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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1919
Page
4
The Enterprise announces postal handling at Independence Oregon as second class matter and prints every Friday morning. Subscription rates are listed in the notice with pricing details and terms for readers.
The piece argues a bank cashier should quit illegal borrowing and take up farming. It uses ranching imagery of brood mares, colts, and a dangerous farm accident to illustrate hard luck and moral lessons, contrasting rural hardship with legal risk and prosperity. It references Job as an example of a harsh rural season.
A reflective piece urges elevating youth by showcasing successful figures while examining merit and the cost of triumph. It argues success can be luck or deceit, yet insists on pursuing progress through noble discontent. The text praises perseverance, learned education, and continued striving toward greater aims.
The excerpt argues that worldly praise and honor are valued less when despised and that true growth comes from ashes of earlier desires guiding new ambitions. It notes proximity to the pulpit stairs and wraps up before turning into a sermon, suggesting restraint in prolonged discourse.
Dena Dennis returns to Portland after visiting home folks. Church meetings closed with Rev Cook speaking. crowds were small due to bad roads. Residents note flu recovery, funerals in McMinnville, and various Sunday visits. War Orphan social plan adopted by Ladies Rural Club. Martha Washington Tea and Valentine events held.
Hopville items note social calls with Mr and Mrs Frank Turner of Salem visiting Saturday. Doc Powers family rented a place and moved in late week while Mr and Mrs Powers arrived from Tennessee. Bob Watenberger of Jefferson visited Mrs Doc Powers last week. Mr and Mrs Arthur Seymour also mentioned in the notice.
City picks ups and Salem visitors recount weekends as residents travel to Portland and Eugene. Reports note Mrs. Pearl Cooper hosting card night, a sick Ralph Cavener at the State University in Eugene, and H Hirschberg attending a Peace meeting in Portland with Taft’s enduring appeal.
Doctor Warron discusses kidney disease and its effects on the body. He explains kidneys as blood filters and notes uric acid as a harmful byproduct when kidneys fail. A Buffalo physician promotes Anuric Tablets to dissolve uric acid and offers free dietary guidance.
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