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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1920
Page
8
I will not be responsible for any debts contracted by my wife Georgia Cooper after this date. Dated December 11, 1920. 17-21 S H Cooper.
Limited yellow dent seed corn available chosen from the same field as prize exhibits at the corn show. Seed of exceptional quality offered at a reasonable price. Contact Will Bloch P O Box 255 Independence Oregon. 3 31 Lebanon cannery to be enlarged.
Peppermint roots grown from imported English stock can be planted now or in spring. For details contact G. J. Moisan at Gervais, Oregon.
The Polk County Fair Association yearly stockholders meeting will be held at the Commercial Club Rooms at 10 30 a m on Saturday January 8 1921. Election of officers for the coming year is the main business. All stockholders are urged to attend. P C Powell President Josiah Wills Secretary.
Charles H Patterson Auctioneer advertises farm sales in the Middle West area with emphasis on livestock and dairy equipment. He notes long experience and invites calls or visits to The Farmers' State Bank for sale dates, residing at 6th and B Streets, Independence Oregon P O Box 75.
Local ad announces a tire sale featuring Savage, Curtis and Racine Tires and Tubes. includes price markdowns and contact details for the shop.
A Lyndon Mass item contrasts Thackeray’s monumental output with today’s speed and access to knowledge. It laments rushed writing and missing enduring letters and questions who will leave lasting works amid swift communication and handy tools.
The article argues Pilgrim Fathers might have founded New York if not for a bribed Mayflower skipper who steered them away from the mouth of a great river. It says the Pilgrims held a land charter from Virginia with limited religious liberty. They sought broader worship freedom but the king offered no charter with explicit religious liberty.
The American Forestry Magazine notes great beds of water hyacinths along Texas rivers and lakes. White flowers and green leaves form a striking sight. Observers should watch for reptiles and batrachians near these plants, as many forms remain poorly known and field notes on distribution and habits are scarce.
The wheat and barley of today exceed those found in ancient tombs and cities in size and fineness. Rice, feeding over a third of humanity, now has many Japanese developed varieties far superior to earlier ones. Most grains except maize originate in southern Asia as rice consumption grows in the United States with improved preparation methods.
The piece notes a German paper devoted entirely to rheumatism with readers sharing experiences and doctors offering new cures. It mentions a Russian editor who issued a postcard-size edition with magnifying glasses, but the idea failed as readers rejected the format.
A young man asks what to discuss with his lady companion before attending his first party. An elder friend suggests the topic should be beauty, assuring that even if she is not beautiful she will take his word for it.
Oak Point hosts a large Christmas program with a Sunday school review, a new basketball team, and many residents visiting relatives in Oregon. Notable attendees include Miss Dorothy Fitchard, Miss Loew Rogers, Helen Jones, and Miss Florence Whipple, while gifts and dinners mark holiday celebrations across families in Oak Point and nearby towns.
Expressing gratitude to friends and kin for support during the bereavement in Oregon City. The Plant and Rate Family extend thanks for the help received after the loss of their mother and note a California corporation connection.
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