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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1903
Page
7
A fragment from the People's Paper recounts Senares beside Dr Shrene Hesse with Andrew Carnegie’s penny in a tribute box and a penniless man’s dream fulfilled. It also includes a motherly quip about oiling a cricket and a child’s funny misstatements about standing on her head to rest her feet.
The article discusses rapid third rail expansion across surface and elevated lines, noting accidents and public concern. It explains proposed safety shields and inverted rails, with New York and Brooklyn weighing options. The Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton Electric Railroad in Pennsylvania becomes the first to adopt a protective rail design.
A critique of the third rail warns of its deadly potential at crossings and barriers. Children may not read danger signs, fences are easy to climb, and during baclkades passengers risk exposure. The piece contrasts this with overhead trolleys and notes safety concerns.
The editor writes to a persistent young author offering a pragmatic tip to simplify matters. He suggests including a self addressed stamped envelope with the manuscript to facilitate handling and to preserve a keepsake in the post.
An old advertisement urges readers to try Monopole coffee from Wadhams Kerr Bros of Portland Oregon. The copy claims the brand offers superior flavor enhances any dish and aims to convert all tasters into permanent customers.
A young man sighs about boarding house life and jokes of marriage. The old bachelor mockingly counters that such thoughts require only a small amount of mind. The dialogue captures quiet humor and social observation.
C Lippincott a leading insurance authority has copyrighted a small work titled The How and Why It aims to teach first principles of life insurance and is offered free by Sherman and Harmon general agents Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co Marquam Building Portland Or The Penn Mutual company wrote a record amount of insurance in a single year in the state.
A caller at the door asks the servant about the master. The servant says he does not know for sure. The visitor asks to settle a $5 loan, but the master is reportedly in debt and claims to be out of funds for further borrowing.
A consular report notes Latakia tobacco gains a peculiar flavor when sprinkled with water and fermented after thorough fumigation with resinous wood from Syria.
A humorous misread sign at a railway crossing offers a quirky piece of life advice. The message appears as Stop Look Listen with a garbled attribution, suggesting a playful mix up of words and a nod to classic safety warnings.
A pupil nicknamed Little Charlie gives a witty misspelling about geography in class saying longitude and shortitude, prompting laughter and a lesson on accuracy. The remark highlights classroom humor and the charm of student mispronunciations.
In a tense exchange Justifiable Hanteur questions any pride while Penelope admits pride in having no false wisdom. Penelope asserts she is proud that she has no wise pride, highlighting a restrained self view in contrast to hauteur.
Milo T. Winchester of South Amenia New York served as fourth-class postmaster for fifty four years since July 10 1849. His annual salary was 133 dollars and no complaints had ever been filed against the office.
Berlin's oldest weisse beer saloon in Charlottenstrasse is being torn down after existing for 121 years. The brief note mentions a parcels delivery van driver and a cousin’s remark about a beat hotel, with distant ad style lines for Piso's Cure and related products.
A terse exchange hints at mistaken identity as a Maid questions Misa Banke’s presence while asserting certainty, mentioning a photograph she provided to confirm the matter. The fragment suggests intrigue around a social or domestic scene with photographic proof as a plot point.
Brief exchange shows Gladys claiming mind reading with Ethel conceding. Gladys says she can carnally tell at a glance what a person thinks of her, prompting a cautious reaction about embarrassment. The lines capture light banter in a social exchange.
A prisoner in Lille France convicted of murdering a woman is said to have expressed confidence in a reprieve. On the morning of his scheduled execution a dog licked his hand as the inmate prepared for death, despite his continued claim of innocence.
An 1901 testimonial touts 8 8 8 as a blood purifier to cure catarrh by cleansing the system and improving the blood. The letter from Richmond Virginia describes long illness and eventual recovery after taking multiple bottles, claiming relief from nasal discharge, cough, and headaches.
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