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Newspaper
Monmouth Herald
Location
Monmouth, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1925
Page
8
For sale pure bred hens and pullets, collie puppy, incubators, bone chewer, grafted walnut trees, nursery sale yard, second hand piano, and real estate notes all in Monmouth Oregon area. Deming Realtor notes growing business and local opportunities.
The ad promotes immediate real estate purchases with acreage across 10 to 88 acres, on highways, unimproved or improved, near towns and in Clover F200. It touts city property, ranches, and terms available, plus encouragement that real estate outperforms stocks and offers inherited value. FP K Skeen and International Mills advertise gear and mill direct hosiery offers.
A handy local woman can build a profitable sew shop by offering layettes and three tiers of outfits plus handwork like embroidery and crochet. Start with simple ads, then expand to bedspreads, table linen, and upcycled garments. A smoke-over shop and in-person networking boost sales.
A clipping notes the late home of Mr Careless, detailing its status and surrounding circumstances as reported by the era's local page. The brief item conveys the event's significance to residents and preserves the communal context of the notice.
A rustic suitor grows wary of romance until he settles on Emily. On the eve of their wedding a drunken reveler spills a wild rumor about a white dressed partner, prompting a wary response from the bride’s family. The tale from What I Have Gathered frames a village misunderstanding.
The piece recalls land speculation driving westward expansion. It highlights Col. Richard Henderson and Col. George Washington as early agents, recounts the Walking Purchase of 1737, the oxhide trick to claim Delaware lands, and subsequent Iroquois involvement and eventual brief armed conflict before Delaware and other tribes ceded their territories.
At Fort Tilden in Rockaway huge sand dunes rise over 20 feet, burying power plant and officer quarters and making repairs through windows necessary. Despite plans and a 40 appropriation, dunes grow. a grass cover proposal aims to curb the shifting sands.
An article notes a central span of 1,600 feet and a clearance of 170 feet from high water, enabling the largest ocean liners to pass beneath. The text reflects late period technical planning and uses period phrasing.
A humorous exchange shows how Mrs Grabb it judges John’s poker result at home. She notes if he loses he flings his trousers to the foot of the bed, if he wins he hides them under his pillow.
George Eilot calls for a monument to soldiers who faced death and to the unseen, unrecognized faithful who kept the ranks intact, likening them to sunbeams that endure beyond fame even when they fall.
The text traces paint’s spread in New England from clerical hostility to worldliness to a general adoption by 1769. It notes Linseed oil use, New York origin of certain pigments, and the common exterior white houses with green shutters. It also reflects on stylistic criticism and the shift from fragmented viewpoints to a broader social mood.
A Sears Foundation study based on USDA surveys finds 42 percent blame low farm product prices for farmer hardship while 17 percent cite high taxes and 11 percent labor costs. Foreclosures and bankruptcies rose in the deflation era with regional differences, showing distress across corn and wheat states and among tenants.
The article describes the Battle of the Giants at Marignano near Milan in September 1515. Allied French and Venetian forces under Francia I of France clash with Italians and Swiss led by the Duke of Milan. Francis I achieves victory with claimed over 20 000 killed. Trivulzio calls it beyond any prior pitched battle.
A planned arch bridge across Sydney Harbor will be the world’s largest. It would cost over 15 million dollars and span about 8 700 feet, connecting key harbor points and transforming local transportation.
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