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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1913
Page
10
A Blair county barrister described his two opponents in court as two ghouls in a country graveyard seeking a carcass to devour. The remark was noted in a Phi link-like exchange.
Remarkable incident in Liverpool reports a black kitten defending its home after mama cat was barred from rejoining. A customer once fed meat to the pair, provoking the young feline to drive the mother away and guard the doors since.
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Hose as a cure for foot discomfort. The ad touts relief from pains and swelling, claiming quick improvement and benefits from the remedy.
The Leeds city highway department treated sections of a macadam road with granular calcium chloride to curb dust. Earlier solutions cost more and gave unsatisfactory results. The road was swept and two chloride applications were made on successive evenings at about one and a half pounds per yard.
The fragmentary text blends unrelated ad lines and quotes. It references a cold cure with laxative and quinine tablets promising refunds, then shifts to oceanography notes about deep sea life and a philosophical musing on simplicity. It ends with a PILES CURED IN 6 DAYS claim and a moral quote from J. C. Hare.
An anchor from the Spanish Armada era, recovered near Clacton England, has been donated to Colchester Museum. The worn fluke spared trawler gear for generations, as locals recall the object rising from the seabed during fishing grounds. A London class of girls once mocked a sun rise west claim, prompting a witty reply.
A New York Weekly note quotes a wary mother and a reassuring reply about bay dangers and sharks. The discussion centers on fear of drowning versus sharks in a Florida bay during a winter visit.
Three city civic groups and the St. Paul Association of Commerce discuss a planned modern highway from Minneapolis and St. Paul to Duluth. The campaign aims to educate counties between Washington Chisago and Pine about the road's value, with Sandstone residents optimistic about regional traffic benefits.
A North Dakota Agricultural College radio piece argues good roads boost farm social life by enabling travel to neighbors, church, picnics, school events, and entertainments. It links road quality to better schools, homes, community attractiveness, farm marketing, and land value, likening the road to railroads for cities.
Seed corn expert M L Mosher of the Iowa Experiment Station urges immediate hanging of newly selected seed corn in dry well ventilated spaces. He lists a dry cellar attic spare room shed or other dry building as suitable and warns against damp, close or sunny locations including stables near live stock oats or corn.
After heavy rain, flat roads gouge in center or gutters wash out. In sandy areas planks driven edgewise across the gutter stop wash. in clay areas logs or ties laid in trenches form a dam. Shifting grades or mixing sand and clay with a drag helps restore usable, safer roads.
The King drag with a plow can perform tasks of a large four horse road grader and often does so better and cheaper for general work. A skilled operator can accomplish many road building and maintenance tasks with this combination.
The note urges carrying a pencil and pad to record the number of a motor car that runs over you. It emphasizes preparedness and practical advice for personal safety and incident reporting.
A heated courtroom exchange unfolds as a counsel vows to handle the adversary's witnesses without gloves, prompting a sharp retort about treating the other's witnesses similarly. The dialogue emphasizes sharp legal wit amid tense proceedings.
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