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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1909
Page
4
A jumble of notes from Independence Oregon with stray phrases on subscriptions, bungalow lore, near beer jokes, Faith City commercial club plans, Teddy Roosevelt comments, and re!quested reader complaints about price and service from the Enterprise.
John D. Rockefeller declares he will never again submit to newspaper interviews, pondering how to spend his time thereafter and what fate the devil may have in store for him when he passes.
A Baptist preacher in Oklahoma drew rain after both a Methodist and a Presbyterian minister failed to summon showers. The piece notes the Baptist denomination's noted affinity with water in the context of the event.
A Washington town passes an ordinance requiring ruby carriages go carts and wheel barrows to display red and white signal lights at night. The author quips about city officials lighting themselves as a satire on hypocrisy.
An irate note questions editor numbers while a correspondent mocks editors and warned readers about hickory nuts as a staple. The piece jokes about planting hickory trees and claims no bread-borne illnesses will threaten the population, speculating on a future in nut-tree living.
Secretary MacVeagh Assistant Secretary Norton and Director Ralph of the bureau of engraving and printing are considering a scheme to standardize paper money designs. The plan would place the same portraits and emblems on all notes of the same denomination.
The writer imagines the newspaperman urging subscribers to support local merchants while discovering a vendor with no local purchases supplying city stationery. The remark contrasts such favors with officials outsourcing stationery from out of town, illustrating a critique of civic spending.
A plea urges Enterprise subscribers to recruit many neighbors for new subscriptions. The message suggests a broad outreach tactic and asks readers to consider asking people they know to join.
Slab Creek beach, long a Willamette valley favorite, is now patented and for sale as limited lots. The NesKowin Company of Portland and Tillamook plan hotel expansion and improved conveniences, with better roads and home like prices to attract automobilists and a growing summer population of 200 to 500.
A newspaper ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It claims internal action to destroy the disease’s foundation, builds up constitution, and offers 100 reward if any case fails to cure. Includes testimonial list request and Toledo address.
Material for two modern steel bridges has arrived and work will begin as soon as contractors are ready. One bridge replaces the old wooden structure on Monmouth Street between Independence and Monmouth, the other spans a sink on the road to Salem near the Hayden home.
Washington plague spots breed malaria germs in low Potomac marshes causing chills fever ague and debility. Electric Bitters claim to destroy germ life and cure malaria and related illnesses. R M James of Louellen endorses them as the best all round tonic and cure, 50 cents guaranteed by druggists.
Information call John Robbins in Independence about a 3% inch wagon in near new condition.
Ir vine's grocery hosts a two day display on August 23 and 24 featuring economy jars. Shoppers explore cost saving canning options and practical storage solutions highlighted by local vendors.
Faber promotes its self filling fountain pens as the preferred writing instrument with backing from Williams Drag Co. The endorsement highlights reliability and ease of use for everyday writing tasks.
Suffering from various ailments a writer links idleness to trouble and claims Dr King’s New Life Pills ease constipation headaches and stomach complaints. The ad asserts the pills cure multiple disorders and improve well being, available at all druggists.
Help wanted ad for a labor setup at Fir Grove loop yard one mile from Independence Oregon. Claims 100 acres of river bottom yard and growl picking with free conveyance for pickers to camping ground near general store and butcher shop. Details from D P MacCarthy Independence Oregon. 12-2
An advertisement lists products for sores chapped hands and poison oak including insect silage and Dane. It names J W Richardson as agent on Monmouth Street Independence offering these remedies.
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