 with a note that Cain’s wife is named Talmain, claiming Caxton mentions Adam’s age and offspring in other books Caxton used. The letter references the August 4 Magazine Section article on The Land of Nod and Cain's Wife and discusses translation history.
A poem recounts Matilda Muggins awakening to a spirit’s white scroll listing names praised by men. The spirit declares beauty as hearts’ magnet, while Matilda asks to be seen as a cook who surpasses the bind. The next night the vision returns with her name leading all others.
A long necked tragedian botches his first line on opening night and repeats mispronunciations. The crowd roars as he proclaims The queen has ewooned then queened then sweened while refusing to exit, ending dragged off amid laughter.
A compact item notes a puzzling phrase Hopeless to the Trusty and Wily Pa Twelve empties implying a riddle or coded reference, with no clear public event or person identified. The readable words hint at a regional or humorous nickname but lack concrete details for names, places, or actions.
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