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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1919
Page
7
A reflective piece on steadfast faith and duty contrasts with a science note about the bobolink. Once deemed a major rice pest, the bird’s decline in rice areas, due to changing fields, makes it almost harmless and likely to increase in numbers.
A dense OCR of Portland ads lists accordion pleating and upholstery services, artificial limbs, auctioneers, wrecking yards, land sales in Western Canada, farm machinery, mortgage loans, hides and wool buyers, dairy schemes, optical services, and a broad assortment of shops. Services span furniture, building materials, clothing, and general goods with numerous firm names and street addresses.
An advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a quick, natural way to darken gray hair. It claims millions of bottles are sold yearly, with noticeable results after one or two applications and a youthful appearance within days. The piece also mentions dried lizards as imported merchandise and notes various Chinese tonics of the era.
The Wisconsin Bar Association requires new lawyers to swear to support the U S Constitution and state constitution, respect courts, avoid unjust or debatable defenses, pursue truth and honor, refrain from misleading judges, protect client confidences, accept fees only from clients, and refrain from personal attacks unless justice requires it.
A reflective note on the value of kind speech. Blaise Pascal argues words of kindness cost little yet yield moral influence, shaping others’ temper and leaving a lasting, positive impression on the speaker and listeners.
A lighthearted maxim from the Chicago Evening Post notes that luck favors men who wed widows after difficult marriages, framing marriage as a chance for personal reward.
W A Lippincott Kansas State Agricultural College advocates trap nests for thorough poultry pedigree records. He notes the device aids both fancy and production breeders, enabling precise parentage, year round data, and legible egg-based records for hatching and advertising.
A fragment ads a Portland business college boasting top equipment and permanent positions for graduates. It invites readers to write for a catalog and notes location at Fourth and Yamhill.
A patchwork of odd statistics from Chicago and Britain notes daily milk bottle waste worth $2 000 and a bachelor to widower marriage ratio of ten to one A Frenchman’s clever method kept exes fresh for ten years A mushroom from Lincolnshire measured a yard in circumference Lloyd George earns 25000 in salary as first lord of the treasury with no pay as prime minister
Iceland reports a major rise in living costs with Reykavik’s July prices up about 211 percent from July 1914. Food groups show varied increases: bread 261, flour and oats 245, sugar 156, coffee and tea 109, butter and milk 235, beef and pork 136, amid overall food inflation near 190 percent.
An advertisement promotes morning hot water with limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach and digestive tract. It claims improved complexion, headache relief, stronger appetite, and a purer body after one week of daily use on an empty stomach. It also urges steady personal virtues at home.
A wartime message urges sending Allen's Foot Base to servicemen in camp and promotes Pine Leaf Paper. The text also notes that eliminating waste could boost long‑leaf pine outputs to 4,000 tons of paper, 3,000 tons of rosin, 300,000 gallons of turpentine, and 600,000 gallons of ethyl.
Geologists note the Loetschberg tunnel breakthrough as pivotal in Alpine geology. The bore unexpectedly intersected a large coal seam within youthful Triassic rock, offering new insights during the railway corridor construction between northern and southern Europe.
To Have a Clear Sweet Skin. Touch pimples, redress, roughness or itching, if any, with Cuticura Ointment, then bathe with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Tine, dry gently and dust on a little Cuticura Talcum to leave a fascinating fragrance on skin. Everywhere 25¢ each.
In the Netherlands windmills generate electricity where water power is scarce. Wind turns the generator to produce power, stored in a storage battery for various uses.
An old health column urges reducing meat intake to ease kidney strain. It recommends four ounces of Rad Salts daily in water, made from acid grapes and lemon juice with lithia, to flush and stimulate kidneys and ease urinary symptoms.
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