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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1911
Page
6
A battered worn mare named Sadie is found with a peddler and a family in Dallas News recounts how a father, moved by his starving children, sells the aged horse to a driver for $15 after considering a higher offer. The driver is then outwitted and pays $25 cash to reclaim the horse, a scene judged by the father as the worth of ten dollars in emotion.
Harri son Hawgood recounts meeting a man crafting a device to be worn in a public conveyance that would allow a rider to travel without hearing others talk. Mrs Hawgood questions the desirability of avoiding conversation and the idea's practicality.
A historical overview of seven classic scientific follies: squaring the circle, doubling the cube, trisecting the angle, perpetual motion, transmutation of metals, fixation of mercury, and the elixir of life. It notes claims since radium about metal change but warns against premature dogma.
Dim Newman and Patterson of the University of Texas School of Zoology report armadillos in Texas typically bear four young per litter and each litter is uniformly male or female. The migrating species now occupies much of the southern half of the state and originates from Mexico.
In a domestic exchange from a business column a Mrs Growells asks about sugar stock and restocking timing. The grocer replies there is plenty, and asks how much she wants, highlighting supply dynamics and consumer caution about future orders.
Anxious heirs tease Uncle Toby about dying with a sharp exchange as Robert questions if his foot is sound. The remark Pa supposedly doubted Uncle Toby would ever die sparks a dark humor moment.
A quoted exchange shows a Superior Young Minister and Indy debating women’s suffrage in religious circles. The minister doubts safety of letting women vote while a second speaker suggests voting might empower women, with a humorous jab about clergy. The fragment reads as a satirical snapshot of early debates on gender and voting rights.
A fragment shows Miss Rather asking if congratulatory remarks were given for a birthday. Miss Clever responds that she console[d] the person instead and does not offer congratulations.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson discuss Billington T. Bullian in his private office during a lunch wait. Holmes notes Bullian has a stenographer who seems unliked and recalls a photo of Bullian’s middle aged wife on the desk.
A corporate president asks about how far the company can go without risking arrest. The vice president questions the limits, and a remark about quitting big business for Sunday school follows, highlighting tension over legal boundaries.
An eastern tourist notes a “very pretty scientific scrap” between two cow punchers at Bad Bucko's yesterday. He observes it is necessary to keep the men cool under the circumstances as their funerals are not planned for a couple of days.
Sububa reports engaging two girls at the Intelligence office. Urbano asks if he will keep both, but Sububa says only one will arrive Monday and the other the following Monday, as No 1 departs, leaving him free from constant office hunts.
A crowd at the theater caused a commotion when a gas jet collided with a visitor named Indy who emerged with a damaged elaborate coiffure. Eyewitnesses blamed misplacement of a witch and questioned the cause of the accident.
A short comic exchange questions a hat's alignment with a woman joking that a hat hangs oddly near the ear. The punchline arrives when the man asserts it is on straight and they part.
During a spring storm in Orange County a flock of about three crows sought shelter in a tree. A lightning strike killed 79 birds, leaving only a handful in the county. Residents plan to coax crows from neighboring counties or abandon the practice.
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