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Newspaper
Monmouth Herald
Location
Monmouth, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1925
Page
6
A local advert warns backache signals kidney trouble and urges early treatment with Doan's Pills. A Dallas Ore plasterer, A A Crowder, testifies the stimulant diuretic restored kidney function and eased back pains. Price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY manufactures.
The Normal basketball team edged Monmouth 30 28 in a fast paced home game last Friday. Nelson and Beck fueled the rally with key scores while McGowan Egleston and Rowe guided the offense. Rasier and Lawrence led Monmouth with 13 and 11 points respectively as a late surge nearly forced an extra period.
In a game at Egleston, a foul on W Rosier did not stop Egleston from shooting a basket that the referee ruled good for two. North Pacific coach Jacoberger rushed the floor in protest. Byers ordered him off and, when resisted, grabbed his arm. A scuffle ensued before players and bystanders restored order and the game resumed.
Editorials from state papers favor supporting Oregon Normal Schools. The Monmouth institution is a going concern, with calls to fund existing facilities rather than create new centers. Legislative action and public support are urged to shape state policy on normal schools.
The piece blends letters about Oregon topics in Monmouth and Cottage Grove. It laments partiality in press, notes iodine in foods, praises loganberries and cherries, critiques private highway tolls and privatized power, and argues for state control of water power for irrigation and municipal use. It calls readers to consider future public ownership.
A forthcoming reflection notes the adoption of a city sewer plan as a landmark in the town's history, marking progress in public works and urban development.
A look at the state capital suggests the legislature and senate may adjourn occasionally, but the third house remains constantly active.
The Monmouth Commercial club faces a choice as a large wood pile sits ready for processing. Members weigh which log to tackle first in the group project setting.
The piece argues the child labor amendment aims to reform others not self, targeting southern states with cheap labor incentives while noting Florida tax breaks for the wealthy. It claims Oregon does not need the amendment and suggests states that need it should realize it through their own experts.
A fragment discusses the slow, difficult path of civilization’s progress and resistance to forcing change on people. It notes that social evolution is painful and delayed, yet continues in the same direction despite opposition.
A local prose item recounts a father building a childhood gym at the urging of a dreaming Geni named Vote, urging residents to approve a high school gym. It notes Independence-L. G. McDonald buying Violette’s cigar and pool hall in Silverton and relocating to take charge of the business and family.
The article highlights the Violette Dry Goods Company with Mrs. Violette as the directing force, based in Enterprise. It emphasizes her leadership role and the firm’s prominence in the local retail scene.
The McArthur farm in Polk County near the Dallas Salem highway a mile east of Rickrenll and on the Dallas Salem road was sold by estate administrators to Dr RK E L Steiner superintendent of the state hospital at Salem. The 28 acre property is highly improved.
The Dugger family expresses gratitude to the many kind friends of Monmouth for their kindness during the illness of their husband and father.
A string of classified notices lists items for sale and farm goods. Gentle team and cow, cook stove, pure bred chickens, a six month old collie, incubators and farming equipment, walnut trees, nursery stock, ornamental shrubs, Filbert trees and standard fruit varieties offered by several merchants in Monmouth McMinnville and Dallas with sale events and contact references.
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