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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1920
Page
4
The article notes a prolonged public watchfulness as prices adjust postwar. Prices have fallen in many sectors, but a return to pre war levels is unlikely soon. If the public delays normal commerce, more concessions may follow, yet risks to business stability remain.
Simon Benson steps down after leading the state highway commission since 1917. Eric V. Hauser of Portland’s Multnomah hotel is named to succeed him by Governor Olcott amid reported board discord with R. A. Booth and Edward Kiddle. Independence residents react with mixed views on his departure.
Turkey raisers in Roseburg country form a pool to set four cents per pound as the ruling price for turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving and Christmas. If approved, consumers may pay 75 to 80 cents per pound. Roseburg rises as a key Pacific coast turkey point amid a potential combine. Oregon grown walnuts fetch eight cents higher per pound. Groner cites ideal conditions. Oregon prunes logs and hops also top quality. Industrial firms in Salem cut wages, signaling a broad readjustment as idle labor grows with slackening industry.
In Portland 40 babies are fed an ice cream diet as physicians cannot find suitable substitutes. If this diet spreads and habit forms, savings banks may go out of business. Red Cross membership begins in Independence under the business men’s association, aiming for quick uptake and full allotment.
The B Y P U meets at 6 80 Sunday evening at the Baptist church with growing attendance. Phr mana Bowler reads and the lesson is The Thanksgiving Ababit. Join to learn what to be thankful for and plan a Thanksgiving morning event.
The M E Church schedules Sunday school at 10 and preaching at 11 and 7:30 with midweek service Wednesday at 7:30. Last Sunday’s evening service drew a large crowd and featured a musical program with an anthem “Guide Thou Me” and solos and duets. The note invites all to attend future services and Sunday school.
Vienna reports a rapid rise in Jewish emigration from central and eastern Europe toward Palestine. Zionist secretary S. Landmann says about 17 000 pioneers may immigrate next year, with selection favoring able youths with agricultural or manual skills who know Hebrew. Many pioneers, including land-girls from wealthy families, prepare to join new colonies.
A Houston Post excerpt notes two knaves walking past a gallows. One quips about where Pedro would be if the gallows had its due, the other answers Adolphus walking alone.
A Livingston Kentucky Enterprise item quotes a local rule about beauty and wit, noting the popular idea of a “smart girl” who can make her complexion taste as good as it looks, reflecting social humor of the era.
A Duroe sow with eight piglets six weeks old is for sale. Inquiries to Mrs. Laura Davis at 7th and G streets. 1941.
Business and professional people rely on methods for efficiency but overlook the key tool, eyes. Many workers suffer from eye strain, lowering performance. An eye exam can identify weaknesses and, with properly fitted glasses, restore full efficiency.
Washington sources say the House Immigration and Naturalization Committee plans new barriers to undesirables as it drafts legislation for the upcoming December session. Members seek stricter naturalization rules, loyalty assurances, and tighter citizenship procedures amid concerns over Ellis Island facilities and immigration enforcement.
A husband dislikes photos but his wife insists. She cries out upon seeing the portrait and remarks on a single button missing on his coat. He responds with relief that she finally noticed the missing button. The exchange is a humorous vignette from Pearson's Weekly.
The article notes that underground parks and parking stations for motor vehicles have operated in various European cities for many years, highlighting the long-established use of subterranean parking to ease urban congestion.
A fragment notes ten years and mentions Paris and Rome with a reference to subway capacity of 200. The text is incomplete and lacks clear event or structured facts.
An impatient reform orator asks where they are drifting amid passions in a great vortex. A spectator from the rear interjects with a humorous demand to someone guide them and invite to dinner.
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