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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1922
Page
7
In a Philadelphia Ledger excerpt, Dick and Aunt Mary discuss a sheet of paper about Western town schemes seen in a periodical sent to a New York daughter. Uncle Dick, puzzled, questions the road plans and house lots while Aunt Mary guides the reader to inspect the article.
The article describes how railway mail clerks were allowed to choose efficient work methods, including attaching notes to letters with error reports to improve handling. It discusses varied approaches across offices and trains, aiming to reduce errors and improve distribution through feedback loops and shared learning.
In Constance Switzerland a wealthy woman suffered neuralgia and eye trouble for years before X rays revealed a wandering tooth behind her right ear near the brain. A surgeon removed it, restoring health. Mae Grauner rewarded the dentist and surgeon and had the tooth mounted in gold.
A German coinage note reports mark depreciation as a waste, noting consumers use marks to wrap clothing groceries and chocolates. The story cites a candy maker who uses 20, 80 of 40 pfennig notes as wrappers, arguing it is cheaper than foil. It mentions risks of dictment against buyers holding marks.
Fragmentary account describes a visitor in a village noting Mrs Harris and her many children. The text lists names such as Bert, Arnold, Arty, Ketor, Oneria, Wiltehes, Olive Louden, and a new baby. The piece’s tone mimics a local social note in a historical page.
In a Philadelphia Ledger excerpt a provision denier reacts with astonishment to a newly married Wern ukat. He questions lean chicken requests while the Wenny confirms and both express discomfort at an unusual external circumstance related to the occasion.
A large flock of crows gathered over Marget wood forming a circular, rotating “bird eyetone” seen from the ground. The spectacle lasted about an hour as the birds rose and wheeled in tandem, a dramatic roosting pattern that ended with a loud, chaotic commotion.
A cluster of experts and researchers gather near Walrington, where scientists like Dr EW Nelson, Dr Walker Swingle, Dr H L Shantz, Prof Silas Mnain, BT Galloway, Dr Wilson Popono, Dr David Potehiid, and Dr Z Fo Tocek share deep knowledge of distant regions. Their careers span Cantemal, Alaska, China, Sahara, Java, South America, and Hunman.
Cape Cod farmers explore a special turnip variety with an unusually long tap root that penetrates below the sand layer to reach subsoil. The Wareington Star notes its suitability for farms with shallow topsoil and stony ground, asserting it outperforms crops unsuited to Barn stables Truro soil.
The Pennsylvania State College reports the new Pennsylvania 44 wheat varietya best developed in recent selections. About 10 000 acres in Pennsylvania are sown to this wheat with a projected yield of 25 to 40 bushels per acre, aiming for a total crop near a quarter of a million bushels. The seed, tested over three years, averaged five bushels more per acre than before.
Finely divided coal once treated as waste or slack now commands high value as an altering material for sewage in the United States and abroad. A long-standing demand for grain-fine coal fuel drives extensive exploitation of vast piles of coal waste near Pennsylvania mines.
London Times reports Bulgaria seeks quotations for producing aluminum coins in denominations of one and two leva. The project would total 8,000,000 leva nominal value with an exchange rate around 8 leva per pound, market rate near 7 leva per pound.
The Cairo to Bagdad air service has been extended to include Palestine. The Rowley fortnightly service will operate in both directions, amatorained as part of the new route expansion.
The article describes a scene on a cliff where fighting birds clash in a mating territory. It notes the dramatic, almost musical chorus as birds reply and lists behavior observed in battles such as using ledges to force rivals over the edge. The piece emphasizes the birds' skilled climbing and strategic displays.
A golf outing anecdote turns into a lighthearted note about stolen car tires. The narrator recalls discovering missing tires and jokes about their weight, joking that they weighed 50 pounds or more, while the wife says she had 76 pounds of luggage in the car that morning.
