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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1922
Page
3
Portland grocers sign a retail agreement for bread shortages while city police report arrests for illicit activity. Willamette Valley projects include a Bend lumber mill, a Pendleton road project, and a Portland water works expansion with funds and bids noted.
The diternally of Thy honwwen of HOON in London reports heavy weather damage and a proposed $55,000 scaffolding project to stabilize a tower while repairs proceed. Government officials warn of further removals as crews plan work on the outer walls and surrounding sites.
An American groom arrives in horse drawn carriages to St Mirk's church in Birmingham amid mourning. Wolverhampton drill party uses a decorated wagon with white gloves while a signal explosion marks the journey. An Austrian couple travels down a steep hill to Pagetack church with pine branches and towers.
A historical note describes a home process to restore a raincoat’s effectiveness. It outlines soaking procedures with glum mod and finger of ted, mixing with water, saturating the garment, then drying to improve water resistance for ordinary rain. It emphasizes a simple at home treatment rather than factory waxing.
Fragmentary prose depicts a salvific patriotic spirit elevating public devotion and guiding men toward noble acts. It recalls the halls of legislation and mentions Thomas Bayne as a named figure within a damaged meditation on civic virtue and artistic influence.
An aged couple, Darby and Joan, are cited in a distorted account of marriage rites and domestic devotion. The passage references a London magazine mishmash with names like Chexe Gonstalex and Phe Gonstalex, mentioning an old fashioned wedding and a veiled symbolic gesture.
The article reports a surge in demand for radium ore and its applications. Authorities note the discovery of new deposits and rising prices as merchants and researchers push to expand supply, while concerns about safety and regulation accompany the excitement around potential medical and industrial uses.
In Siam, clever monkeys test coins for merchants by using their teeth. An ape sits with the trader, accepting good money and discarding bad coins. No white observer has learned how the apes distinguish genuine currency, but they never err in judgment.
The article describes life size statues in a Buddhist temple where spirits of deceased rulers and travelers dwell. A fly or spider is used to transfer a spirit into a statue via a back door, then the insect is sealed inside as the spirit inhabits the statue. Marco Polo is cited as being brought back by this method.
The article traces the high heel from medieval origins with both men and women wearing heels, noting men abandoned them for practicality while women kept them. It describes the modern heel as wooden, lighter than leather, with a spring in the heel to aid balance. It concludes that heels enhance appearance but can harm health.
Louis Hennepin a French missionary and traveler born in Ath Flanders circa 1640 sailed to Canada reached Quebec in 1675 and explored regions later named Illinois and Minnesota later published an account of his explorations though his geogened sections are weak his writings describe local peoples and landscapes in Utrecht where he died.
Chinese have a fondness for birds and keep various species as pets. Birds provide entertainment and serve roles in daily life as they are trained to catch seeds tossed in the air. In warm months, people venture into open country at dawn to feed and catch grasshoppers for their pets.
The piece mockingly traces fashion between 1900 and earlier, noting the dislike of heavy trimmings and large sleeves. It describes crinoline trends and other eccentricities as outdated, with published remarks from London papers critiquing what would be worn.
The long legs of water striders press the surface creating slight depressions. Surface tension acts as a stretched membrane and supports the weight of the water strider, allowing it to skim the surface while being wettable only if it would sink.
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