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Newspaper
Monmouth Herald
Location
Monmouth, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1917
Page
2
A fragmented wartime note cites scarce potatoes and mass shoe purchases by the United States. It notes Germany denying new anti submarine devices with a cautious hint that such devices may leave no trace.
A commentator predicts the war will end within six months, if at all, and notes it coincides with a submarine being taken out of service.
A lone breeze from the ocean last Saturday reminded eastern Oregon travelers and residents of the coast, casting a reflective note on the region and its memories.
The Oregonian urges Oregon to provide iron smelting resources with Curry and southern Coos counties noted for having ore coal and limestone. The piece calls on Curry to meet the demand, suggesting Oregon seeks local smelting capacity.
On Sunday forenoon residents faced water shortages as the current pump system could not meet rising demand. City officials warn a second well is needed to support future growth and ensure adequate service when a pump is shut down.
Residents sigh as large trees west of Nor mal are felled to make way for an expanded chapel, a move seen by many as the end of an era and the price of a larger church space.
A vivid vignette describes a young man and his best girl riding in a meticulously cleaned buggy. A horse, reacting to an approaching automobile, rises on hind legs and attempts to sit on the crossbar, a moment meant to recall something.
A summer gathering at Rickreall features rain showers, a crowded platform, and social chatter as relatives mingle and a meloncholy breeze among speakers fades into a wiener stand joke. The piece reflects on aging, longevity, heredity, excess, and moderation through quotes from Youth's Companion.
The article argues moderation in all things as a path to health and longevity. It notes sickness and death are unavoidable given human physiology and that the body is meant to endure only a finite span.
The tarantula, hailed as the most venomous spider, was blamed for tarantism a disease cured by music or dance. The tarantella dance, once a remedy, is now seen performed by peasants even without any spider bite.
Professor Alfred Newton of Cambridge calls bird migration the greatest mystery in the animal kingdom, a mystery beyond explanation by both modern science and ancient peoples.
A compiled roll of many individuals including Jessica Todd Corenne Catherine Schuneson Helen Schuneson Jean Strachen Marion Richmond Olianna Olson Anna Kleinwachter Mrs. Paul Riley Miss Alma Riley Mrs. C. A. Nott J. Car Bowman Mrs. J. S. Miller Mrs. C. Lorence Ruby Ann Lorence Mrs. FE. S. Evenden Cassie Stump and others.
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