Land sale and court summons in Oregon Polk County
The State Land Board seeks bids for gravel removal along the Willamette River in Salem with a right to accept the highest bid and five day opening. a mortgage court case in Polk County involves James M Holman and others as defendants in a real estate dispute over 184.79 acres in Independence and Dallas with six weekly summons published May 1920.
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Pida
Salem
Oregon
Indepen
Jonwee
le Exorcia
Guard
G. G. Brown
State Run
Mark Skation
Willamette
James M. Holman
Preston Ward
William Ward
Emma Ward
Benjamin Ireland
Glennie Holman
John J. Holman
Mre
Olga Holman
Maglio Holman
Amon M
Dalwrymple
Mra
James M, Holman
James M, Holman, Mew
Preaton Ward
John MH Holman
State OF
Towit
Eald Court
N. W
Henry Helmick BP
Police
Janes
Helman DP
Henry Helmick D.lc
Leas
Polk County
Asa B. Robinson
Chambers
Dallas
Independence Enterprise
Independence
Swope
Adventist Sabbath Services in Independence
Seventh Day Adventist Church of Independence schedules Sabbath School at 1 30 p m and services at 2 30 p m at K P Hall over Craven and Walker confectionery across from the postoffice all are welcome on the Roseburg Tiller road survey segment.
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Seventh Day Adventist Church of Independence
Craven & Walker
Postoffice
Albany Mill and Elevator Company Plans Reopening
Albany mill and elevator company announces reopening for the current year with operations expected to resume soon. The firm signals renewed production activity and continuation of local grain handling services.
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Albany Mill & Elevator Company
Design of military insignia across wars
The article traces how insignia evolved from the Civil War to the Spanish American War, noting the shift from cloth patches to metal emblems. It discusses naming origins for insignia in the Civil War and describes how European and American forces displayed units, including changes in shoulder marks and sensitive details about how soldiers wore marks.
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A. BE. F
Joseph Hooker
Joe
A. KO
Fine Point in Draw Poker
In a rough poker round the players exchange taunts as the deck is exposed. Floodthirsty Witt and Cheater Chartie push for big bets while Daredevil Drew and Stasher Sam argue over four twos and four threes. The dealer teases Sam and hints at the power of the hand dealt, amid loud rhetoric and betting frenzy.
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Harite
Sinaher Samant
Chartie
Daredevil Drew
Sam
Deeredevil Pmck
London
The Five Races of Shadow and Light Explained
A discussion of fictional peoples living in different latitudinal zones, describing how their shadows behave at noon and across seasons. Amphincian, antisician, anclan, perelan, and torrid zone inhabitants are defined by sun angles and shadow directions.
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Polar Circle
Island of Crete Shows Dramatic Ground Shifts
Professor L A Myres describes large ground level changes on Crete as the island tilts on an axis. He notes sinking in the eastern zones near Hierapetra and Spinalonga while western harbors rise, submerging quays and making Pholasaria’s harbor floor walkable and dry.
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Crete
Royal Geogmphlen Society
L. A. Myres
Sys
Scientific American
Hierapetras
Spinalinga
Pholasaria
Chinese Engineers and the Toll on Modern Progress
The passage argues that Chinese engineers resist lengthy training and costly tolls in advancing engineering. It notes Chinese engineers are resilient but criticized for avoiding deep study, preferring to appear skilled without extensive schooling, while opposing the toll and hard labor involved.
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Chilon
Perhins
Fins
War-Torn Villages Rising From Ashes Nearby St Quentin
In the St Quent in area villages rebuild after shelling. Artisans repurpose debris with a large grinding machine to convert rubble into mortar due to shortage of stone and materials.
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St. Quentin
Uncle Sam Cuts Five Million Dollar Melon
Federal Reserve in the Twelfth District distributes semiannual Secom Liberty Loan interest totaling 5,209,116 dollars. The paper questions what share goes to Pacific Coast residents as bonds pass to buyers outside the district. Interest amounts depend on bonds allotted and ownership shifts.
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Uncle Sam
Federal Reserve
Secom Liberty
Federal Reserve Bank
Industrial briefs from Oregon regions touch mills banks and farms
Hood River reports 82,000,000 distributed to growers this year. Oakridge clears ground for a mill and timber purchase in Cascade National forest. Portland bank statements total 4,187,647.40. Toledo builds a new state bank. Portland campaigns to build 1000 houses to ease congestion. The Rolston Nolan tax plan targets land holdings over 10,000 dollars. Core to launch new store with Masonic and Odd Fellows hall. Alsea Lumber ships fir logs to New York. New Rogue river bridge prepared. Brownsville cannery in full operation. Grenada to host a new saw mill. Milton 20 acres of alfalfa land sells for 6,000.
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Hood River
Oakridge
Oakridge Lumber Co
Cascade National Forest
Portland
State Bank of
Toledo
Toledo State Bank
Rolston-Nolan
Masonic
Odd Fellows Hall
Alsea Lumber Co
New York
Jold Hill
Rogue River
Brownsville—Canning Company
Grenada
Milton
Mail Order Instructions for Salem Taft Management
Mail orders accepted with price 1.50 plus 10 percent war tax. Make checks and money orders payable to Salem Taft Management Box 283. Include self addressed stamped envelope to ensure safe return.
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Salem Taft Management
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Annele Billy
Valley Railway
Villey & Siots Railroad
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Roseburg
Tiller
Brownsville Canning Company
Royal Ann
Independence Seed
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Sonny
Ellison-White Lyceum Bureau
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Armory
Gov. Olcott
Elks' Orchestra
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