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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1919
Page
3
W. Straus in Thrift Magazine argues thrift secures modest means and safeguards against poverty. He warns that lack of thrift leads to wasteful spending and financial decline, while small, steady savings build lasting security and the ability to enjoy life.
The Penneyh rule document outlines grain mixes and sprouted oats as affordable feeds for poultry. It notes experiments in fortified feeding improving growth and profitability, with guidance on soaking oats and preparing boiled oats for White Leghorn pullets and heavyweight poults.
Notes describe forest land in Argentina with potential for profitable lumbering and mention inventors who created hangers for barns and devices to lift cars from floors. Also references the Siamese musical scale and its equal division into seven parts handed down in tradition.
An old health warning notes tartar growth harms teeth and gums, causing bleeding and infection as it spreads around tooth stems. It urges thorough cleaning and even eye care to aid in this health work.
A terse quotation notes that true poverty lies in a mind that deems itself lacking. The saying attributed to Jeremy Taylor implies inner wealth or misfortune stems from attitude rather than material status.
A writer discusses the central longitudinal line of the United States passing near Topeka Kansas and contrasts the East West North South regions. The piece traces how the term middle west arose as a convenient but vague label for the geographically intermediate zone between Atlantic states and the Rocky Mountain area.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture outlines squab farming as a profitable side line. It notes Homer Carneaux and other varieties as popular breeders, discusses confinement, marketing, and the need to prevent nuisance by ensuring markets for produce.
An examination of withered leaves shows red coloring arises from sugars and glucose compounds formed as photosynthesis accelerates with sunshine and cooler temperatures. Evergreen leaves lose red tints as seasons warm. Low temperatures also prevent sugar transformation, emphasizing that red colors are a direct result of autumnal solar light and chill.
Quote from Joseph Story laments the fate of American Indians as a slow extinction. The prose reflects anxiety that removal and assimilation threaten native cultures and leave a fading memory once the last footsteps rustle away.
Effort to develop a silent motor and propeller for a plane is advancing steadily as researchers work to reduce noise and improve performance.
A Glendale farmer, under USDA poultry extension guidance, posted a net near 900 dollars in 2.5 months from a 210 hen flock. February eggs averaged 11 cents a dozen, about 150 dollars. March profits topped 100 dollars. April gross reached seven thousand minus feed, with a culling test trimming 56 hens that reduced yields, suggesting the remaining 164 hens achieved the record.
Navy seaplane observers report aircraft can locate schools of menhaden mackerel bluefish and other fish while flying at 800 feet near Cape May. Potential uses include guiding purse seine boats saving time and fuel and improving cooperation between aviation and fishing fleets.
Instructions advise sealing the house tight, burning sulphur to create blue fumes, leaving the structure closed for an hour, then airing thoroughly before fowls return to ensure the space is free of disease germs and pests.
A brief note states that a small yard can support a few hens if the keeper can provide proper care and feeding. It emphasizes that success hinges on the owner’s ability and willingness to maintain the birds.
London researchers Capt. Drvid Thomson and Capt. David Lees report a new vaccine preparation method that detoxifies the vaccine and allows injections with much higher doses without toxic symptoms, aiming for stronger immunity against influenza.
Cleveland police pursue a woman described as having a diamond in her teeth. Authorities warn she specializes in pocket picking and is considered dangerous.
British salvage ship Racer off the coast of Ireland recovers gold ingots and bullion from the Laurentic sunk January 25. Divers work in shifts to retrieve bars weighing about 28 pounds each, with early haul values around 250 000 dollars and total salvage reaching several million by June.
Herbert F. ZL. Funk, a noted sportsman from Trushing N Ya, was stopped for speeding on Merck road by a motorcycle officer and brought before a rural Justice of the Peace. The judge said the fine was ten dollars, Funk produced a large roll and asked to change a twenty. The judge replied that he could not change the bill but could change the fine, and Funk was fined twenty dollars. He paid the amount.
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