Cigaret production grows while public questions rise
The American Tobacco Company reports domestic cigaret output up eight percent in the first nine months of 1928 and forecasts over one hundred million for the year. The piece questions public benefits amid fires, explosions, and health debates linked to smoking, noting critics and stories from Myrtle Point about household fortunes and etiquette.
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The
American Tobacco Company
Tobacco Company
Daily Press
Japan
The Turkey Gobbler and Its Barnyard Dominion
A playful portrait of the turkey gobbler as barnyard lord and field marshal among fowls. The bird’s red comb and purplish wattles convey pomp, dignity, and swagger while its gobbling unsettles children and amuses more sophisticated observers.
Political parties seek harmony amid wet and dry divides
Political parties struggle to unite amid a split between wet and dry factions, highlighting tensions over policy and public stance. The divide complicates alliance building and dampens unified messaging as stakeholders push competing agendas.
Approaching Christmas Shopping Warns of Last Minute Rush
The article notes ads depict holiday decor as Christmas nears, urging early shopping to avoid crowding and stress. It argues Americans delay until Christmas Eve, incurring higher costs of energy and nerves, and calls early purchases a practical national trait.
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Santa Claus
Hall Highest Insured Man in State of Oregon
Portland November 20 The board of directors of Pacific Bancorporation announces it has insured the life of Charles Hall president for 2000000 with the policies in favor of the corporation stockholders. Hall also holds personal policies totaling 150000, making him among the most heavily insured men in the state. Bancorporation securities have been in greater demand in early November than since organization.
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Portland
The
Pacific Bancorporation
Charlies Hall
Ancorporation
Hall
Bancorporation Securities
Impressions of Powers and Illahe Deer Country
The writer describes Powers in Curry county on the Coquille river and Illahe on the Rogue river. He notes deer abundance, timber stands, and access routes from Gold Beach, Agness, and Powers by motorboat or pack train. Wildlife includes bear, cougar, bobcats, otter, mink, and wild hog hunting.
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Fred
Leakity
Man
Oregon Journal
Powers
Caen County
Coquille River
Curry County
Ilahe
Agness
Rogue River
Lilahe
Illahe
Deer Country
Gold Beach
Marual
Big Bend Ranch
Truck Kills Calves in Highway Mishap Near Coquille
Four calves from the Smith-Hughes class were killed or fatally injured when a Musson truck failed to stop on a highway near the Ole Paulson barn while the boys moved a 16 head herd from a lowland to a higher pasture. The incident occurred around the John Martin place as the driver approached a corner. The calves were about nine months old.
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Smith-Hughes
Se Musson
Coquille Sentinel
Ole Paulson
John Martin Place
Deer Skins Venison from Brookings Cold Storage
Deputy game warden investigates a missing deer carcass after O J Pidgens reported shooting a four point buck on Roosevelt Highway near Ostrander. The venison vanished from Brookings Mercantile cold storage with only the hide recovered and no suspects identified.
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Geld Benak
Curtle Townsend
Curry County
O. J. Pidgens
Pidgeon
Roosevelt Highway
Ostranders
Buck
Wilbur Ostrander
Brookings
Brookings Mercantle
What’s New Inventions From Brooklyn to Europe
A Brooklyn youth creates a vending machine delivering a lighted cigarette for a penny. A process yields 11 000 cubic feet of gas from straw. Autocratically heated drying preserves green lumber in 48 hours. Sugarine refuse becomes synthetic lumber. An English army motorcycle uses rear tractor wheels for swamp and steep grades. A European all metal flying boat with 24 seats, four 2000 horsepower engines, and 126 mph speed.
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Europe
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