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Newspaper
Ione Independant
Location
Ione, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1926
Page
2
A dated fragment from the Ione Oregon post office record notes Second Class matter status under a 1870 act, with the line about September 17 1926 and a poetic Ring motto reflecting peace and gold. The text ends with the name Tenneson.
Mrs Fred S Purnell wife of Indiana Representative is described as an attractive and popular member of the congressional set in Washington DC. The note highlights her social standing and visibility in the national capital.
Poem by Leslie Clare Manchester reflects on bygone dreams and childhood memories in a rural setting. The speaker recalls Liza at the knee, a rocking cradle, twilight hills, moon flowers, and the passage from toddlers to adulthood, observing love enduring amid a changing future.
The poem describes shifting clouds as wind blown argosies and pale galleons sailing through the sky. The speaker envisions dreamlike treasures—moonlight and sunset gold—hoarded in each hold as the vessels seek the rainbow’s end across the sky.
The passage describes the figurehead as a living symbol of a ship’s craft and character. Imaginative and superstitious readers see the figurehead as expressing individuality and guiding the guardian spirit toward the future.
Scientists study sea bottom vegetation in the Straits of Fuca where giant kelp grows up to 100 feet tall with a 30 foot broad leaf tuft. The 2,000,000 square miles of explored sea floor may hold edible vegetables for future ocean gardens.
A quoted essay fragment urges avoiding becoming set like a book and clinging to fixed opinions. It argues progress requires an unbiased mind to reassess issues as situations evolve, noting how today’s facts may change tomorrow. The author cites J. H. Burringer from Forbes Magazine.
Mrs. Frank Engelman leads the C. E. meeting at the Christian church next Sunday evening. A number of our young people prepare to leave for college in a few days with representatives bound for the University of Oregon Oregon Agricultural College and Willmette University.
The narrator recalls Napoleon a tall strong horse that showed speed but never advanced, and Henry a college associate whose initial zeal faded into hollow enthusiasm. Henry promised sales prowess yet produced no real results, mirroring Napoleon’s false vigor as both failed to progress.
A series of daily devotional verses outlines duties to God and to others. Passages from Deuteronomy and Samuel urge fear of the Lord, steadfastness, remembrance of elders, and divine protection as the faithful walk in righteousness.
Rev. W. W. Head presides at Congregational Church with services at 11:00 A M and 8:00 P M. A Wednesday prayer meeting is scheduled for 7:30 P M.
Ione Lodge No. 120 A F and AM meets first and third Wednesday each month with W M W E Bullard and Sec Elmer Griffith. Locust Chapter No. 119 O E S meets second and fourth tenth day each month with WW M Mrs. Clara Hawk and Sec Mrs Path Mason.
IONE LODGE No 135 1 O O F meets Saturdays at including Ernest Heliker V G Chas O Conner Sec Lee Rowells Treas B E J Bristow BUNCHGRASS REBEKAH No 1 1 O O F meets the first and third Thursday of one month N G Vida Heliker V Mary Shaver Sec Verda Ritchie Treas Etta Bristow
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