A musician argues that opera should be sung in English and a woman praises The Mikado in English. The passage critiques pretentious musical taste and contrasts appreciation with performance, noting that untrained listeners cannot genuinely enjoy complex works.
In a new biography by Mrs Mary Drew, she recalls William and Mrs Gladstone rose for morning church service out of duty until past eighty. They hated waking early, and the struggle remained hard even after age. The pair kept to their routine regardless of weather or comfort.
In an Indianapolis court a judge dismissed the case against a bootlegger after ruling the rural route box number on the search warrant was insufficient for identifying the arresting sergeant who traced the Volstead Act violations. The sergeant left the courtroom mumbling as he had found more than 200 quarts of liquor in the residence.
An English beauty expert pitches a pigment injection method claimed to replace powder and lipstick. The technique is described as whitening or tinting the cheeks and facial features with a lasting rosy color.
After a boat ride a cryptic line surfaces where Bunny-Ever asks Bashral what he would say to Miss Dolly and whether a kiss should be given. Dolly responds with a fragmentary Inst message.
The Edinburgh tenement yard near King's Park attracts geologists after Vullimet Loy of the Geological Survey reports a volcanic vent at a long disused quarry face. He describes a basalt exposure with a parasitic vent and hot gas activity from past explosions, as explained to the Edinburgh Geological Society.
The article recounts Fredonia New York using natural gas for illumination in the early 19th century. It mentions legends of burning springs along Can adaway creek and a 1826 gas well drilling tapping 200 feet deep. Lafayette toured America that year and a lead pipe carried gas to a tavern. Lafayette noted the new heat in his journal.
An analysis contrasts Japan’s population of about 60 to 75 million with its uniform ethnicity and centralized territory. It notes limited regional variation, suggesting strong national patriotism supported by a vast, cohesive society on par with the United States in scale.
The article explains aging a fish by scale rings and ear stones called ear bones. Slow growth from scarce food and cold water makes rings close together. rapid growth from plentiful food and warmth makes rings spread apart. Each light ring equals one year.
Large numbers of Jewish children born in Palestine last month were given the first name Balfour to honor the British acting foreign secretary. The earl of Balfour authored the Zionist declaration and is credited with influencing approval of the Palestine mandate establishing the Jewish national home.
A brief cryptic remark suggests confidence and humility in equal measure, prompting readers to reflect on how others perceive true ability. The line hints at a broader discussion about talent, merit, and social perception without naming individuals or events.
In Polk County Oregon a court order requires next of kin and interested parties to appear on December 11 1922 at ten oclock am in Dallas Oregon to show cause why a license to sell an undivided two thirds interest in West Half of Lot Eight Block Thirteen Hill's Addition Independence should not be granted. Notice to be published three weeks in Independence Enterprise. County Judge A B Robinson presiding.
Science finds ways to use all corn cobs for chemicals. Furfural is extracted from cob by boiling in water, preserving cellulose for other uses. The liquid yields a bright green dye popular with fashion women, per the Detroit News.
Indians at Glacier Park Montana hook a two foot long Salvelinum Rossi trout, a species thought to live only in the Arctic Ocean, suggesting a connection between Glacier Lake waters and far northern seas. This marks the second such catch from Tee berg Inke by the grizzly crew, ten years after a similar fish was hooked by Nobermin.
Oscar Hayter is appointed administrator of the estate of Rebecca Dornsife, deceased, by the Polk County Oregon County Court. Creditors must present claims with vouchers within six months to his Dallas office at the Dallas City Bank Building. Dated and first published November 24, 1922.
A New York expert says a woman can dress on 800 a year and also on 1800 4800 and other sums, a remark that bemuses readers in the Boston Transcript.
A Seattle resident has designed name plates to be attached to umbrella rods above the upper entrances. The invention aims to identify owners conveniently in public spaces.
A playful local quip references W Irvine the city treasurer and a superstition about cats. It jokes that crossing paths is not bad luck if the cat crosses completely, aligning with civic humor.
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