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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1917
Page
7
A garbled text fragment references a breach, a check, and a local exchange. It mentions valor, power, and a nearby location and hints at a dispute over a fight or confrontation with unclear actors and outcomes.
A essay-like piece reflects on a grocery boy’s life, his long shifts, cold feet, and meals imagined from neighbors’ suppers. It contrasts unhappy work with the comfort of home and a mother’s cooking. Also included are light interludes on jokes, U S forest service notes, chestnut uses, thrift meanings, and public school thrift ideals.
A curate walking home after church with two choirgirls engaged in a hymn discussion. One girl preferred Draw Me Nearer, while the other corrected her remark saying the line belongs to the chorus. The curate sought solace in Night Exchange.
An ad promises relief from severe eczema with Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap. It asserts itching relief and eruption clearing, noting these products are sold by all druggists and urging readers to try them.
A collage of brief quotations from various 19th century sources. It includes a domestic exchange about affection in Providence a matter of fact wife and sentimental teasing, a weather vane remark about a flag and wind during the Spanish American War, an ad voice for foot powder, and a literary dialogue about trust and deception. The pieces resemble clipped newspaper items and ad blurbs from multiple titles.
An old remedy promotes hot water with limestone phosphate to purge body toxins causing headaches. It claims cleansing the alimentary canal, reducing head pain, and improving digestion. Advertised as inexpensive and harmless, it urges readers to ask pharmacists for a quarter-pound of limestone phosphate.
A discourse arguing saving and wealth building as drivers of progress. It asserts individuals must accumulate real wealth or wealth in money to fund future needs and public works. It contrasts primitive societies with those who save, noting roads and water systems require stored value.
A Woman's Home Companion essay notes that the very wealthy often cannot decide what they want. The piece argues that chasing costly luxuries to isolate from society—estate empires, private yachts, or secluded orchestras—saps sociability and spirit, leaving the rich man unsettled at night.
A famous frugal Scotch comedian stayed in Glasgow years ago at a host’s home with a newborn son. The star refused hotel advertising, settled the bill, and as he left he said to Mrs Whitewood he would leave a copper for the bairn if he had one. The incident aired as a witty hotel tale from the Saturday Evening Post.
Four French prisoners of war in Germany were married by proxy to their fiancées in France. The weddings were arranged through the Spanish embassy in Berlin. The ceremony in Stendal occurred while the brides were absent, and a corresponding ceremony was held in France with the groom absent.
A wartime diary voice recalls a boy named Binks facing brutal events. The veteran narrator notes Binks joined to escape suffering, while acknowledging the harsh realities of war and its impact on youth. The exchange underscores wounded innocence amid conflict.
In a brief quip a waiter notes a man from a zoo who orders a pony of four. The exchange hinges on a pun and misheard phrasing.
A Yonkers Statesman snippet recalls a birthday surprise where a wife briefly searched her husband’s pockets and left 50 cents, prompting lighthearted reflection on the practical joke.
A Baltimore American caption notes a man beneath a machine as workers inspect its condition. The brief dialogue emphasizes the scene with a bemused tone.
An old advertisement touts freezone a Cincinnati produced ether compound to remove corns and callouses without pain. It claims instant relief and rivets the skin to lift the corn, urging readers to ask a drugstore for a bottle and have it ordered if unavailable. It includes a humorous New York Times quote and a Baltimore American quip.
A traditional remedy claims Sage Tea and Sulphur can darken gray hair naturally and evenly. It advertises Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready-made 650 cent bottle, says regular use restores natural color after a couple of applications and makes hair thick and lustrous.
A Washington Star quote notes Gladys is seen as considerate because she avoids helping when her mother asks, claiming it keeps house tidy by not mussing up the routines.
A humorous note on a club mock marriage to a steno grapher, granting lavish rewards, then pressuring return to office work within a month as a gag about reverting to typewriter era habits. The piece lampoons office norms and social roles with a wry exchange.
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