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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1917
Page
7
A fragmentary note references a professor with domestic trials and a serious young person involved in a theological risk. The dialogue questions belief in infant damnation as night falls and London is invoked. The source quotes the New York Times style account of the scene.
A corrupted account describes the geology near Sildyou mountain and Pilot Rock, detailing lava flows, a 4000 foot tunnel, and a 2100 foot lava formation. It notes a prehistoric forest and a barrier island structure, with tribes and chiefs around the site.
The article notes advances in surgical care in English hospitals during the war, especially limb salvage and nerve surgery under Sir Alfred Keogh. He leads the army medical service, praised for saving limbs and avoiding amputations, with a career spanning the South African conflict to WWI.
A. G. Shoup, superintendent of the Alaskan Pioneers' home at Sitka, reports sixty five inmates with an average age of sixty eight. The home, established in 1918, serves old pioneers incapacitated from further prospecting, while a territory pension system aids additional widows and needy women.
Glasgow gas works manager reports daylight saving cut gas use from six to midnight for three weeks dropping from 124.68 million to 104.13 million cubic feet, saving nearly a million feet per evening, while 18 daytime hours rise by over 12 million cubic feet due to wartime industrial demand.
An old time hair darkening method uses Sage and Sulphur to color gray faded hair. A ready made Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound sells for about 60 cents at drug stores and reportedly darkens hair evenly after a few applications.
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes a proverb about opportunity and growth. The piece contrasts tempting chances with small daily tasks and urges readers to seize meaningful openings rather than trivial distractions.
A noted film actress wins broad fanfare for a bold on screen presence and a strong public image. Her persona, built around a bold style and magnetic screen presence, draws attention in interviews and publicity materials.
A vintage recipe passage describes simple sauces for puddings. It includes instructions for warm butter sugar egg whites lemon juice vanilla and a maple sugar hard sauce with egg white and cream. The tone echoes old culinary guidance and domestic tips.
The Washington Star notes a quirky election bet quip about molasses and cost of living. A Fort Worth Star-Telegram item mentions a returning father carrying a baby and telling his wife she can finish packing tomorrow.
Instructions for two sauces with step by step measures. Fluffy sauce uses milk cornstarch butter sugar vanillin egg white. fruit sauce blends sugar cornstarch with boiling water, dried fruit juice or vinegar, butter, nutmeg and salt. Suggestions include cottage pudding and creaming butter and sugar with whipped cream for flavor.
A Boston Transcript note surveys odd proverbs on daily life from lamp bulbs to soup etiquette. It playfully dismisses unlikely claims such as potatoes needing eyes or dentures selling cleverly.
Naturalists claim no animal surpasses the speed of the famed race horse Sysbonby. Photographs show a 26 foot stride. Observers describe gait differences to avoid fore leg contact. The hare lags behind dogs and horses. The giraffe reportedly runs about 15 meters per second, while an elephant moves two yards per second, bearing weight akin to six horses.
Dr J Mitchell Bruce, consulting physician to Charing Cross Hospital, tells winter session students that children seek knowledge for its own sake like hunger for food, noting inquisitiveness shapes growth and parenting challenges.
The Okanogan National Forest in Northern Washington is reported to be among the nation’s top beef and mutton ranges. Lamb shipments averaged 92 to 95 pounds at stockyards, with a Roan Shorthorn Hereford steer batch at 1366 pounds each after shrinkage. Top beef in the Okana Forest is projected to exceed 1200 pounds. Local stock growers’ associations coordinate breeding and range management to raise high grade bulls and share service fees.
Mrs Degraw sacks Maggie after a tense exchange about housework and dress, Maggie refusing to wash windows or floors and demanding a roll in management before packing her trunk and leaving the home. The notice hints a petite advertisement in another column.
A note extols Garfield Tea as a traditional herb cure for constipation and stomach issues, praising its vintage family-use appeal and reiterating its popularity in earlier generations. A contrasting exchange about long hair and audience amusement is included, attributed to an eminent pianist in Washington.
A collection of quips from Bray Lowder and Felix Fogg on wives and nerves, plus Sir David Henderson’s grim airplane humor. Also brief notes on Allan’s Foot Ease remedy with faulty typography and an ad for a free trial package.
Two girls discuss the meaning of fugue with one remarking it is a horrid family quarrel carried on through generations, reflecting a Boston Transcript line about southern family disputes.
Reported exchange describes two Kentuckians in a feud area. One asks why he was shot at, citing a feud with Ben Walker. The reply notes Ben is dead and the speaker is Ben’s executor indicating legal action or settlement may follow.
A Louisville Courier Journal quote muses on Saturns eight moons and moon songs. A Philadelphia Ledger anecdote recalls a five year old Fran cis asking his mother to shoot him rather than try to be good, highlighting humorous parental urgency.
Portland Oregon feature endorses Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for nervousness and female weakness. Testimonial by D Shoemaker claims four bottles improved health. Ad touts Dr Pierce's Pellets and a medical adviser book with mail order details.
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