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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1911
Page
7
Portraits of patients and supporters flood Prof. Jamen Munyon as his new stomach and digestion remedies attract strong public interest. A prominent city woman reports rapid relief from chronic pain and debility, praising immediate improvement and renewed appetite after trying Munyon’s methods.
A French paper reports a New Zealand chief settling on disputed land and asserting ownership with a bold remark that he obtained the title by eating the prior owner. He declares an undoubted claim to the property.
A humorous squib describes an Irishman who discovers living inhabitants inside a piece of cheese. He asks if cheese here has children and jokes about needing a doctor for minor pains. Hawlins Wizard Oil is advertised as a quick relief for headaches and other aches.
The Forth bridge carries a horizontal pull of 10000 tons on the chief spans and a base weight of 100000 tons. The structure could bear the weight of half a dozen ironclads without strain.
An electric clock exhibited at a national exposition uses 60 radial rows of 82 lamps to show minutes and shorter colored light rows for hours. A pendulum dial 15 feet arc swings 8 feet long with 6485 lamps and 11,000 connections, weighing 2000 pounds, and over a mile of wire powers the display.
Workmen tearing down the Fisher mansion in Jamaica Plain uncover a 150 pound canister of coffee stored in a blind attic. Neighbors report a small spoonful feeds a family of ten and that the aroma remains delicious. The canister likely dates to before the tea tax era, over 125 years ago.
Riot erupted at a cemetery consecration in Mezobibacs Hungary as Slovak and Roumanian villagers clashed over two crucifixes. After sermons and insults, knives and hayforks were used, soldiers dispersed the crowd, 13 injured and one dead.
A grain of wheat bears a complete prayer inscribed in minute Hebrew letters by Rauch Mordecai for Sir Moses Montefiore. The tin box bore the dedication and the year 6445 in Hebrew, read only with a microscope. Montefiore kept it in his desk until death. it is now preserved by a friend.
Columbus built a town at Isabella after returning from Spain in 1498 and established a church in the fort town on the north coast of Santo Domingo. King Ferdinand sent a bell for the church steeple dedicated to St Michael.
Women may vote in Balize the capital of British Honduras after the city council extended suffrage to property owners and householders. Scores have already applied for registration papers following the council's decision offering voting rights for council members.
The 200 remaining cedars of Lebanon are guarded and tightly enclosed. Once towering over Syria they rival the tall anatomy of Palestine trees revered in Hebrew scripture. Arabs call them trees of God and remain used for Greek church mass under their wide-spreading branches. Several trunks exceed 1,500 years in age with 100 foot heights and 50 foot circumferences.
In Paris artificial snail shells are sold as the real delicacy. Snailshells are cleaned, filled with lights or corkscrew shaped flesh, sealed with fat, and marketed. The method surfaced after a worker sued for a finger injury from a snail factory machine.
A European student claims Chinese has no spelling and little inflection. He notes many expressive phrases and calls attention to the idea that a few hundred words suffice for basic use. He argues true study is hard because it must be learned from a native speaker.
The article argues that the origin of chess is uncertain but suggests Buddhist priests created it to channel fighting instincts without violating nonviolence. It notes Europe’s chess tradition derives from Arabic or Persian sources while India nurtured the game, and explains check and mate trace to Persian words Shah and mat.
Geologists describe the world’s greatest underground river moving from the Rocky Mountains beneath New Mexico and Texas and draining into the Gulf of Mexico. It is said to be several miles wide in places and feeds rivers that surface elsewhere. The Texas artesian well belt is linked to water drawn from this river, typically around eight hundred feet deep.
Judge Burnside of Sharon Pennsylvania declared the ownership of a disputed hen after hearing rival neighbors. He released the fowl midway between properties and watched it return to Mrs Mary Romaniek’s fence, with costs awarded to Michael Fisher who had claimed the bird.
Mrs Antoinette Perkins shot at a cat threatening a robin on her lawn. Three bullets missed the cat but narrowly endangered three people: one whistled through a neighbor’s wall near a dining room occupant, and two more passed by two boys as they walked by. The cat escaped unharmed.
An old advertisement touts Alwayesheko in Allen's Foot as a powder that eases hot sweaty aching swollen feet cures ingrowing nails bunions and other foot problems. It mentions sizes and usage hints and lists place names.
A reflective paragraph quotes Emerson on how real life changes come from inner moments rather than visible achievements. It contrasts outward choices with inner revisions that redefine a life’s path.
At a The Hague scientific society gathering Professor Weichert argued tremor velocities through Earth imply a central iron core about 6 550 miles wide. Constipation is claimed cured by Doctor Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets, a laxative.
The article advises regular feeding times for ewes, with morning and afternoon meals, noting turnips and roots as efficient winter forage. It recommends a bit of grain and emphasizes watchfulness during lambing to save lives and improve profits, even if it means lost sleep during the season.
The article notes that color is commercially important but not definitive for gem stone identity. It states stones may show colors but require tests to confirm value, and minerals in pure form are white, with color arising from pigment. It also mentions Mrs Winlow's soothing syrup as a teething remedy for children.
The article notes that ancient Egyptians named week days while Jews counted days by rest, with the first day following the Sabbath. It lists fifteen historical Sabbath counting methods over four thousand years, describing daily, weekly, and monthly cycles of varied lengths.
The quote urges maximum productivity and warns against delaying tasks for future time. It emphasizes valuing every moment and avoiding idleness procrastination and laziness.
A saying notes that true perfection lies in recognizing flaws rather than claiming none. It emphasizes self awareness and humility as marks of character.
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