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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1912
Page
8
Crowds daily enjoy the bakery's cakes bread and pastries described as clean wholesome and delicious. The ad asserts good food builds strength and health and promotes Independence Oregon as the shop location.
A long reader note lists visits and social calls from Creswell Monmouth Rickreall and Lewisville. It records townsfolk like F W Tresor J H Mulkey and wives Milt Bosley Elmer Diehl Y A Fishback and others visiting relatives or attending events. The item ends with a playful marriage advertisement urging eligible local women to consider suitors ahead of the next leap year.
An old ad proclaims Buck-Jen's Arnica Salve as a quick relief for pimples boils scratches knicks sprains and burns. It claims to heal everything healable, ideal for boys and girls, and priced at 25 cents at all druggists.
A collector era verse opens with a female narrator urging the Independence girls to listen as she shares thoughts that promise to ease their sorrows and soothe a restless mood.
An old advertisement touts a tonic named Electric Billera promising to strengthen nerves, rebuild the system, and aid liver and kidneys after grip and typhoid illness. It claims many thousands have benefited, with 60 cent price and satisfaction guaranteed by druggists.
MISS ORA POAGE Stalp advertises hair dressing manicuring chiropody and wart removal with combings made up and dyed. Also offers poultry eggs and poultry prizes from Polk County show. A5 WILSON of Independence Oregon places eggs for setting at 2.50.
A fragment advertises sweeping compound Cedarine for floors and linoleums NoDua for carpets and rigs from Crescent Chemical Co Portland Oregon. Rice and Calbreath Independence Oregon sell the items and offer prices. Dallas Lumber and Logging Co Dallas Oregon invites inquiries for lumber and mill work with direct mill to customer service.
Calvary Presbyterian Church will administer the Lord's Supper and baptism to those presenting themselves and admit new members. Dr. Dunsmore will speak on The Purpose and Object of the Incarnation of Jesus. Evening service begins at 8 o'clock with an invitation to all to worship.
In Polk County Oregon Circuit Court Department No 2 plaintiffs C R Grae Bertha Gray and Fredericka Gray sue Mrs Sinka Daniels Hattie Dennie Philmore Daniels and others for title to real estate 67.28 acres in Tp 9 S R 4 W Willamette District with six week appearance deadline of May 10 1912 and injunction against further claims.
A summary of President Taft era goals and reforms including arbitration with Britain and France, vetoes on statehood bills, enforcement of Sherman anti trust laws, postal savings banks, open door in China, and modernization of government methods. Notable actions include railroad rate oversight, Panama canal push, income tax proposals, census methods, and expansion of conservation and Bureau of Mines safeguards.
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