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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1911
Page
7
Senator Sutherland of Utah, speaking at a Washington luncheon, attacked a defeated bill as graft ridden. He compared its grafters to heirs of old George Smith who relied on inheritance and recounted a nephew's biting joke about a goldenhaired widow left by the uncle's death.
An old advertisement fragment discusses Allen's Fent-Base foot powder for painful feet and mentions nitrate of soda as a fertilizer with usage guidance for orchards and crops. It notes potential plant burning and suggests specific application rates for apple trees, plus a brief pitch for Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a stomach and liver aid.
Holes in charcoal stamps should be filled with dirt to block drafts and heat loss. Cedar stumps typically grow on wet swampy soils, and burning them is hard except in very dry seasons. Drainage is needed before attempting burning, as burning into water is impossible.
A testimonial from Mrs. Sap Mullen of Elwood Indiana touts Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure avoiding surgery. The ad questions unnecessary operations for female health issues, claims 30 years of use, and offers confidential guidance from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Advice on handling suspected swine disease urges immediate isolation of diseased pigs and separate housing. It recommends burning carcasses, not burying them, and prompt contact with state veterinary services for thorough disinfection of hog houses yards and surrounding grounds to prevent recurrence.
Dr Hopkins of the insols station explains humus role in soil and crop production. He says crops are not made of humus and that humus provides no feed by itself. Decaying organic matter and nitrogen supply drive plant growth, with humus acting as a tool to release nutrients and retain moisture.
Exhaustive tests at the Indiang ex periment station show silage as a superior winter food for sheep. Ewes receiving silage gained more weight, consumed less grain and clover hay, and had better wool. caution advised to avoid overfeeding and freezing silage.
A vintage gardening tip advises not disturbing tomato plants once budding begins and to keep soil clearance at least 10 inches. Regularly prune ripe fruit to boost plant vitality and extend vine life, aiding tomatoes just setting.
A man visits a photography studio insisting the photographer fix his wife’s facial flaws. He asks to straighten a broken nose from a prior fall, push in ears, remove freckles, hide a squint, and disguise a rabbit-like look, while the photographer agrees to retouch.
A missionary encounters an aged woman in a woodland cabin and discusses the day of judgment. She questions the idea of a single day, and the missionary explains there is only one. She laments missing the day due to a belief that only one mule travels with John who goes everywhere first.
Dialogue shows Mr Tympaz demanding refund of 25 650 dollars from Dr Squiller claiming his wife’s run in with a chauffeur led to a bad wedding experience and a clash over compensation. The exchange hints at a legal or civil dispute over refunds.
In a wartime joke, an officer tests a private who notes that removing the look from the barrel and fitting a man inside allows a 500 yard shot. The officer asks what is remarkable, and the private concedes nothing new but admits his prior ignorance.
A humorous dialogue contrasts a young man who asks if he may marry while paying his wife’s bills with an older man’s quip that if the amount is twenty five willion it may be allowed. The exchange highlights attitudes toward money and marriage.
A brief exchange recalls meeting Dunkey after years with comments that he has not changed much. One speaker notes he seems unaware of this, while the other adds he still talks about past foolishness.
A poet recalls the Niagara Falls effect and explains the inspiration came from a railway booklet. The exchange notes that the speaker has not seen the falls in person, countering the homespun origin with a printed guide.
The fragment centers on Mabel anxious about her upcoming marriage to a millionaire and fears exposure in the press. A sibling reply suggests the concern is intensified by public scrutiny and rumors.
Howard Elliott of the Northern Pacific Railway backs a sweeping apple industry expansion. He foresees 100000 carloads from Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana in a few years and urges growers to build local storage and transport facilities and boost publicity to reach wider markets.
Oregon Agricultural College officials reported state livestock production worth 91.69 million dollars at the Oregon Pure Bred Live Stock association banquet. Cattle, dairy cows, horses, mules, sheep, hogs, goats, wool and dairy products counted in the total. Co. L. Hawley was reelected president. H. C. Morris became secretary. President Kerr urged agricultural education and youth farming involvement.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat cites Thomas W. Lawson as saying a New York capitalist can tell the truth only rarely and compares him to a Russian mujik in a fable about age and army conscription. The passage also mentions Hamlin Wizard Oil as a household remedy and contains a joke about barber and customer exchanging quips.
A garbled collage of quips and quibbles about dental parlors medical slang and political questions. The pieces reference a child’s teething syrup and a mock exchange about kisses and foreigners with snippets from several newspapers.
City editor remarks that the shooting by an actress would be a bigger sensation, but the interview reveals the shooter was only an ordinary individual. The Washington Herald notes the surprising contrast between expectation and fact.
Royal High Clerk for O A C vallis is the former champion Berkshire boar from last year and runner up this year at Salem. Oregon Agricultural College purchased the animal from Barrows and Davenport Crab tree Ore to establish a Berkshire herd at the college farm. Eight small pigs were also bought for use on a demonstration train touring Sherman Gilliam and Morrow counties to promote dry farming in October. Two each of Poland China Berkshire Chester White and Duroc Jersey accompany the purchase.
Dialogue shows Chappie offering a cigarette to an old man. Lapleigh refuses saying he does not smoke fool killers. Chappie remarks he does not blame him for avoiding danger.
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