HOPS PRICE RISE SEEN AS DEMAND WECONIES AHEAD
Hop traders in Portland foresee a price shift as global supply tightens. Current US stocks are small, with high quality hops at 20 to 22 cents and lower grades near 15 cents. Britain’s 1920 hop consumption and 1921 crop projections suggest a looming shortage, but English controls on imports delay rapid price adjustment. The trade hopes England lifts restraints soon to boost American hops demand.
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Portland
United States
Great Britain
England
Phrase Ducks and Drakes Traced From Roman Origins
The expression ducks and drakes, tied to heedless money handling, traces to Roman writers like Minucius Felix and to a game of sealing oyster shells. England adopted the phrase as it appears in Henry Peacham’s 1647 The Worth of a Penny, describing a London citizen who squanders wealth until begging.
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Minucius Felix
England
Henry Peacham
London
Thames
Flowers and Seasons Show Color Shifts Across Canadian Springs and Summers
A Canadian professor studied 539 flowering plants in Quebec and Ontario and found about one third have white flowers, yellow about a quarter, with purples and blues around one ninth or tenth. White flowers peak in April and June, yellows in July to September. Spring blooms tend toward delicate whites pinks yellows and blues, while autumn flowers show stronger yellows blues and purples.
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Quebec
Ontario
Weigant Sues for 7500 in Death of Six-Year-Old
Charles Herman Weigant died after falling into a cesspool near the Oregon Growers Packing plant in Dallas. His father Joseph F. Weigant, administrator, seeks 7500 in circuit court, alleging the facility dumped hot processing water into an open trench and public alley, creating a dangerous, uncapped cesspool that caused the child’s scalding death.
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Charles Herman Weigant
Joseph F. Weigant
Oregon Growers’ Pack'ig Corporation
Oregon Growers’ Packing Corporation
Dallas
Dallas Observer
Laughing at landlords tourists live in cars near Lincoln Park
About three hundred tourists and dozens of Los Angelenos have converted motor cars into living spaces near Alhambra boulevard beside Lincoln Park. Cars are arranged in rows with bunks and stoves while tents and army cots are used by officials. the trend follows rising rents and rural free delivery recognition.
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Los Angelenos
Los Angeles Express
Lincoln Park
Alhambra Boulevard
Los Angeles
United States
Memoranda of It All in Philadelphia Ledger
In a Philadelphia Ledger passage, Mr. Marsh prepares for a New York trip of 48 hours as his wife worries. She asks careful questions about trains and meals while he reassures her with memoranda for every detail and a calm, assuring tone.
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Mr. Marsh
Mr. March
Richard
New York
Philadelphia Ledger
Local social notes and community visits include Port land grand juror and area residents
Buena Vista G A Wells sits on the federal grand jury in Portland this week. Orville Wells and wife visit Portland where their son recovers from surgery at Good Samaritan hospital. Several locals attend gatherings, visits, and events across Monmouth Albany Amity and Salem with multiple families hosting guests and attending meetings.
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G. A. Wells
Federal Grand Jury
Portland
Orville Wells
Good Samaritan Hospital
Wells
Harold Reynolds
Corvallis
Buena Vista
Monmouth
G. E. Harmon
N. C. Anderson
E. B. Gobat
Albany
J. A. Reynolds
Carol
Ruth Reynolds
Robert Hornbuckle
Salem
M. V. Prather
J. R. Loy
Leslie Loy
E. J. Anderson
Edgar Lichty
F. P. Grounds
Independence
Wilbur Devine
Jack
Rockaway Beach
W. J. Wheeler
Nelson Anderson
G. E. Harman
Bliss
Home Missionary Society of Oregon
M. E. Church
Seigler
H. M. Nash
Vivian Kaw
Amity
Tested Cows Show Gain in Milk and Butterfat
In Oregon November the 2537 cow testing association reports an average milk gain of 104 pounds and fat gain of 2.46 pounds from the prior year. Rogue River herds lead with 34.66 pounds of fat average. Tillamook tops in cows tested and holds the high fat cow Princess with 2737 pounds of milk and 84.85 pounds of fat.
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Oregon
Rogue River Association
Tillamook
Princess
Butler & McEntire
Rose
Airlie News Highlights Local Visits and Games
Mr Carney and Mr Ulrich visited Dallas Independence and Suver on Saturday. Iramy De Armond and his brother Tom spent the weekend in Corvallis with their cousin and attended a high school play. Falls City games set for Friday night January 13th at Airlie. Davis and Wetters mill to start Tuesday January 10th.
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Carney
Ulrich
Dallas
Independence
Suver
Iramy de Armond
Tom
Corvallis
Lillie Smith
Daas
Laura Wienert
Dorothy Gross
G. A. Conn
Portland
Falls City
Airlie
Davis and Wetter's Mill
Local Visitors and Funeral Gatherings Near Monmouth
Edwin Nissen of Independence visited on business Thursday. Funeral services were held in Independence for Oscar Lehman with Mr. and Mrs. Fishback and Mr. Holman in attendance. W M Fishback of Salem visited relatives Sunday. Mrs. Alice Walker attended Mrs. Sherwood’s funeral buried Monday. George Cody visited Lane county last week. Milt Bosley of Monmouth was in town Tuesday.
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Edwin Nissen
Independence
W. A. Fishback
John Holman
Oscar Lehman
W. M. Fishback
Salem
Alice Walker
Sherwood
George Cody
Lane County
Milt Bosley
Monmouth
Prize Peach Hard Wheat Flour Pricing
Oregon Milling and Warehouse Co offers Prize Peach hard wheat flour at 2.10 per sack guaranteed and Pride of Oregon at 1.50 per sack. City trade outlets and retailers may stock limited quantities.
Dallas School Children Need Attention Says Nurse
Miss Bertha Stroud told the Dallas Women’s club that a large share of local schoolchildren require medical care and that hot lunches are needed. She cited figures from examining local children showing defects in eyes, speech, breathing, throats, nerves, and widespread undernourishment.
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Dallas
Mi Stroud
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Woodburn
American Legion
del Monte
Atoes
Sinclair
Henry Mohawk
Monmouth Heights
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