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EDITORIAL
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I HANKSGIV1NG DAY
Evei it is that the great people
aie those who give open thanks to
the Power they recognize for the
good which comes to them. Some
thing in the strong heart has made
Thanksgiving an instinct of forceful
i ilizatioli. It has been so since the
time when Miriam, the prophetess,
played upon the timbrel while her
handmaidens danced and the daring
Israelites praised God because they
had safely passed the sea. The old
< ¡reeks made thank offerings to theii
K<'ds, an<i the bearded Norsemen ex
pressed their clamorous gratitude tc
Odin and Thor. To the world-dom
inating Anglo-Saxon, with his relig
ion of Christ, came the same impulse
and it has clung to him in each vast
wilderness he has invaded. Not only
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he been a giver of thanks, but hi
has dignified and glorified the dutv
and made it a feature of his na
tional life.
It was almost a matter of course
that there should suggest itself to the
Puritans, rigid and God-fearing as
rhe most earnest of Cromwell’s round
i.eads the idea of the thanksgiving
that should be formal, but it was
from the flux of a new nature’s mun
ificent influence upon their lives
that there came a mellowing to tht
character of the day’s observance
that a certain hardness disappearec
and that the occasion became one oi '
open Joyousness. The little shrub oi i
observance planted in 1621 by th«- I
good Gov. Bradford has grown inti. I
a mighty tree with flowers amin it
fi uit.
it was good, ail that happened a
tout the time of the first Thanksgiv
: .g day. I he Pilgrim fathers were it.
particularly jubliant mood, for them
..n that occasion. Years of scant,
crops bi d threatening tsarvation had
teen followed by a bountiful harvest
and th. e was an absolute genially
it. the | i eliminaries to the famoil-
d ner. It was to be a game dinner,
a dirner fit for any epicure who
evei lived, and none so mean in all
tin colony but should be presert. So!
opened Were the hearts of tfo.se tug-1
geil worshipers that they were not j
content with even this but summon I
ed old Sachem Massasoit and all hi“ j
• . ii thy retainers, and when the!
fi-.1 wa- -pcend reil man and white
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sat down together and were brothers.
Here was Christian spirit, here was
an exhibition of that broad human
ity and care for the other man
taught by Him who walked the strand
>f Galilee. Here was practical Chris
tianity. and who shall say that from
this hour, when such kindly hospital
ity was shown, when the go >d things
God, has bestowed upon men wer«
eaten appreciatively and joyously,
and when thanks were given more
>onorously than in the past, there
was not given birth to the germ of
that broadness ano joyousr.ess, even
m worship, w ::ieh has become a trait
of the American character.
Be thankful charitable and con-
-■ ut rate.
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Mary in haste, and you will have
no leisure for repenting.
Th« girh,
mak«-up a*
painters now
fathers were
who used to put on
if their fathers were
put it on aa if their
plasterers.
THE STATESMAN
The statesman throws his shoulders
back and straightens out his tie,
And says, “My friends, unless it rains
the weather will be dry."
And when this thought into our brain
has percolated through
We common people nod our heads
and loudly cry, “How true.”
What the Japanese need is a prob
lem like bobbed hair to take their
mind off the American immigration
We should urge upon our readers question.
around Vernonia to heed the fact
If a doctor wants to win fame
that we are now in the “bad cold” and fortune let him invent some
“eason, and not to look too lightly thing to prevent a Ford car from
upon these common ailments. Health shaking with severe chills when it is
at a stop with the engine running.
authorities in Los Angeles are still
battling a terrible epidemic of pneu
With bootleggers reported mak
monia that started some weeks ago,
ing eleborale preparations for the
and in which the death rate is declar
Christmas trade the coroners ought
ed to have been 25 out of the 30
to prepare for a rushing business.
people who came in contact with the
fust victim. It is a violent form of
Powder on the face has become
the distase, but is declared to have too common to attract attention, but
originated from an ordinary cold, powder on a man’s shoulder still
there ate a thousand cures, and as has to be explained.
lany remedies suggested that do not
cure, and everyone has his or her
Accirding to reports, all a married
own favorite brand. But regardless couple has to do in Russia to get a
of what you take for a cold, or what divorce is to agree. All an American
method you use in treating ine, be couple has to do is to disagree.
sure that you give the first symptoms
tile attention deserved—don’t let a
Dancing styles change so rapidly
cold go, or figure that you can wear nowadays that any Vernonia man
i. out. This particularly applies to with two feet can step nut on the
the children of the family. They floor and claim that he is doing some
should have attention at the outset, thing new.
instead of being allowed to attend
-ehool and run abou the neighbor
Nature made one grand mistake
hood while suffering from an ailment when she didn’t fix it so a swelled
that can be cured usually overnight head would be as painful as a sore
if properly attended to. We want to thumb.
go through the winter with a com
munity 100 per cent healthy—and
How much longer will a lot of our
watching closely after coughs and people continue to believe that a
colds is one good way to do it.
diploma from a school will make a
smart man out of a fool?
SEASON OF COLDS
ilfll FEITHIIS
500 PARTY
No clothesline ever breaks under
the strain of the kind of wash which
Friday evening Mr. and Mrs. Walt
the modern girls hang out.
man entertained at 500, the party go
ing later to the Hughes home for
The country's two greatest draw dancing. Mrs. Wharton and Mr. And
bucks—Rest and Unrest.
erson were awarded prizes, and Mrs.
Davidson and Mr. Gould receiveO
When a man its down, to wait for boobies. The dance music was played
his -hip to come in, it usually turns by Miss Hughes and Mr. Hoffman.
>ut to be a receivership.
