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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1921
Page
6
The Vossixche Zeitung reprints Tolstoy’s 1884 letter noting his plan to live in the country and work hard. He describes the family’s complacency and villagers’ labor, lamenting his role in shaping a passive system while foreseeing change may come.
The Detroit Free Press piece quotes Senator Gronna describing a political opponent as bad through and through. He recalls Uncle Washington White and a poolroom vignette to argue the opponent’s supposed laziness and lack of support for his family.
The New York Sun reports a city trend where boys play “sidewalk checkers” on crowded streets. Using chalk rings and checker pieces in red black and blue players try to knock opponents out of the ring while dodging traffic and police presence.
Skeleton repair divides into bone surgeons and skeleton assemblers. Art schools colleges and anatomy students need accurately constructed skeletons for study. The mender must sort assemble and select the correct bones from hundreds and string them on fine wires.
The Pennsylvania Railroad, facing higher tie costs and dwindling white oak supply, investigates Central and South American hardwoods for railroad ties. Annual tie usage runs 5 to 6 million with a 10 percent price rise since the war began.
A resident complains the house bell has been broken for weeks and questions the point of repair as friends now honk outside in cars while waiting at the door.
The text describes how tropical forests depend on rainfall with no true dry season yielding constant humidity. It contrasts light and closed forests, notes jagged skylines, vine overgrowth, and dense ground cover. Examples include Dominica escol species and Trinidad tree ferns, with mosses and algae in closed forests and vigorous light competition in virgin rain forests.
In a New England town Jane Carew, singing at a church, contemplates aging and wealth while Bruce Carter recalls their past. A flood breaks the dam and the two lovers race up the embankment as the river swallows the old bridge and threatens the village.
The piece describes Spanish cigarreras known as the Carmen type girls aged twelve to sixty working for a peseta daily. They cradle up to 50 babies while weaving cigars and cigarettes, sing while they work, wear a red rose or silver earrings, endure curses and abuse, and keep lovers who beat them unless faithful.
Sidney Smith notes reading well means immersive, vivid engagement with the text. He describes imagining Livy beside you, hearing geese and envisioning ancient battles to stay fully present, turning study into a lively, useful experience.
The Peruvian Central railroad is praised as a monument to railroad engineering with switch backs and 54 tunnels. TickNa pass rises to about 19 000 feet, and mines near the site are rich in historical lore. Inca ruins and temples surround the area, evidencing an ancient civilization.
British engineer notes that prehistoric birds resembled early airplanes with small wing spans and large tails, suggesting parallel paths in human and natural development. Another observer argues flying fish may yield more insight into soaring flight than birds.
In a boastful remark a burlesque queen says she will play Hamlet to prove better acting. The exchange questions her sincerity and motives as she defends the plan while eyeing a dramatic costume.
A dialogue shows Bill and Bob arguing about arithmetic. Bob insists on a proof for a claim that twice eleven equals twenty-four, pressing Bill for a piece of ple as reward. Bill challenges Bob to provide the proof.
In Selby Yorks England several women reported seeing a white figure darting near trees at night causing many husbands to stay home after dark. An athlete admitted nightly training between 7 and 9 p m and said his evening runs across fields likely fed the ghost rumors.
Berlin reports show Germany leading in Upper Silesia plebiscite returns with large margins across towns. Oppeln Germany 20000 Poland 11000. Beuthen area Germany 69.22 percent. Kattowitz German 93 percent. Hindenburg 86676 to 31625 Polish. Allied troops guarded voting in mineral-rich region.
Washington reports Chief Justice White’s Panama Costa Rica boundary ruling is recognized as final by the United States. President Harding expresses regret Panama may feel wounded by the decision while affirming continued friendly ties tempered by justice. Also listed: for sale housing on Main Street including investor listings by J. R. Cooper Est.
An explosion at Armour Grain’s grain elevator on the Calumet river outskirts of South Chiavo killed two and injured four. Fire and emergency crews estimate $1.5 million in elevator damage and $1 million in destroyed grain.
Dan Scott, director of conservation and development, announced Fred W Agatz of Olympia as assistant director. Agatz has worked in the state land commissioners office, while Gate Auditor Clausen was appointed supervisor of municipal examinations by Director of Taxation Farenworth.
Statistics compiled by Adjutant General White show 836 Oregon men wounded in the recent war, excluding wounded officers and Marines. The total including Marines is expected to reach about 1,000.
The University of Oregon in Eugene opens the Woman's Building for hygiene and physical education for women with up to date equipment for individual health and indoor education. Head Mabel Louise Cummings praises its adequacy and notes her move to Wellesley College.
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