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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1921
Page
6
Alma Craig hosts a handsome Boston boarder Roger Colberst as Linda grows restless for change. A bank fraud case reaches Bayneville, drawing Roger into the town drama and revealing Linda’s romance with David Crandall.
Mark Sullivan recalls a Republican member’s son in the fifth row who with secret signals and a gilded button improvised a game during President Harding’s congressional message. The boys crossed aisles, avoided adults, and risked disruption as they played for an hour under the gallery’s cavernous shadows.
Lord Leverhulme, Britain's large manufacturer, told the British Industrial Safety First association that dawdling shortens life more than hustling. At 70 he remains energetic and cites American data showing vigorous workers aged 86 to 100 in good health, while early retirees age faster and die sooner. He argues active effort preserves life and national strength.
Dusty packing cases in the federal parliament yard contained a bronze female figure with a helmet named Victory, intended to honor Australian soldiers. The sculpture was a gift from Portraid Mackennal, the Australian sculptor, with the base titled The unfortunate.
A nine story modern building was moved seven and a half feet by twelve laborers in Pittsburgh. The team used ninety pound rafia and 120 tracks to cradle the structure. An engine and boiler remained in service as the building slid along sidewalks past busy customers.
A quoted quip from American Legion Weekly has Mrs Brooks saying she has no fault left with her husband, followed by a wry attribution that implies she already found all his faults long ago.
The article traces sprinkling grain on brides from Semitic traditions to Jewish fruitfulness beliefs, Persian Talmudic practices with barley, Tudor England wheat rituals, and continental European wedding customs, noting long-standing use across cultures.
Dr Clarence S Visher curator of the University of Pennsylvania museum Babylonian section announces a major postwar excavation in the Holy Land. The project seeks finds including iron chariots mentioned in the Bible that blocked Israelite capture at Bethshan, a site of ancient battles.
Malcolm Cowley reviews Arnold Bennett and his hatred of half meanings and inexact words. Bennett's theory favors repetition when done with tact, arguing precise ideas require precise words. The critique notes Bennett’s clearness and brilliance in repetition, though he often repeats himself.
Dr Maiie Gillett head of the American Woman's Hospitals now serving with Near Waet Relief at Tamid Turkey reports large distress among women and children. The situation reflects widespread fear and urgent humanitarian needs in the region.
The Near East relief workers report enduring fear has harmed Armenian children and a doctor uses mental and medical cures. A nourishing diet and prescribed exercises accompany the treatment, with early results described as remarkably successful.
The Department of Agriculture outlines rose growing regions by frost dates. Tea roses thrive in the South and California, with hybrids extending north to Pennsylvania and Illinois where last frosts occur later. Hybrid perpetuals and hardy types may grow in cooler states with May frosts, while some hybrid teas can reach Minnesota and Massachusetts with winter protection.
A cunning guest named Wiem stirs trouble by courting the host's children. Mary resists, taunts the guest with a quip about fur and foxes, while his awkward color betrays his discomfort as a tense exchange unfolds in the house.
Otis Warren Barrett, famed agricultural expert and world wanderer, argues for broad palate training. He asserts palm oil chop in Liberia and raw fish in Japan are edible and even valuable, crediting his travels for resilience and success. He notes teaching palm sap sugar production has boosted world sugar supply.
In Oregon the Willamette Valley prune market tightens as independent growers group to pool crops. Drager Fruit of Salem buys roseburg district fruit with bids around 1.26 a bushel for greps while California and King’s Food offer 8 to 8.5 cents per pound. Growers press for 1.25 a bushel or higher as pools form in Dallas district ahead of larger dryer deals.
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