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Newspaper
Monmouth Herald
Location
Monmouth, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1908
Page
2
The Acorn Press argues for municipal ownership of water and electric services in Monmouth Oregon. It contends combined systems would lower costs, provide better fire protection, reduce rents to private owners, and fund a sinking reserve with bonds repaid in ten to twenty years.
The Eugene high school board plans to curb cigarette smoking, arguing education should address youth tobacco use at home and school. The Portland Journal editorial urges that stopping this vice is essential to character, health, and future success.
A father reads a letter to his son containing chilling suggestions from a friend for a privately written novel. The note warns of a governor discovering a dead body, argues for poison and forgery, and threatens to “finish them off” and send back a dagger, attributed to JACK in the London Express.
Excerpted notes from Canterbury municipal records reveal a mock ledger of heretic burnings in 1685 during Henry VIII’s era. Entries mention wood, authorities, and monetary items for execution preparations, highlighting a satirical or garbled account within a broader illustrated section.
The London Chronicle notes stage fright as a sudden seizure arising when an actor feels audiences are uninterested and ends when the performer decides to engage them. The passage frames stage fright as a mysterious phenomenon tied to audience reception.
A four-year-old girl stands entranced before a toy shop window in a London Tatler scene. She begs her mother to buy the lovely things, capturing a child’s innocent longing and the shop’s tempting array.
In a clipped exchange from the Philadelphia Press Miss Knox jokes a pet wish for Miss Pas say. Dumley muses on gifts while Epletetus contemplates ridding life of lamentation and complaint.
Real estate offerings include a good small house with two barns and other outbuildings, a young orchard, and a stock and dairy ranch at a bargain. 80 acres, 60 under cultivation, 24 miles from railroad, five springs. Cash or half cash with balance in one year. 24 lots with a five room cottage. Inquire A. N. Halleck.
Four city lots in Monmouth within the limits totaling 63 and one half by 165 feet about an acre. Located in a young orchard district. Price 200 dollars. Additional good buys available. Polk County Realty Co. office at Herald office.
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