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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1919
Page
1
Saran A Evans, State Chair mans Woman's Liberty Loan Committee of Oregon, appeals to readers with a patriotic message urging timely payment of the Liberty Loan. She recalls the war effort, honors volunteers, and stresses financial support as essential to national victory and postwar readjustment.
Federal Reserve Board reports American farmers are in the best financial shape in years and predicts a smooth postwar shift for agriculture and industry. The farmer’s outlook is strong across regions with good crop prospects and rising wealth from Victory Year outputs. Government projections note farmers will likely purchase a large block of Victory Liberty Loan Bonds in April.
The message to farmers in the Independence district details a sustained campaign to grow strawberries raspberries loganberries gooseberries and currants. It reports strong demand for tips and plants and notes spring planting preparations while stressing profits and land value increases from small fruit crops for jam jelly and preserves production.
A regional appeal outlines contracts for 1919 1920 strawberry yields raspberries loganberries gooseberries and currants with prices per acre and per pound. The letter touts Willamette Valley production and urges growers to supply fruit for a broad advertising and distribution system. Also noted is Salvation Army shifting to a single annual fundraising drive per state starting in Oregon in June under Commander Evangeline Booth to reduce public solicitation while expanding relief work.
Pheasant Northwest Pro Ducts Company announces a free booklet by manager Louis Laghmund and field representative L. G. Bulgin. The guide is packed with information on berries and how to grow them and is mailed free upon request.
Don H. Upjohn a well known Salem and Portland newspaper man and briefly Polk County district attorney has been appointed private secretary to Governor Olcott.
A brief notice places Dr. Duganne as a dentist associated with the Independence National Bank area. The item names a professional status and a locale without further detail.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears to payment of one hundred dollars for every catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Notary public attests to the oath dated December 6, 1886. Ad copy describes internal action on mucous surfaces and offers testimonials. notes distribution by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo and sale by all dry goods stores.
Lieutenant Lamar Tooze of Salem, regimental intelligence officer with the 364th Infantry in France, reports from Nogent-le-Bernard that he has been detailed to attend a four month law course at Sorbonne University Paris with pay. He notes he will miss the 91st division departure but expects to return by mid July after publishing a history of the 364th Infantry.
The national war garden commission urges Americans to expand 1919 gardens to ten million victory gardens to feed hungry Europe. It cites 5,285,000 war gardens in 1918 and asks readers to request a free garden book with a two cent stamp to aid postwar food production.
Pioneer citizen James Scrafford, 77, died at Salem Hospital following an operation. Born August 20, 1841 in New York, he served in the Civil War with the 1862 enlistment, marched with Sherman, was captured and held in Libby Prison, and later joined the Grand Review. He moved to Oregon in 1870, ran hotels in several towns, married Ann Gore in 1880, survived by his wife Mina, four children, and was laid to rest at Odd Fellows Cemetery after Presbyterian services led by Dr. Dunsmore with Grand Army Post honors.
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