03 Sep 1903
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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1903
Page
1
Farmers report better than expected grain yields with oats and wheat ranging around 23 to 36 bushels per acre. An accident injured a worker but no fatalities reported as threshing nears Oregon growers celebrate improved harvest and a helpful recruitment of the cook wagon system for threshing crews.
Reports from Parker area describe wheat and oats as the best in years with yields ranging from 200 to 2600 bushels per acre for grain, while hay conditions have been favorable. Some fields show lower oat yields, but overall productivity remains high as harvest continues.
Reading notes from the Evans threshing crew at the San McElmurray place describe long hours in the straw stack and rare bright moments. Elmurray returned with eight men, the report notes these were more for the boys than for the workers themselves.
Noted for extraordinary efficacy in treating corns burns ulcers sores and skin eruptions. Promises cure for piles and fever sores with guaranteed results. Available at A 5 Locke's Druggist.
An observer urges the town to provide a reading and recreation room for young men and a resting place for mothers with infants arriving from the country. The writer argues merchants could meet these needs quickly, easing shopping and preventing fatigue and forgetfulness.
Mise Nellie Pomeroy traveled to Portland on Monday en route to Northport Washington where she will teach this winter.
In Corvallis on August 29 1908 Miss Fannie Martin and Mr Homer Hill both of Independence were married.
A complete list of subscribers to the Monmouth farmers line is printed, naming numerous individuals and firms in LUCKIAMUTE LINE and Monmouth city. The roster includes H. D. State E. W. Staats B. F. P. Smith F. M. Smith J. M. Lewis G. C. G. Hewitt A. A. Linderman and others plus local businesses like Milling and Warehouse Co. and Polk Co. Bank. The second portion contains a poem tribute to the Willamette River by Olga Vaverta Boatman.
An old advertisement claims that life is governed by strict law and misuse causes constipation headaches or liver trouble. It promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills as a gentle, thorough remedy available for 250 at Locke's Drug Store, urging quick relief.
Parker Buena Vista congratulates Prof. W. B. Goin on being named principal for the next school year. Goin has fifteen years in state education, mainly in Linn county, and is noted for high social moral and intellectual standards. The writer, who finished eighth grade under his supervision, expects a successful year.
Parker announces the eleventh correspondents contest as participants prepare at their positions and await the final charge in a staged, battlelike start.
BL Byer a town cooper credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving his life after a month of bilious dysentery. B T Little, merchant of Hancock Maryland, reports immediate relief from the remedy. For sale by Kirkland Drug Co.
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