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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1918
Page
7
A prototype freight boat named the Concrete motor boat has returned to the Potomac River in Washington. Built to beat the horse powered craft, its first trials showed seaworthiness with an ten horsepower engine and several trips drew favorable comments from observers.
Officials consider a small 15 sixteenths inch black star badge to honor family members lost in war. It may be worn on navy or army uniforms and could be made from broadcloth or fabric with embroidered yellow silk. The symbol was devised by the Council of National Defense and approved by President Wilson.
The text recalls a maker and servant unsettled by Thewan who admits knowledge of a man who endured a school of people to learn he knew nothing. Mothers push sons to war and seek to join them, while success rarely comes to the one who refuses to act for fear someone else will take credit.
The war strength of a U S army company is six officers and 20 men. The war strength of a battalion is 109 officers and 3 652 men, with twelve rifle companies, one headquarters and headquarters company, one supply company, one medical company, and one machine section.
A drafted soldier may apply for life insurance with a minimum amount of 500 dollars, payable in multiples of 500 up to a maximum of 10 000 dollars. The policy designates the father and mother as beneficiaries, with allotments arranged from his pay to support them.
About twenty percent of Norway's dentistry graduates studied in the United States or pursued post graduate courses there, reflecting strong American influence on Norwegian dental education.
Washington tabulations show total income and excess profits tax receipts this year at 2.821 billion, eightfold higher than last year’s 950 million. States range from 2.6 times in Idaho Utah and Montana to 15 times in Mississippi Alabama and West Virginia. New York led in volume, but the year over year rise was only 5.3 times. Other state increases listed include South Carolina 12.28 times and Kentucky 13 times, with numerous states showing smaller gains.
A 1978 United States Department of Agriculture report summarized in Farmers' Bulletin 984 finds tractors used about 45 days per year on average. It notes tractors often replace horses gradually, with farm management planning and crop rotation extending tractor use and enabling larger farms per worker.
Color codes indicate unit branchs such as Blue Infantry Red Artillery Yellow Cavalry, Green Service Corps, Orange Quartermaster, White band Medical, Ordnance, Aviation Training, and Reserve or Volunteer Training corps. The system assigns colors to corps and notes National Guard and National Army distinctions.
A garbled passage discusses rifle bullets and sound travel, noting a bullet covers about two miles and sound travels that distance in roughly half a second, implying a strike before the report is heard and leaving uncertainty about the facts.
Five fishermen earned 500 dollars for their haul of herring near Orrs Island Maine. Each man received a 100 dollar share for their day's work.
United States Department of Agriculture reports highlight safe farming practices in the South urging every farm family to adopt production crops and hay plans. The feature notes past food and feed production shifts and stresses moisture and saltwater concerns affecting regional output.
A brief note discusses milk absence and the difficulty of obtaining milk from eight cows. It mentions separating milk promptly and ensuring calves receive skim milk of good quality after milking is completed. The language reflects a ledger like farm record.
James H. Robison argues in Atlantic that what passes for reasoning is often just vocal sounds used to relieve the mind. He critiques political addresses sermons and editorials as driven by feelings of approval or disapproval rather than substantial argument.
The piece promotes the All American Liberty Loan Race set for September 28. It urges every state and citizen to back its entry, claims Oregon will be strong yet must be prepared, and calls for immediate action to support the loan campaign in Oregon.
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