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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1911
Page
6
Train times for Independence Monmouth and Dallas routes listed with departures from Independence at 6:00 6:15 and 6:15 p m and from Dallas 8:30 1:00 and 8:00 p m plus Airlie connections. Also connections at Monmouth for Airlie and unclear times noted.
Passenger schedule notes two daily trips from Independence. Morning departure at 7 30 a m arrives at McNary crossing in time for the east bound train. Evening departure at 3 30 p m returns by 4 49 with connections both ways. Fare is 50 cents per trip.
Washington gossip notes that under the Weeks Forestry law the government may buy down at heel summer resorts and parklands offered for sale. promoters tout scenic beauty while the forestry commission weighs price, with Natural Bridge Virginia and White Mountains among sought properties. bids range from 60 to 100 dollars per acre, though most offers are unlikely to be accepted.
The United States government plans to dispose of 43 obsolete warships including battleships armored and protected cruisers monitors and gunboats. Declining relevance amid dreadnoughts spurs selling options junking or transfer to South American republics with total costs listed for each class and notable ships. Warship brokers eye South America as primary market.
The piece argues that foreign intelligence operatives remain active across the United States. It cites extensive efforts to collect data on military fortifications and other strategic details, noting a former foreign officer found living covertly near Staten Island and connected to a factory near vital Atlantic defenses.
W. W. Newton Son reports buying the meat market formerly run by Geo. F. Heck and states they cannot supply the trade with wool clean stock of fresh and cured meats. They remain in the market for good beef cattle veal and hogs.
Government ends 900 plus draughtsmen positions after unpaid year end. Treasury says no funds to extend payroll and suggests using existing building plans to authorize new projects. Law prohibits deficits and transfer of funds, promising annual savings of about $250000 thereafter. There are 662 public buildings nationwide, costing from $26000 to $8000000.
Quote explains New York water is too hard for tea and an English matron adds soft water is key. It notes soft water can be bought bottled or softened with a pinch of soda to improve tea quality.
An energetic auctioneer at Ladybank Auction Mart knocked a hole in the rostrum with a hammer. Inside the hole behind the boarding a robin built a nest and now sits on four eggs.
A flood of testimonials from women in Peoria and New Orleans claim Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound saved them from surgery and eased chronic female ailments. The letters describe relief from inflammation and other distressing symptoms, urged as proof of the remedy’s effectiveness.
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