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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1920
Page
6
Nellie Bates, a fashion wary model, despises a red hat and harsh gowns while posing for Arthur Warren in a summer magazine studio. A tea wagon and a mirror scene trigger her hidden feelings, revealing she loves Warren and fears repeating the hated style.
Nellie Bates wakes in a pink walled room to find Arthur Warren by her side. After a nervous breakdown sparked by a red hat, he reveals his love and invites her to stay with him as long as she wishes. The scene ends with a mutual confession and a longing to remain together.
A San Antonio press dispatch details the Third United States Infantry known as the oldest regiment, tracing its roots to 1774 and noting a 140th anniversary celebration at Camp Eagle Pass on the Texas border. The article examines its complex lineage, dating back to 1702 as the Infantry of the Third sublegion and its cell divisions through mergers and reorganizations. It recalls battles from 1794 to 1812 under Wayne and Pershing, and mentions the distinctive insignia issued by Mad Anthony Wayne.
The late W K Vanderbilt recalled a tale of a man whose horse won the Grand Prix. A friend claimed the man was the worst of dissipated youth, yet Vanderbilt attributed his ascent to Mrs Blank who steadied the ladder for him.
Speciel airplanes to carry fish from Holland to England will run in winter. The plan to let the fish cross by their own power has been abandoned, noted London Punch.
Hindu observers report Sadhus and Rishis living for 1000 years or more while avoiding public view. Notable figures include Jusha Thakurdess and Baba Satchitananda Bharati, claimed to be centuries old yet appearing younger. They link longevity to moderation, discipline, and yoga.
The French statesman Talleyrand, visiting America, dressed in pioneer garb after breakfast in New York. He wore fringed buckskin breeches and a coon skin cap, then left for the western woods of a century past with evident delight at his disguise.
The article describes Paris landmarks forming the Champs Elysees area with works by four French sculptors, including the Horses of Marly by Guillaume Coustou and the Renommnees by Coyxevor Mereury and Fame. It notes the obelisk of Rameses, 240 tons, over 8,000 years old, transported to Paris in 1830.
A stained-glass window showing the Pedlar and his Dog was removed after a boundary stone for Pedlar's Acre was found at the new county hall site. The Westminster Gazette notes the incongruity of a dog in a church window and cites recent church faculty refusals.
Poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes reflects on nature seeping into urban spaces. Trees overlook streets while herbs colonize pavement, roofs, and sewers as nature quietly inhabits the city and graves. The piece evokes resilience and the unseen life that persists amid stones and marble.
A New York newspaper feature critiques the use of the word often as an adjective describing elaborate dress in groups of men. It notes often is an adverb, not a noun modifier, and suggests substituting frequent as the correct adjective. It also mentions common mispronunciation and advises the silent t in often.
The old Hall Clock speaks of tireless hands that move around its face without rest. It claims there is never a pause, no end to the work it does, ticking away time with persistent motion.
The article notes the Hood mounting heavier Flood guns with 45 calibers versus the Queen Elizabeth’s 42. It cites about one hundred ton guns firing 8 LUM pound shells at 2.84 ft s and elevating to WM degrees for a range near AS000 yards. It mentions auto loading and salvo capabilities in the Hood.
The text warns travelers and curio dealers in Canton and Amoy about fake josses or idols. It notes modern designs like the hunger god with tiger features, made from clay and molds, sold for about $5 abroad though cost is three cents each locally. Jade carvings can fetch high sums, even $10,000 for a jade idol of great age.
The eyes in portraits seem to follow a viewer due to the eyes directed toward the front. This optical illusion keeps the pupil centered, creating the impression the eye is always watching, regardless of the observer’s position in the room.
The tale explains canard as a fabrication. A man allegedly tested public gullibility by feeding ducks and recounting a staged sequence, ending with the surviving duck having eaten nineteen others. The story links canard to a French word for duck and to a deliberate falsehood, a hoax.
The passage describes Western Texas mesquite trees called Maparral or shrub, dense scrub where the road runner lives. It notes the bird’s speed on open ground and its tendency to flee only when pressed, contrasting with a horse’s pace. It underscores the bird’s habit and regional plant life.
A disillusioned customer waits for repaired shoes as a young woman staffer handles them with calm care. She inspects a tag and directs a boy to deliver the worn footwear to a laughing, meditating man nearby. The scene highlights class tension and workplace frictions.
Content discusses child nutrition importance, fresh foods and salt usage, and home economics notes from CA. It covers poultry feeding by appetite, cost of feeds, and fattening yards with fences. Also notes sulfur fertilization boosts crop weed control and yields per Southern Oregon/Oregon State experiments.
At the Oregon butter and cheese makers convention in December a panel led by F. W. Boutaka Chica praised a butter judged as the best ever shown while noting some poorer pieces. Prices ranged from seven dollars for top lots to eighty eight dollars for lower offerings.
A damaged fragment notes a potato pit with a slatted flue from the bottom to a lillway top for venting and reducing sweating and sprouting. It mentions drainage and spacing of piles with straw earth and color, outlining a basic method to manage stored spuds.
Agricultural horticulturists report Bartlett pears in the southeast district respond to cross pollination. Self fertilization yields lighter June drops and poorer fruit set, while crosses with a commercial variety improve fruit quantity and quality.
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