Property to be sold on private terms in Polk County
A Benton County Oregon court order directs the sale of real property in Polk County under the estate of Nancy Tharp deceased. The sale occurs after Monday the 6th 1920 at the law office of D. E. in Independence. The property lies at the southwest corner of the Alexander Hodges D L C No 11716 within sections 2 4 W and 5 1990. The sale is for cash to the highest bidder following the executor’s deed and publication notices dated November 6 and December 8 1920.
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D. E
Independence
Polk Ooun
The
Bee
S. W
Alexanderia Hodges D. L. C
Polk County
Willamette
Ty Court
Benton County
Oregon
Nancy Tharp
Miverah
Denman
Nancy
Animal idioms and their humorous origins in London Tit-Bits
A London Tit-Bits piece surveys animal based expressions. It traces meanings and origins of terms like monkey-wrench monkey-barge fox-trot hare-brained and pig-tail linking them to humor and social speech. It notes how animals symbolize traits and manners in language.
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Tom
Brian
Comolivon
Tirth
London
Locust Plague in Palestine Shrinks Fodder and Shapes War Efforts
In spring 1915 a severe locust plague swept from Egypt to the Taurus, stripping Jerusalem and the Garden of Gethsemane of vegetation. The pest covered streets, caused dizziness among observers, and crippled fodder supplies, aiding British movements against Turkish forces on the Egyptian front as crops failed.
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Palestine
Syria
Egypt
Taurus
Jerusalem
Gethsemane
John W. Whiting
United States
Firefly light may power future lighting finds
A Boy's Life article notes scientists confirm fireflies emit light at minimal energy, about one four hundredth of a dog's fame. If harnessed, a boy pedaling a bicycle could light many miles of street lamps with near heatless energy.
Pen name history of Aeon to Separate letters
St. John Ervine cites Darrell Miggis on the pen name Aeon for George Russell. He explains a printer misread the diphthong as a rent query, prompting the writer to strike it and later print the name as separate letters.
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Darrell Miggis
George Russell
Stussel
St. John Ervine
The
North American Review
Confidence and self-reliance in Orison Marden quote
A reflective piece quotes Orison Swett Marden on self-reliance versus self-depreciation. It ponders why some achieve great things and others doubt themselves, praising inner strength as essential capital for success.
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Orison Swett Marden
Farm Bureau President Outlines Marketing Plan
James R. Howard of the American Farm Bureau Federation assigns a vast plan for commodity marketing through cooperative groups. He argues farmers must store and distribute crops across the year to avoid glut, linking better pricing to world markets and storage facilities. Howard notes the federation seeks influence on national and state legislation while stressing practical farm leadership.
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American Farm Bureau Federation
James R. Howard
Jim't
Farmers of America
Jim" R. Howard
Marshallico
Iowa
Clemens
Farm Bureau Prexy Urges Market Plans for Farmers
The Farm Bureau leader hails marketing reforms to guarantee cost plus a fair profit, proposes national committees from major states to study cooperative grain and livestock marketing, and supports bonded warehouses and staged release of commodities to stabilize prices. President Howard pledges Federation backing for worthy farmer groups.
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United States
Howard
American Farm Bureau’ Federation
Farmers’ Organization
Are Modern Humans Taller Than Medieval Knights
Physiologists cited by the New York Evening Post report that modern men average one to two centimeters taller than medieval men after measuring hundreds of skeletons. Armor weights were often overstated. most suits weighed under fifty pounds, with the horse bearing much of the load.
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New York Evening Post
Wade
France
Francis I
Museum of Artillery
Switzerland
Mandalay Festival Crowns New Pagoda Summit
A Mandalay festival celebrates Buddhist rites as a gilded crown or thi rises 800 feet atop a new pagoda. Buddhists from Indo China Himalayas Laos Chan Siam gather amid markets and diversions while a bamboo inclined plane hauls the heavy cap upward over six days, with seven to fix it.
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Mandalay
Burma
Indo-China
Himalayas
Laos
Chan
Siam
Katshhin
Mot
Babel
Oregon Agricultural College Farm Pointers Summary
Farm notes from Oregon Agricultural College cover fall grain seeding rates for oats barley wheat and vetch and advise shallow one inch planting. Other items include alfalfa for silage timing for harvest and storage, arsenic in caterpillar control, corn silage seed-saving from ears, sunflower seed production and year end shipments. Local items note Roosevelt era predictions and regional industry moves in Gold Beach Pistol Creek Eu chreeck, Medford packing apples, Roseburg hall remodeling and new bakery in Corvallis.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Alaska
America
California
Medford
Oregon Growers’ Association
Roseburg
I. O.C. F. Hall
Oregon In Brief: Salem Building Boom and Regional Notes
Salem reports over 200 percent growth in building activity for the year to date, with expenditures totaling 444,940 for new homes and structures. Portland to Astoria road nearing completion by November 6, Hood River apple crop projected at just over 1,200,000 boxes, with 300 car loads shipped mainly for export. Odell to get a box factory and a new post office bids called. county work planned. East Oregon Lumber cuts wages 20 percent effective October 26, Albany bakery adds machinery. Klamath Falls opens a new bath house to the public.
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Salem
Portland
Astoria
Hood River
Odell
Enterprise
East Oregon Lumber Company
Albany Bakery
Klamath Falls
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L. E. Watson
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Haselton Independence
Sandard Oil Company
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Farm Bureau
Victor S. Mayer
Farm Bureau Prexy
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Pacific Coast Shippers’ Association
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