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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1919
Page
2
In darkness the narrator recalls how bandits seized his sloop and contemplates escape or action to prevent Estada from seizing the treasure and harming Dorothy. He wonders who will guard the sleeping old men and the women as the peril closes in.
The narrator plans a covert boarding of the Namur to rescue Dorothy Fairfax. He threads through darkness by oar and sea, shuns discovery, swims under the bow, and seizes the anchor hawser as he stalks the pirate vessel amid a tense Bay of Rotterdam pursuit.
Geoffrey Carlyle, a shipmaster, is banished for Monmouth rebellion involvement and joins passage to the American colonies with Roger Fairfax and Dorothy Fairfax. He befriends Dorothy while Sanchez, a Spanish enemy, schemes against the Fairfax party aboard a privateer sloop. Carlyle battles Sanchez, defeats followers, and is cast into the bay.
The narrator recalls clinging to a boat after a foe leaped the wharf and orders to sink the sloop. He drifts into deep water, fights to pull himself aboard, and awakens injured yet alive, remembering Sanchez Cochese and a bearlike hug from a giant negro. The night’s events replay in his mind.
On the Namur deck two sailors test their nerve as they secure a loose sail. A drunk stranger is hauled aboard after Manuel Estevan returns with a party bringing rum and mystery, leaving questions about the lad’s fate and the sailor’s true origin.
Carlyle contemplates a perilous chance to aid Dorothy aboard the Namur. He must slip past vigilant eyes and avoid detection to survive while pursuing a desperate plan.
A fragment notes bamboo trees remain barren for three decades before flowering. The terse line references a long growth cycle and natural phenomenon without further details or context.
An essay by Totin Rivers catalogs numerous misuses and false friends in English. It argues that many common terms have been misapplied or distorted in speech and writing, urging careful, precise word choice and restoration of original meanings.
Indian bear hunting uses coordinated teams with long spears and bamboo spears to pin and trap bears first by dogs. Hunters position along hill slopes before dawn and, after locating the bear, thrust with spears to secure the animal and finish the capture.
A historical recipe describes aDelicious soup made from condensed milk, lobster or crab meat, and oysters. It explains preparing fried oysters with crab meat, bread crumbs, and a seasoned coating, then sauteing in butter. The method includes a peach juice cream and a lemon egg white freeze.
Classic kitchen notes describe making an almond custard pie with a rich almond flavor and a meringue topping, then turning to a meat dish of creamed sausage. The pie involves almond paste, custard filling, and a browned meringue finish, served cold. The second item covers grinding lean veal and breakfast bacon, seasoning, shaping, frying, and serving with a cream sausage pan sauce.
A fragment describes peeling tomatoes and slicing American cheese into rounds the size of tomatoes. It mentions layering cheese with mayonnaise between tomato slices and arranging on a plate, with scattered garbled text.
Suggestions for an inexpensive corner decoration show a bamboo frame hung with rings across a room corner. The eight bamboo pieces form a grid with fern or flowers inside a pot, fastened with nails and plugged ends. Hardware store pieces complete the setup.
A Chicago house displaying children’s clothing features frocks in pastel pink blue green and yellow with collars and sheer white trims. Designs include belted frocks with embroidered bands and scalloped collars, plus one with a piped neckline and uneven skirt heights.
The article praises Georgette gowns and blouses in light tones over sheer cotton fabrics. It notes Georgette garments wash easily with soap and water, requiring gentler care than cotton tuberose fabrics, and highlights new fall and winter silhouettes including redingote and barrel shapes.
The article describes four new Paris dresses featuring bouffant skirts, gold tissue finishes, and lace underskirts. It notes sheer underlayers and flouncing lace details, highlighting the fashionable silhouette and materials of the season.
An OCR fragment describes Bayer aspirin marketed for fast relief. It mentions aspirin tablets, packaging of twelve per box, and points to Bayer as the trade name by the Bayer Manufacturing Company in Montonnatte northeast of Salleyticacia.
The State highway commission approves Union Bridge Co to span the Yakima River between Kennewick and Richland on a loan of 45000 with an estimated construction cost of 41240.
Northern Arizona's Grand Canyon is highlighted as the Colorado River's grand gorge, 9 219 miles long and about 12 to 13 miles wide, exceeding a mile in depth.
An advertisement claims freezone quickly relieves tender corns and hardened callouses with drops that dry and heal without inflaming surrounding skin. It notes a small bottle costs little and will remove all hard or soft corns and callouses, urging readers to have their druggist order it.
Linen tedding is a luxury for the American housewife who trims cotton streets and saves linen pieces for company. In Hut and Lithuania flax thrives though factories are scarce, and every housewife has chests full of linen bedding and hand made material suitable for American beds.
A reflective aphorism urges empathy by imagining others' positions. The author argues many troubles fade if people step into others minds and view events from alternative perspectives. The piece frames self-centeredness as a barrier to understanding.
An aphoristic note suggests that diligence in industry leads to equal success for those who work with steady effort, echoing a Bachian sentiment about perseverance and achievement.
A short note advises eating raw onions at the last meal to treat insomnia. It recommends a thorough trial for one to two weeks and repeated use rather than a single attempt.
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