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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1912
Page
7
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Howard Jeffries, son of a banker, sinks into ruin under Robert Underwood at Yale. Underwood exploits Mrs. Jeffries and Alicia, demands $2,000 from Howard while facing debt and social ruin. Alicia warns of self harm as Underwood presses for Patronage and leverage.
In a tense confrontation, Alicia dismisses Underwood's threats as bluff. After she leaves, Underwood contemplates suicide, recalling a damaged past from childhood to present wrongdoing, choosing death over jail as his only escape.
A man unable to recall his mother contemplates suicide then, in a final act, shoots himself after flicking a pistol against his temple. The electric light goes out and moonlight fills the room as another figure lies asleep nearby.
Howard wakes in the Underwood apartment after a night of drinking finds Robert Underwood dead from a gunshot. A cockney servant Ferris claims he found the suspect fleeing. Howard is seized by a mob and the police chief Captain Clinton arrives determined to solve the case.
The article traces hospitals from ancient slave and soldier care to Christian origins. It notes early traveler inns and poor homes as precursors, cites Basilius at Caesarea around 270, St Augustine’s remark on novelty, Symmachus building three in Rome 498-514, and a large Lyons hospital in the sixth century as Christianity spreads across Europe.
A Boston Pilot remark emphasizes temperate use of appetites and foods. It argues that proper starting quality of meat and correct cooking prevent dyspeptic illness, while poor quality or mispreparation can create a repulsive, diseased effect at the table.
Reporter B. E. Lindsay notes hogs drew the largest crowds at a major western state fair. High hog prices drew buyers and farmers, with some planning to invest hundreds in breeding stock as interest and sales appear to exceed recent years amid a peak market.
Advice on feeding corn to laying hens emphasizes its heating value and improved health when fed properly. It reviews risks of fattening, suggests partial roasting, and recommends a light morning feed with a substantial evening portion to keep hens active and productive.
Turkeys are packed tightly in boxes with paper lining and heads under one side, breasts up, to prevent movement during transit. Higher grades go forward. mixed grades lead to selling at the lowest grade price.
Poultrymen can use a wire fence as a wind break in winter by stacking straw corn stalks or rushes against it. Hens rest under the wind break for warmth and sunlit protection. The fence is easily removable and valuable in all seasons when used properly.
A practical guide urges drawing manure to the field soon after creation. Use a wagon or wheelbarrow and spread manure on grass land in winter.
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