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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1909
Page
2
A Myrtle Point item advises homeowners to keep valuables out of reach and to avoid inviting risky visitors. The piece notes Kansas prison officials naming a punishment as alakazam and cites Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman on the modern American wife as a domineering slave in society.
A note on shifting attitudes as the current zeal for telling the truth on all occasions diminishes rapidly. The trend suggests a narrowing of candor in social and perhaps media contexts, signaling a change in public discourse.
The stenographer says she never knew Harriman to refer to a man as He, inviting readers to verify by asking her directly. The remark suggests possible inconsistency in Harriman's statements and prompts scrutiny of his claimed language use.
A proposal suggests Canada be nicknamed Our Lady of the Snows during hot months to reflect seasonal climate shifts. Advocates argue the moniker could become a cultural symbol while others caution about potential misappropriation.
The 1910 census may be incomplete if it omits the rise in waffle and buckwheat cake production in the Northwest. The piece highlights regional output gains and their impact on national statistics.
A remark suggesting Mr. Fahrenheit mislocated his zero mark prompts debate over measurement accuracy and historical precision among readers and scholars.
A Baltimore police report states an injured child died without a physician. The officer’s remark is viewed as an attempt to bolster a doctor’s alibi in the case.
The year features Lincoln Gladstone Tennyson Poe Darwin Chopin Mendelssohn among those born in 1809. Promising year for essayists and literary figures with a line of notable timelines and formative legacies.
The remark notes that if Nat Goodwin has convinced his new wife to accept half of his earnings it would demonstrate notable managerial skill and influence over his household finances.
A Kansas City girl is jailed on a charge of causing a $4270 shortage in a packing firm accounts. Her defense is described as inadequate by observers, with questions raised about her legal representation and the case’s details.
Dr. Clara Scott of Los Angeles cautions that future days will discourage kissing due to microbes. The remarks spark chatter about face resemble at a church choir dispute.
King Edward prepares to travel to Germany to visit Emperor William. The trip may seek guidance on how a ruler can be happy while governing but not ruling directly.
The next census, if the Senate passes the amended bill, will count the living members of Union and Confederate armies and navies. The number will run into several hundred thousand, larger than expected only because the war drew youth from the nation.
Reports indicate King Manuel of Portugal grows pale and thin while his uncle, the heir apparent, refuses to consent to rule if the young king dies. The paper jokes about shipping ready office holders to Portugal if no local successors can be found.
The Department of Agriculture plans to expand corn stalk use beyond fodder and fiddles to commercial paper production. The move aims to promote corn farming and reduce forest razing by creating a new material from stalks.
In this passage the author praises the United States for fostering goodwill toward Cuba. It notes a rare historic example of a former occupying power educating a liberated people for self government and eventual independence, highlighting patience after failed self rule and a generous forbearance.
The article notes swift international relief for the Italian earthquake, with ships and monarchs from Italy and other nations aiding the stricken areas. It emphasizes how global sympathy extends to victims, echoing historic precedents of worldwide humanitarian effort.
An essay extols people who spread happiness by cheerful greetings and small acts of kindness. It argues kindness is contagious and everyone can cultivate a disposition that lifts others, citing a dog’s joyful reaction to gentle care as an illustration.
A playful verse tests language with heavy alliteration and surreal questions about a capricious curate, a battleboat, and a dreary dreamer. The piece riffs on ironic contrasts and linguistic whimsy in a Victorian style, inviting readers to savor wordplay.
Mrs Styles notes gray hair versus Mr Styles black hair in a yonkers Statesman cartoon caption reflecting household banter about aging and hair color.
The remark frames the housemaid’s wages as a sweeping charge in a discussion on household expenses. The line signals a cost classification view and hints at budgeting or labor cost concerns.
Herman Billik a Chicago fortune teller and alleged poisoner of the Mierzal family was finally spared death when Governor Deneen commuted his life sentence after the Board of Pardons recommendation. The commutation followed testimony and confession of perjury by Jerry Vrzal and his sisters Emma Niemann and Bertha Vrzal. Father P J O Callaghan urged clemency and Edna Billik appealed for mercy to the governor. Billik, 42, born to Bohemian parents, was indicted for poisoning five Vrzal family members.
A survey of early 20th century breakthroughs covers paper consumption, ferro silicon alloys resisting acids, and the Oxford Bible paper process. It cites infantile ossification cases, British fuller earth control, an anti splash sink spigot, Madagascar gold outputs, and a Rio de Janeiro hydro electric plant. Also notes Amperes tablet, Calcutta gasoline cars, Saturn ring reports, Whymper legends, and the Matterhorn preservation petition against a proposed mountain railway.
A Scottish minister rebukes flock over whisky in church during a sermon. He proclaims salvation and warns that the crowd is on the road to perdition. A fly lands on the Bible, his punch lands on air, and he declares the attempt failed with a humorous aside.
A brief sketch from Cleveland noting George’s popularity as he receives multiple invitations to play bridge. The wife calls him popular, while her mother suggests the invitations mark him as an easy loser in social games.
A Cleveland Leader comic strip scene shows a man asking if he is the first fiancé the woman has known. She retorts that she is 25 and quips about not looking like a lemon, highlighting playful age and romance jokes.
Born in Middleboro Massachusetts Colonel Ebenezer Sproat famed for revolutionary deeds plays a joke on returning soldiers by charging them a shilling to pick bones. He pockets three shillings from the till as payment. His mother confirms the joke with a smile, and the pair share a laugh over the misunderstanding.
A collage of humorous exchanges and witticisms from multiple papers including the Boston Transcript Syracuse Herald Washington Herald Brooklyn Life and Louisville Courier Journal. The jokes touch romance work life marriage and public speaking with light satire and playful banter.
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