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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1917
Page
3
An article from 1917 argues that young brides must master budgeting and basic cooking to handle high living costs. It stresses practical skills in shopping, meal planning, and frugal preparation, urging women to learn homemaking to support a family.
A fragment suggests a struggle where opposition remains steadfast as challengers press hard. References to resilience, courage, and battling a powerful foe imply a narrative of perseverance and inner strength amid pressure.
Fragmented verse on dreams and daily life with imagery of moonlight and chimes. The speaker laments the workaday world and asks for faith to renew, referencing Pittsburgh and a distant martyrdom.
A garbled explainer summarizes eye pupil response to light. It notes the pupil constricts in bright light and dilates in darkness, with the iris adjusting to control light entry and protect vision. The text hints at the time needed for the adjustment and references the mechanism of light adaptation.
A collection of humorous exchanges and quips featuring Mr Duthwaite Mrs Dutwaite a poet editor August Assembly and other readers. The snippets touch on poetry suffrage prohibition and seaside amusements with a light sarcastic tone.
Article by Raymond G. Puller argues secretarial work offers a strong, rapid path for women. It cites wages starting at 2 to 15 dollars weekly, rising to 1500 18 per year within a few years, with graduates entering business, law, education, or social work.
A Glasgow captain recounts surviving a torpedoed Greek ship in the Mediterranean. He clung to a spar with a Frenchman until a fellow sailor tightened a necktie around his wrist and ankle to keep him aboard. Dawn brought an Italian destroyer that rescued all aboard.
The National Museum houses over 800000 annual visitors to animal exhibits and relies on taxidermists who craft life sized hollow plaster figures rather than simple stuffed specimens. These experts are described as pioneers of a sculptor like craft, building light durable mounts that appear more lifelike than traditional excelsior methods.
After an opera night out, two women teased a married conductor about his tastes. One claims Lohengrin is dull while the other prefers Carmen. The conductor apologizes and hints the single motorman might suit them.
The losses to Norway’s shipping from the war surpass those of any other neutral and rank behind only Great Britain and France. Despite reduced tonnage, Norwegian shipowners have ordered about 1,200,000 tons of new ships for home and foreign yards, much of it in American yards.
Dialogue shows Betty predicting a marriage to money as the speaker and Jack reacting with curiosity about how wealth will come, followed by a playful aside about a Boston transcript. The snippet reflects light social banter and dated language.
A fashion note highlights ribbon hats with diverse forms and embellishments. It describes tam crown designs using Persian ribbons, blue panne bases, and contrasting edges, plus plain net foundations covered in black and white ribbons. Flowered ribbons, luminous brocade, and delicate lace trims are favored for summer headgear.
Orders issued at Western Department HQ call up Oregon Washington Idaho Montana and California National Guard infantry regiments to full war strength. Secretary Baker directs Third Oregon Regiment to mobilize. governor and adjutant general relay actions for immediate assembly.
Sewing pattern notes describe a short-waisted bodice with a skirt of moderate fullness, double-breasted front, sleeves in ordinary armholes, and a white felt trim adorned with corded ribbon and a berries motif. Required material: two yards of fabric 46 inches wide.
A pillow top of coarse ivory white linen displays a diagonal large spray of flowers. Leaves and petals are outlined in green and rose twisted cotton with lighter petal lines. Center showcases stranded cotton yellow and black French knots. Background forms square crosslines in brown.
A woman favors plain hats and decorative vell with beaded medallions. New wells feature large medallions that can be positioned to suit a plain hat, offering versatile ornamentation this season.
Items cover horse imports by James Edgan. education credits for National Guard service. Portland bank deposits totaling 87 326 223.61. bond examination of State Treasurer Kay’s books. Circuit court indictments in Benton county. State Fair emphasis on livestock and crafts. Roseburg Strawberry Festival fundraising. Ashland street lighting for round-up. hay shipments to Eastern Oregon to avert feed famine. Klamath lumber mills brace for record season. Oregon potato exports worth about 14 million dollars in 1916. concerns over high school military squads. Marshfield whiskey discovery and arrests. Florence shipbuilding project announcement. Elgin to La Grande motorcar service test. labor cost pressures in Marshfield. Riverton mine mining staff shortage. Hyde Benson case decisions in Jackson county. Oakland box factory lease by I N Clark and G Callighan.
The Oregon National Guard Eighth company Coast artillery, under Governor Withycombe, was ordered to guard the North Bank railroad bridge over the Columbia and the Harriman bridge in Portland. Two platoons will be housed at Vancouver barracks with subsistence arranged. Guards were already stationed by watchmen but the troops will protect the bridges indefinitely due to critical importance.
In Jacksonville Theodore Roosevelt announced a U S division could be in French trenches within four to five months if government permission is granted He urged universal military training and said the United States should push the war to Germany He spoke after the band played Dixie and said he would like to hear the tune against Von Hindenburg's line in France.
More than 15 000 members of the Long Island Council of Women’s Clubs petitioned the Merchants’ association seeking permission to teach women to take men’s jobs if conscription shifts workers. A letter from the council’s executive committee asks to let women visit stores daily and learn under supervising employes the work women could perform.
The Harvard Corporation announced a gift of 24782 dollars to establish a Victor Chapman Memorial Fellowship. The fund, raised by 74 people, funds an annual fellowship for a student from France in memory of the aviator killed near Verdun while with the French air service.
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