Besides the joint hosts and hoste
Mr. and Mrs. Waltman and Mr. and
Lady at Bargain Counter—“I* my! Mrs. Hughes those present were: Mr.
f.-ice dirty, or is it my imagination?” I and Mrs. Davidson, Mr. and Mrs.
. Henpecked
bundle
carrier—“I Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Hayes, Mr.
don’t knew about your imagination, and Mrs. Gould, Mr. and Mrs. Will,
hut your face is clean.”
and Mr. and Mrs. Wharton.
Eena, Meena, Alinah, Mo-
Catch a song on the radio;
If it’s squeaky, don’t let go,
Tune it in a little mo’.
Low in Price
$15.00, $18.00
and $20.00
All lumber, demension, at
the former Vernonia Mill Co
ready to be delivered.
Come get all you want.
Call at Mill Office opposite
depot.
H. C. Egelus,
Trustee
than u good “Sale" to “Tapp" the I
pocket hook of ready "Buyers”. If i
we have anything to “Sell”, we need
not ‘‘Nash’* om teeth, blit advertise
it ill the "Eagle.” Any "Mann” can i
arouse a “Knapp", “Cram” his
tackle in a basket and go to “Fish" I
in a few minutes if he is a "Good" |
"Walker”. One needn’t be “Rich*'
to enjoy beauties i i this wonderful
vale, nor need lie be a “Miller” to
admire t^ie "Fields” of grain sur
rounding the city. But, oh, “Shaw"
as our visitor remarked, we could go
on for columns, speaking of our
streets of “Clay" and form a “Webb"
of praise around our fertile empire, ■.
describing the “Fisher" anil the ;
“Cozy" spot - along our streams. But
in closing the report of our visit,
we want to tell the world that all
places of business are represented
here, even a “Taylor”, and people fol j
all “.Jobs'* that are never “Failing”.1
Yes, Vernonia has grown.
ISN’T IT A FACT?
COLLECTIONS
KNIGHT ADJUSTMENT CO.
McMinnville
Thrifty People
Save Red Trad-
in# Stamps
¿7/ow
we can warm
ANYROOM
in the, honst/
After the wastefulness
of oiher forms of heat—
you can’t help but boost
The gift that kc ?ps on givin • ■ • • ¡1
e each
day. No matter what kind of music you want or
when you want it, a Victrola and Victor Records
give it to you- “BETTER”.
No great opera company can offer such an array of
artists as are at your command. Every Victor Record
is made by an artist of distinction in some chosen
field—You can purchase one of these wonderful
instillments right at home as cheaply as any place in
the world—From $25.00 up. Any one of them will
play any of the 9000 Victor Records. Let u. show
them to you. Our line of records is very complete
and we art* more than pleased to play them for you
at anytime.
MAKE THIS A VICTROLA CHRISTMAS.
Silver Fox Pharmacy
for efficient Pearl Oil. A
VERNONIA. OREGON
roomful of heat in a jiff y,
with no oily smell.
Pearl Oil isn’t just kero
refined
New Company Now Readv io
and re-refined product,
Attend to Your Important Needs
Oil Company’s
the best fuel obtainable
for your heater. Order by
I
name—"Pearl Oil.”
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(California )
Company
R. L. Mills
D. I). Drorbaugh
Known to Most Vernon
ia Folks
keep us warm. Turn a “Page” and
“Read” “Mere”. You will find a
Full Books redeemed at $1.25 cash.
THE M. & iti. PHARMACY
In Vernoala Hotel Building Opposite Gilby
Motor Company
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“Dent” occaaeionally, but a “Scharp”
"Seward”, that dwells 1 nharmony
near the “Mills”. Then Vernonia is
proud of a “Weed” that is not
“Sauer** and a man always “Willing”
to talk to our “Bahar” or our “Cook".
AU our old timers know that the val
ley possesses a ‘‘Troop’’ of loyal peo
ple who never says “Goodnight” un
til all tasks are accomplished. We
never get confused in at least three
directions “North”
or
“South”
“West" and what “Counts” batter
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sene. It is the Standard
“For lands sake how we have
grown in two dozen months, until we
Many a man relies too much upon sure need the houses numbered and
the wishbone and not enough upon a city directory to keep track of our
Ids backbone.
neighbors’’, remarked a near-Ver-
nonia man who returned this week
from a year’s absence. “We have
“Wells” in town yet, but use city
water and although, as yet, no min
eral is being dug, we have “Steel”.
You will notice reports of winter
weather, while here we have ail
year the “Rose” and “Cole” for
for chilly evenings. There is no pre
vailing color scheme, ax we have
a variety: “Brown”, "White” “Gray”
“Green” and “Greener.” We have
lodges and several “Halls’’. We have
no brewery but a “Brewer”, lots of
fun and always “Jolly”. Our new
eltctrie Co. is not using all the
“Watts”, neither do our farmers
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raise all the “Shorts”. As the winter
We give one Red Starrip with every Dime Pur
months arrive and Xmas nears, we
have “Nichols” for gift buying and
chase. Cal) in Get a Book Free.
"Wood”, “R«ed”, and “Bush” to
Tillamook
Hillsboro
THE FINEST GIFT OF ALL
A lot of people around Vernonia
are willing to give Rockefeller’s mon
ey to the poor but it makes them
mad when they’re asked to give a
little of their own.
After looking over the country for
awhile a man gets the impression
that most of the single women are
trying to get married and most of
the married women are trying to
get single.
NICE WEATHER, ISN’T IT?
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Ready to.attend to all kinds of
PLUMBING—
Connecting Sewers, Piping, llmt.e Fixtures for
Water, and all work in this
tie.
YOU WILL FIND US BACK OF THE VERNON
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IA HO I EL—PHONE EITHER 282 FOR RAY
OR 326 FOR DEWEY
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