Oregon Legislature Debates Tax Relief and Bond Plans
The 1929 Oregon session moves to tax relief with a push for centralized assessment and a state tax commission. Lawmakers discuss bonds up to 12 million for highways, self supporting departments, and broader measures including bank regulation and fish and game governance.
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Tan Kaw
Apnual
Ralem, Or
Senate
House
Herve Committee of Taxation and Revenue
Property Tax Relief Commission
State Tax Commission
Public Land Claim Notice for Roseburg Area
Notice for publication states that Hachen X. Guao of Coquille and others filed intent to make three year claims on land in the Willamette Meridian. Hearings and verification set before the U S Land Office in Roseburg Oregon on February 27. Claimants’ witnesses include W. E. Vies Harlotte Oregon and others.
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Department of the Interior
Land Office Tt
Roseburg
Hacen x Gua
Coquille
Willamette Meridian
U. S. Land Office
Oregon
W. £. Vies Harlotte
Charles Er
Kent
Jurnings
Onnen Bee E. Ruseel
Myrtle Point
Hamill
Woman's eyes Tet answer to men questions about wives daily work
A piece defends married women's daily labor and child care as demanding full time work. It honors mothers who persevere through overwhelming tasks, noting one man died by his own hand due to home pressures and five children.
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By the Bell Gyndieste, Inc
Services of a Friend
A meditation on the value of a trusted friend who knows our faults and affections. The text praises a friend who tells the blunt truth, stands by us in prosperity and pride, and offers support in hardship and sorrow, attributed to Charlie Kingsley.
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Fred
Charlie Kingsley
Crop Reports Compare Crop Conditions Across Dates
Department of Agriculture crop correspondents give monthly percentages of a crop condition and report yield per acre at the season's end. The method reduces bias by comparing each date with prior years for the same time, ensuring consistent readings across reports.
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Department of Agriculture
Fig Growth and Seed Development Described
The article explains that figs bear seeds inside the fruit, which appears late in May and ripens fully in August. If not picked, the fruit dries as water evaporates, dropping to the ground. During drying, more than 65 percent of the fruit perpertas to fruit sugar.
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House
Senate
Eddy
Upton
Norblad
Hall
Highway Commission
Egent
Oregon
Walter M Plerea
Cornelia Marvin
State Library
Sensora
National Bank
Patterson
Clackamas
Willamette
Oregon City
Rogue
Nestucca
Necanicum
Wahana Ohly
New River
Pistol River
Hetco
Coos
Curry Countas
Prodigality in Spending Mentioned in Woman's Home Companion
The piece notes that neither women nor the men who admire them will stop spending time and money on cosmetics. It cites the magazine's view that advertising desires are powerful and cheap to run.
Illness and recovery notes in local county report
The report notes several residents ill with varied conditions. Mrs. B. F Ain and Mrs. W. A. Lett have been confined to bed since Sunday, with Lett showing slight improvement today. Miss Heaton visited Co Rowda for a name o 5 oere, details unclear due to damaged text.
Measles Hinder John Gearhart. Myrtle Point Band Concert Held
John Gearhart out of school with measles. Myrtle Point saw a band concert at the Community Thursday evening February 7 with proceeds aiding the Woman's club. Families and neighbors attended events at various homes and gatherings, including the DeBeer and Bothwell households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gearhart
Cellhamar
E- Beer
L. E. Bothwell
DeBeer
Arage
Geraldies
Mirard
Jed Moser
Grange
Mckinley
Atuiner
Ebb Carlson
Myrtle Point
East Forks
Reecy
Woman's Club
Stevens
Gardening notes on ferns care and propagation
The article advises growing ferns in cool damp conditions with partial shade and soil like their natural habitat. It recommends a peat loam leaf mold and coarse sand compost, avoiding deep planting and tight soil. Watering should be light, with streams around the base, and pests like scale and worms controlled by soap sprays or poison solutions as needed.
Farm Reminders for Spring Prep from Oregon Experiment Station
The slack winter season is for cleaning seed grain repairing farm machinery by replacing worn parts applying new paint sharpening sickles blades discs plows oiling and repairing harrows so spring work begins efficiently.
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The
Oregon Experiment Station
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Child Welfare Commission
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Cram
Arroyo
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Voto
Columbia River
Lockwood
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Tillamook
Zin
Saak Newton
Herald
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