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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1921
Page
4
The Independence Enterprise is published weekly on Fridays under the owner editor Zz C Kimball. Subscription rates are listed, including one year and six month options, with details obscured in the readable text.
The editorial accuses the Dallas Observer of misrepresenting Independence in a highway dispute. Independence demands the Supreme Court review interpretations of law rather than the state highway commission and politicians. It suggests the Observer seeks political advantage and portrays Independence as the scapegoat.
A trainload of settlers starting from Omaha will travel to Oregon on the 20th to inspect a large portion of the state. The itinerary includes many stops with time for auto trips, arriving in Portland on July 29 and Salem the next day, with Polk county among the visited areas.
It takes real nerve for a berry grower to keep smiling as Logans drop to two and one half cents per pound with little market for much of the crop. Yet farmers remain optimistic and accept lean years with little complaint.
Independence lauds Company K for strong attendance and excellent work at camp, highlighting the unit's achievements and high standards during training.
Social notices report Miss Mildred Jones of McMinnville marrying Robert Wyatt of Amity at the Baptist church. The ceremony featured floral decor and attendants in pink and green organdies, with a cake of lace and lilies. The couple left for a wedding trip to Portland Astoria and Seaside before settling near Amity.
Prof. O D Byers reports securing a desirable furnished house about two blocks from the university campus. He and Mrs Byers plus daughter attended a summer course in Eugene. The piece also notes Smith and Son moving to a new location two doors north, with a general overhaul of the building.
Mrs Williams was surprised by a roomful of guests bearing bouquets. a program featured vocal selections by Naomi Hewett and Gloria Whipp and readings by Alberta Williams. Bertha Ferguson won best artist and Clemo the comic prize as guests enjoyed lunch and a talent contest.
Willard E Craven Hardware offers Racine casings advertised as 6000 mile tires known for long wear. Compare their weights with other makes of tires of the same size. 1 It appears as a sale notice with component details and pricing context.
The Chicago Journal recalls Eclipse born during a solar eclipse and later famed as the swiftest among contemporaries. Bred by the Duke of Cumberland and owned by Dennis O Kelly, the horse lived at Clay Hill near Epsom, drew visitors, and was insured for a large sum. Postmortem showed a thirteen pound heart, explaining his speed.
A Detroit News editorial asserts that constant worry weakens the body, ages the skin, harms digestion, and robs life of pleasure. It praises housework as wholesome, noting that the spirit in which tasks are done affects nerve strength and disposition.
The text explains days lengthening not by hours but by longer days as Earth’s axis rotation slows. An eventual epoch would make a day equal to a year, revealing permanent sunlight on one hemisphere and perpetual darkness on the other, contingent on the Sun's continued brightness.
In Onha a sharp spined grass cenchrus echinatus traps insects day and night. Victims find their wings pierced by barbed spines and perish, while two insects a large beetle and an earwig escape. Minute insects are not caught and the grass seems not to feed on its prey. It also occurs in the West Indies and southern Florida.
A traveler notes sunlit scenes in the Hebrides with brown green grass on the coast and snowy sea birds. He recalls summer nights when fishermen launch, phosphorescent glow reveals fiery wakes, diamonds on oars, and lines of light from tackle and anchors.
The Sunday school meets at 10 a m Eyworth League at Tp im Preaching at 8 p m Prayer meeting and Bible study Wednesday at 7 80 Ladies Aid gathers Thursdays in the church parlors The solo Teach me to pray by Mrs Barnell last Sunday was well received Pastor F S Clemo to preach in Buena Vista next Sunday at 11 o clock All are invited to services
The church invites all to worship Sundays with Sunday school at 10 a.m. Rev. Proppe preaches at 11 a.m. on Divine Dynamite and again at 8 p.m. on The Power of Peace. The Young Peoples Society meets at 7 p.m. July is devoted to Christian Evidences. A big picnic is planned soon open to the public.
A barn on H. B. Fletcher’s residence property burned completely along with a Ford car owned by Oregon. The fire, likely started by firecrackers or excess matches, spread to a neighboring barn on Mr. O’Kelley’s property and caused partial roof damage to another building before firefighters contained the blaze near residences.
A Paris magazine named Marriage advocates French women wed Americans echoing Professor Carnot. It urges those unable to find French husbands to go to the United States. Carnot’s experiments claim failures in international marriages stem mainly from the French wife not assimilating her husband’s customs.
A terse remark notes that truth would be frightened to death if it faced certain people in a dark alley, suggesting a dramatic confrontation or metaphorical danger. The line emphasizes fear and the unpredictability of undisclosed intentions.
A grain elevator installs a new shinery device to move freight cars by turning them on their sides or ends, improving loading and handling efficiency.
Police investigate a perplexing incident where two men, allegedly unsatisfied, commit two killings using improvised means with a single lens and stone, prompting questions about motive and lawfulness.
A quotation stating it was a hen that hatched the eagle is attributed to Miral, reflecting a metaphorical remark. The source emphasizes the paradox of origin and ambition linked to the eagle.
A brief dialogue fragment compares a fairy home to a small engine, implying whimsy and miniature invention. The exchange hints at imaginative play or storytelling without further context.
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