Strawberry Growing Tips and Planting Guide
This article by Leroy Cady discusses why the strawberry is a widely grown fruit and covers best soil types, planting times, bed maintenance, and irrigation. It explains choosing land with good drainage, fall fertilization, and how to manage beds for one or multiple seasons. It also notes practical picking guidance and packing practices.
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Leroy Cady
Minnesota
Alaska
Florida
Europe
Profit Made in Culture of Fish
A guide to profitable fish farming detailing tank setup with clean gravel and predator protection, feeding schedules from milk curd to fish meal, and financials showing 10 000 brook trout fry costing five dollars per thousand and potential returns by September with fingerlings valued at twenty five dollars per thousand.
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Nature
Spraying Calendar for Apples and Dodges
Old horticulture almanac lists spray numbers and mixtures for apple trees. It prescribes Bordeaux mixture and Paris green blends, kerosene oil, whale oil soap, black leaf solution, white lead with linseed oil, and sulfur lime mixes. Dormant season restrictions warn caustic burns if foliage present.
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Paris Green
Cross Purposes and Small Talk in Local Notes
A dialogue on cross purposes contrasts with a businessman's tale of ambitions and unfulfilled wishes. Another reader reflects on the magician’s act and a weary commercial traveler seeks orders amid waning trade, while a hardware merchant pitches San Jose scales to a curious buyer.
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San Jose
All for Love and the Chauffeur’s Ink Joke
A clipped dialogue shows Jimmy and Tommy trading lines about washing the face and a plan to go to Ink where Tommy claims to be a chauffeur. The exchange captures a playful street scene with casual banter and local slang.
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Jimmy
Tommy
Hairdresser Seen Pushing Through Ladies Quietly
A man was observed in a room of women puffing away as he dressed their hair, prompting curiosity about whether the activity was permitted.
Government aims to curb political lying face tough odds
A posed commentary contrasts government efforts to reduce misinformation with personal financial strain. The speaker questions whether investigations will lower deceit while noting domestic worries about affordability.
A Rare Achiever Inquirers Puzzling Friendship Remarks
A fragment hints at unusual character notes about a person called Biffking and Hiffkins, describing amiable behavior and an unusual habit of befriending a train butcher. The quotes suggest dialog about odd social contrasts and curiosity about personality.
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Biffking
Hiffkins Sin
Retrospective Reflections on Afterthoughts and Bitterness
A compact meditation contrasts the charm of hindsight with the sting of regret. The piece weighs whether reflection improves judgment or merely deepens dissatisfaction, noting that truth in memory often arrives late and colored by current mood.
Independence and Monmouth Railway Timetable Snippet
Train schedules listed for Independence Monmouth and Dallas with times for trains 64 68 70 61 73 65 69 71 62 72 and routes to Airlie and Dallas. Various departures from Independence and Dallas with connections at Monmouth and Airlie noted. some times appear misprinted.
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Independence
Monrmouth
Dallas
Monmouth
Airlie
Launch Independence Sailings From Independence to Salem
The Launch Independence departs Independence dock for Salem daily at 8 30 a m and returns from Salem dock at 4 p m Fare is 69 cents each way.
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Independence
Salem
Salem Dock
Charles D Smiley Contractor and Builder Plans and Estimates
Chas D Smiley offers quick plans and estimates for building projects with a specialty in dwelling houses. He emphasizes prompt service and reliable workmanship as a local contractor and builder.
International correspondence school update
H V Reed of Scranton Pennsylvania will be in Portland Oregon representing the street address monthly. The note indicates outreach from the International Correspondence School with regional presence in Portland.
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Portland
TONSORIAL PARLORSElectric Shampooing and More
A claim of services at a tonso rial parlor on Main Street Independence Oregon offers electric shampooing and related grooming in a shop front advertisement.
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Main Street
Independence
Oregon
Hawkins Marble and Granite Services in Dallas Oregon
G L Hawkins offers monuments headstones and cemetery work in Dallas Oregon providing full memorial services for gravesites. Contact for custom designs and stone carving. Local craftsperson with extensive experience serving the community.
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Salem, Oregon
Watt Shipp
The
Sun Typewriter
Jim Hillird
White House
Zed Rosendore
Will H. Bloch
Ore
Crowley Bros
Malin
Garage
Independence, Oregon
Tage
Anpliontien
Orpear
Lever
Taig
Ben Joe Walt
Litton Ateree
Anton
Ayaan
Gorti
Maria
John Dorking
AL T
Lve
Ilens
All For
Independence and Monmouth Railway
Chas. D. Smiley
Bell
International Correspondence School
H. V. Reed
Scranton, Pa
Ald
Lence
C. W. Hinkle
W. R. Allin, D. D. S
Cooper Bldg
B. F. Swope
W. E. Vincent
Justices of the Peace
Bush Bank
Salem, Or
Homer Lodge
Castle Hall
Cc. D. Tharp
Independence, Ore
G. L. Hawkins
Dajlas, Oregon
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