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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1912
Page
7
A Pomona California rancher, wealthy and skilled in broncho riding, attempted to stay on a large red Durham bull for two minutes but fell after 1 minute 43 seconds. He suffered a badly wrenched hip and shoulder and incurred medical attention.
A historical note states chickens need 8 278 cubic feet of air per day per 1000 pounds of live weight, while men require 2 833 and cattle 2 504 cubic feet. Poultry ventilation is thus a matter of flat importance.
Barbara compares religions with a friend noting a church difference. She boasts stained glass is nothing because their church has two priests and six acro bats. The iron industry in Sweden dates back over two millennia with ancient furnaces still standing.
Testimonies from Ashland Kentucky and Camden New Jersey praise the Lydia E Pinkham remedy for female troubles and relief from displacement. Consumers report restored health after medical advice failed and letters to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co are answered by women in confidence.
A detailed survey of new blouse styles highlights dropped shoulders, set in sleeves, bell shapes, and extended waists. It notes larger armholes, varied sleeve lengths, peplums, and textures from linens to chiffons, with sewing tips for seams, hooks and eyes, and finishing touches.
The notice details a vest fabric plan using spotted net and a cashmere like material. It lists 6 yards of cashmere at 48 inches wide, 12 yards of Russia braid, and a fraction yard of spotted met for final trimming.
The Imperial theaters budget shows higher pay for stars. Mme Kshesinskaya gets 250 per performance, Mile Preobrajensky 150, Mlle Karsavina 3000 to 4000 over two years, and M Chaliapin tops Russian operatic earnings with 27500 from Imperial stages. Tenor Sobinoff earns 20000 yearly. Mme Kusnezova 10500 guided by Covent Garden fame.
A description of a stone public library in Peking linked to the ancient School for the Sons of the Empire. It notes the Library houses the Thirteen Classics on 182 tables and dates from late Mongol or early Ming periods, within a large enclosure in the northeastern corner near the abandoned ancient university buildings.
Farmers should expand dairy butter production as butter substitutes like oleomargarine rise in price. With dairy butter selling at 25 cents or more, farmers can profit by marketing butter weekly if distant from creameries, balancing dairy with other ventures to meet markets.
An old advertisement touts Marine Eye Remedy Co offerings promising quick relief for red weak watery eyes and granulated lids. The copy mentions a compound in each package and aseptic tubes with a claim of a ready remedy from Chicago based makers.
The Kansas City Star notes a humorous remark attributed to a boy in Hutchinson reported by The Gazette. While seeking food at a boarding house he said Please pass the trash signaling his cunning mischief and appetite.
A Traveler's Gazette letter argues music as an art has little male standing in Japan. Women cultivate it through the samisen, a guitarlike instrument, while traditional views slowly shift toward greater male acceptance.
A Kansas City Star line questions the fate of an old fashioned woman who placed a caraway reed in coolies. The paper notes a widespread hope she has choked, reflecting a vanished life in the Washington county context.
The speaker argues age should not deter admiration for a veteran preacher or physician. He asserts congregations favor impact over appearance, noting they judge by sermons and service rather than hair color or baldness.
Strong afternoon winds reach about 22 miles per hour as a dense fog bank rises to roughly 1,500 feet at the Golden Gate. Temperatures drop to 55 degrees, chilling the bay area conditions.
The passage depicts Noah battling two red, bloated mosquitoes on his hand. He grinds his teeth and declares a grudge against his posterity, threatening to smash their distended bodies. The comic line is delivered by Puck with a mischievous wit.
A rural voter laments a congressman losing sympathy for common folk and criticizes his table manners, accusing him of tucking a napkin under his chin and handling his plate with his hands.
A witty exchange between a dashing bride and a cautious groom contemplates a wedding trip on an airship. The dialogue contrasts romance with prudence as a teething remedy ad for Mothers informs readers of Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
A reflective quotation on happiness, stating it is not solitary and thrives by sharing. It argues happiness depends on others and that a happy person inspires good nature in those around him.
In a fragment from a Birmingham Age-Herald note, chatter about Miss Yawler singing across the way hints that grand opera companies rarely visit this town. The exchange portrays hopeful local interest in big-city scenes reaching a small community.
Mrs. Young the hostess impressed attendees with a sweet gown and pleasant manner as guests enjoyed the Nassau event, retiring to pleasant dreams at 1 30 a m.
A local ad promotes a free sample of Allan's Foot-Ease from Allen 8 in Le Roy Olmsted New York. It claims to relieve sweating burning feet and to aid with corns ingrowing nails and bunions, with a full price of 25 cents for full sizes.
A novelty from Punch notes the craze for engaged women to wear their sweetheart’s portrait on a slipper. A clever bootmaker devised a device allowing the image to be changed often without damaging the shoe.
A humorous anecdote where a child asks about a sound heard in a library. The father, asleep and loud, provides muffled evidence, and the child’s guessing turns from “Choochoo” to the correct “Cow,” revealing the source of the noise.
A mixed OCR fragment presents a Browne quotation about Africa and nature followed by garbled text resembling an advert or adlike misread phrases. The readable portion hints at a literary motto, while later lines resemble stray product-like strings without coherent context.
Dr. Hedge and Dr. Bartol spent summer down east. Dr. Bartol preached to a fishing congregation and an old salt called the sermon absurd and its language preposterous, questioning the effect on the audience.
A tale recounts a preacher who pawned his watch and preached four hours the next Sunday. After the sermon a special collection was taken to send funds to the pawn broker.
Manhattan is described as one of New York's six boroughs and the city's primary area. It spans about fifteen miles from the Battery to the north and up to five miles wide, with water frontage and full city shipping facilities. The piece notes its size equates roughly to the distance from New York to Buffalo across Lake Erie.
A quotation from Charles Kingsley on daily duty and virtue. The text extols being compelled to work as a path to temperance, self control, diligence, and strength of will, fostering cheerfulness and content. It emphasizes the value of daily tasks and the development of virtue through obligation.
A Marlton New Jersey incident left a young man severely injured and blinded after an explosion triggered by a cigarette spark ignited blasting powder he held. An unknown passerby was smoking nearby.
A fragment quotes an exchange arguing that moral courage and physical bravery matter, with a claim that women can outperform men in both domains and even give men a beating in certain contexts. The line reflects a provocative challenge to gender roles.
A letter to the Hudson of the New York Press requests readers to identify each church’s denomination, service times, and the pastor’s name. The writer notes many houses lack signs and laments the sexton and undertaker receive criticism.
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