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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1918
Page
3
Advertisements claim corn and callus removal with Freasone and Cure products. Descriptions promise painless lifting of corns and calluses by direct application, with claims of rapid relief and no soreness. Also mentions Cuticura ointment and assorted personal care items sold by mail order.
Captain Moll leads a salvage and reclamation depot at the border converting worn army gear into usable items. Warehouses repair canvas tents leather shoes saddles and belts and even broken wagons and autos are repaired. Potash from cement dust is also explored by James D. Thodes with a 120 day test near Castalla Ohio as the US government watches.
Training of eight messenger dogs for armies shows satisfactory results. The dogs, mainly collies and retrievers, with bob-tailed sheep dogs also performing well, respond under heavy fire and can be directed and fired at close range. They navigate obstacles including wire, showing notable skill in rapid errands on the battlefield.
Destination Berlin by H.T. Bennett records a Seymour traveler on a Kentucky depot platform overhearing a conversation between a conscripted soldier and a colored girl. The girl asks if he goes to France, while the man hints at Berlin as his destination, reflecting wartime talk and uncertain paths.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture, the article explains breeding for large producing cows through purebred bulls. It outlines choices for dairymen, the value of proven sires, and benefits of cooperative bull associations enabling small herds to access high quality bulls at low cost. It notes how blocks and rotations prevent inbreeding and extend bull use without new purchases for a decade.
Poem praise from John Barrett in the New York Sun lauds the Marines for grit and courage on land and sea. It celebrates their alertness, steadfastness, and Yankee spirit as they fight in France and in a global conflict. The piece honors their bravery and ties it to democratic ideals.
A Century Magazine reflection by John Burroughs argues love precedes learning in nature study. He cites turning children loose in the country and questions about teaching nature. He links early affection for woods, streams, and flowers to later scientific interest, and notes walks renew spirit more than store facts.
wartime guidance from a mothers cookbook urges sugar conservation by increasing production and cutting consumption. it lists substitution ideas using syrups dried fruits and honey plus cookies recipes for coconut drop cookies peanut butter cookies and maple syrup fillings with notes on liquid adjustments and baking.
Florida contemplates reclaiming about 4,000,000 acres of land through drainage projects. The plan aims to convert wetlands into usable farmland and expand agricultural potential across the state.
Fragmentary notes recount origins of the first museum in Alexandria around 280 B C. attributed to Ptolemy Philadelphus. The text also mentions general reflections on heredity, rainbows as weather signs, and household upgrades like pantry shades to cut dust.
An era ad extols Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription claiming it grants beauty through health and nervine tonics for nervousness dizziness and debility. It touts pellets for liver and biliousness relief and urges readers to insist on Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The piece also notes Belhnke Walker's Portland college funneling eager trainees into stenography telegraphy and shorthand programs.
Ellensburg Washington woman sharing relief from functional disorders after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes marriage and infertility issues resolved enabling a healthy home life and a child. The ad promotes trial and offers medical advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
A fragment from the Louisville Courier-Journal quotes a hobo declaring Semper idelis and a bulldog responding as Sic semper. The piece pairs a quirky street speech with a house head’s chant and reflects on mastering circumstance rather than being controlled by it.
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