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Newspaper
Monmouth Herald
Location
Monmouth, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
2
The Herald entered as second clues matter September and 10t post ulllew at Monmouth Oregon under the Act of March 1978 one dollar fifty cents seventy six ets. MONMOUTH OREGON.
A fragment notes beans as a favorite with the garden group and humorously discusses Russian, Franklin, and weather imagery. The snippet references a cyclone in the north Mississippi valley and an echo of the Hindenburg line as a metaphor.
It notes submarine reports occur occasionally in the Pacific while the Great Lakes remain free of such sightings. The piece adds that tin cans are found valuable by collectors and that pickers are contributing to cleaning up the landscape.
The same transports that ferry troops overseas should also return prisoners. This would balance populations between continents and provide an easy way to find work for all involved.
An optimistic dairy man links dairy industry to war history highlighting Cowpens Bull Run Moscow and Bullecourt as notable connections across eras.
The provided text is a fragment discussing crime and crime-prevention language without identifiable people, places, or organizations to form a factual news item or card.
A fragment reflecting on Senator Lane and wartime losses, noting that some bouquets given to him came when he was alive and implying not all wartime deaths are by direct conflict. The passage contrasts memorial gestures with the broader casualties of war.
The many gardens in Monmouth are improving the area’s appearance. Vacant lots prepared for seed look more attractive than weed-filled, untrimmed plots that often mar the streets.
The article notes LaFollette’s difficult record on liquor legislation in Washington and suggests that during his next reelection campaign his past actions will be scrutinized as critics expect calls to account.
Observers attend the Lincoln statue unveiling at the training school and elect officers for the upcoming parent teacher association year. Miss Elizabeth Levy of Salem performed violin solos at Red Cross events in Salem and Portland, with further recitals planned. Real estate boosters urge home purchases under the Buy a Home slogan as a safer investment during wartime uncertainty.
The text argues French curiosity about American politics grows as relations warm. It says France wants Roosevelt's influence, but Americans are determined he will not travel. It notes opposition to Roosevelt is partisan and largely sensational in public prints.
The piece argues Monmouth is suited to a state normal despite rumors of a small town. it notes influential normals in small towns and that Monmouth students will study in four outside districts this year. Good roads are presented as essential to this plan and a reason to vote for road bonds.
A local editorial urges support for the upcoming bond issue linking progress to road improvements and truck transport. The piece blends war memories with a soldier’s refrain, praising sacrifice and recounting duties from trenches to mess kits while linking civic progress to national remembrance.
The piece recalls a Civil War burial ground at Chalmette near New Orleans. It notes 10,000 graves many unnamed, with a distant Packenham death site marked by three trees and a breastwork ridge, while the scene is peaceful and bound to the Civil War price of liberty and union.
Poem fragment reflects a speaker who has ceased self defeating actions and chosen restraint. The speaker notes that compromise blocks opportunities yet seeks inner calm reveals truth and accepts youth’s cost in exchange for clarity and strength. The lines address Sara as a possible addressee or referenced figure.
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