Trust busting fades from party platforms amid new priorities
The piece argues trust busting has been eclipsed by other issues as both parties have dabbled in antitrust efforts without success. It contends capital combinations are an economic necessity and that regulation, not dissolution, would yield results, noting a need for steady leadership in facing shifting pulpits and congregations.
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Bryan
la Follette
Mexico
Wat
Athens
Greece
Weather, commerce and nerves in a restless season
The piece muses on competition and enterprise amid uncertain times. It notes rain easing conditions for clover farmers, warns against overburdening new shoes, and hints at tensions with Mexico and wartime pressures while reflecting on trade, politics, and the imagined calm of a border region.
Recall and Reform Splits Mark Local Focus and National Outlook
The piece analyzes political currents with emphasis on President Wilson, the Mexican crisis, and recall movements in the county court. It cautions against hasty changes, notes the costs of recalls, and highlights tensions around German-American communities amid national debate.
Silence and Ads Aid Hughes in Public Speakings
The piece notes Mr. Hughes, son of a Baptist preacher, benefits from restraint in speech and uses silence like white space to highlight his words. It also mentions the Independence race meet drawing weak crowds and shifts in transport competing with horses, including draft horses, traction motors, and trucks, as well as food trends like cherry pie and strawberry short cake.
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Mr. Hughes
Independence
Attractive school invites boost pupil attendance
The passage notes that despite terms like sinking fund and confidence game, modern schools are made appealing and most children are responding to the invitation to attend summer school.
National Guard to Patrol Mexican Border This Summer
The National Guard will spend its summer on the Mexican border while the Monmouth boy scouts enjoy two weeks in the Siletz area.
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National Guard
Mexican
Monmouth Boy Scouts
Siletz
Monmouth urged to unite for beautification effort
City leaders call for a shared push to preserve Monmouths scenic qualities and enhance both natural and built beauty as a key local asset.
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Monmouth
Propaganda Strains Signal Gap Between Prosperity and Reality
The piece argues that efforts to portray national prosperity are vigorous yet undermined by persistent indicators like lumber prices. It notes that economic strength remains elusive and largely confined to distant sectors, with real conditions lagging behind rhetoric.
Teachers Examinations Set for Polk County Oregon
The County Superintendent will conduct a state teachers examination at Dallas and Monmouth from June 28 to July 1 1916. The schedule lists writing reading arithmetic geography biology physics and many other subjects across two locations under supervision of J A Churchill. Frank Rowell of Dallas secured a court ruling overturning his mother’s will which left property to the Seventh Day Adventists due to concerns of unsound mind.
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Polk County
Oregon
Dallas
Monmouth
U.S
Frank Rowell
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