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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1912
Page
4
The Independence Enterprise presents subscription rates: one year in advance $1.60, six months in advance, three months in advance. Publisher Henry E. Browne notes mailing details and request for communications and payments to The Enterprise.
The document lists aims such as tariff revision with a maximum and minimum, free interchange with the Philippines, a permanent currency system, postal banks, federal incorporation, anti trust enforcement, and conservation. It names extensions of rural free delivery, pensions for veterans, civil service integrity, arbitration expansion, and statehood for New Mexico and Arizona, with measures pending or recommended.
The Independence Commercial Club urges every member to attend next Tuesday’s officer election. It asks for a secretary with community interests, not salary-driven motives, noting the current pay of 25 dollars per week is excessive. It endorses B. H. F. Swope as a candidate acceptable to nearly all members for the role.
The piece argues Rep Alumpton Atoore deserves reelection for strong loyalty to party and constitutional fidelity. It defends his leadership as essential to national stability, urging voters to support a second term amid party unity and adherence to law.
The article notes registration closed on Tuesday for a Monday primary and cites voters who failed to register. It argues for ending leniency and denying those who did not register the chance to vote, criticizing careless habits among the electorate and calling for swift reform.
Advertisement copy promises relief from headaches using Dr Miles AnVW-Pain Pills with claims of quick action and simple use. The text presents a direct health remedy as a consumer product.
The piece endorses B. Be Paddock as a qualified Republican candidate for the legislature from Independence and Polk County. It highlights his city service terms, steady business ethics, and commitment to the greatest good, urging Republican voters to support him.
Nearly a year has passed since residents contributed over a sum toward a booklet titled Independence arranged by the commercial club secretary and printed by Kean Printing Co. of Portland. About half of the books clutter the Enterprise office, yet the campaign is criticized as wasteful advertising for Republican voters.
To the Republican voters of Polk county Oregon I am a candidate for the Republican nomination for county Commissioner subject to the decision of the Republican primaries April 19 1912 J A Baxter Porrydale Oregon pas.
A Polk County Republican candidate pledges a four year businesslike administration of county affairs with prudent spending. He emphasizes roads and schools and fair treatment for all residents, asserting a fiscally restrained approach and public service integrity.
Allen T. Clark of Monmouth Oregon announces he will buy wool and mohair, offering the highest market price this year. Mohair sacks on hand. Bell phone.
A reading of a testimonial from an Albany resident praises Dr Miles Heart Remedy for saving a life after a long heart illness. The speaker, active in the legislature since January, attributes improved health and continued work to the remedy, noting prior treatments failed. The letter claims the product is sold guaranteed by druggists with a presence in Elkhart Indiana.
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