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Newspaper
Ione Journal
Location
Ione, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1916
Page
4
Clarence Reynolds and Ye Editor took a Thursday afternoon walk of about four miles seeking rabbits but found none. Snow blankets the hills at roughly 14 inches, slowing progress and leaving the quarry elusive though plenty of game in view on distant ridges.
The act blends Hawaiian and American popular music in a new musical novelty. Monday night January 24 at Zone Rink with dancing after the show. Tickets 25 and 50 cents.
Baillie James Norval spoke at a Young Redis Society meeting outlining the Scotch town plan near Rosyth and Dunfermline. He described a triangular main road system with Primrose Avenue 200 feet wide, an eastward rail station site, and an admiralty reserve entrance.
The piece argues farmers waste effort by ignoring local papers and bulletin boards for ads. Historical note links ancient public notices to modern advertising on community boards to boost sales and visibility.
Fragmentary naturalist note explains a snake shedding its skin, noting pieces peel away unnoticed as the old skin turns outward from the head. It mentions the process occurs two or three times a year and the eyes appear dim during shedding.
A jar like instrument used by the Morca features bamboo strips and pearl pieces hung along them. The device is described as producing a distinctive monotone sound as it is stretched and interacted with, illustrating a primitive musical practice.
Dry Fork local No. 62 met at the Dry Fork hall with 28 members. Officers elected for the year include Johnnie Frazer president C. J. Anderson vice president Leonard Anderson secretary treasurer N M Johnson door keeper Oran Brians chaplain and Mrs Johnnie Frazer conductor. A supper followed and the next meeting is set for January 29 at 2 pm.
Glen Ball and his wife returned from a pleasant honey moon trip last Saturday and gave a free dance at Phill Griffin's home on Monday evening. The event was well attended and the couple were wished a long and happy life as they left in the early hours of the morning.
Henry Labouchere’s vivid diary entries from the 1870 siege describe extreme scarcity in Paris. A servant recalls bread shortages, cheese rations, and a cellar stock of wheat, salt pork, and even a salted horse meat reserve. Donkey is praised as better eating than beef, and elephants are referenced as consumed in desperate times.
The text traces adulteration as a long standing vice from ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt to medieval Europe. It links early proclamations on food quality to modern concerns about adulterated meat and feed, noting persistent human selfishness as a driver.
In Gooseberry last Saturday the rabbit hunt concluded with a total of 1165 rabbits killed. Johnnie Frazer led with 115 rabbits. The losing side must host a free oyster supper on Friday January 28 followed by a dance. Oran Brians and Newt King are listed as managers. Walt Puyear and Ernest Lundell were seen at Johnson ranch where two ducks were retrieved.
Logan Waller Page advocates a nonpartisan reform to place state highway supervision under a mixed commission. The proposal calls for expert representation from educational and scientific institutions and appointive lay members to shield chief technical officials from political influence.
Instructions for using the King Split log drag. Drive the team at a slow walk and ridgwn the drag while managing it by changing position. Begin on the right hand wheel track and return on the other track. Drag after rain or wet spells to prevent earth sticking to the drag.
Fragmentary report describes trees near a ditch and front street, with unclear placement from the end of the ditch to the opposite end and a reference to Greg. No identifiable people, organizations, or places are confirmed.
A carload of coal arrived for the railroad on Monday. Saturday brought more snow. Joe Knappenberg and D. M. Ward returned Friday evening from a two day hunting trip near Cecil. Joe bragged of five ducks and rabbits. they fired about 900 rounds at rabbits with no apparent reduction. For sale or trade ten acres fruit twelve acres strawberries with buildings and water right near Kennewick Washington. trade for property near Lane. F W Sears Box 162 Ione Oregon.
Fragment from a historical account describes Culbin in Scotland where a great wind buried sixteen farms and a mansion under dunes in a single night circa 1094. The Findhorn coast transformed into a vast desert amid rising sand dunes, with survivors recalling the disaster and relief attempts.
Merchants stockpiled shells and rabbits feared as town jokes fly. The Toné hotel showcases a new cash register. Nettie and Mabel Mason attended a Young Ladies Club social Thursday evening and reported heavy snow near the Mason ranch.
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