Post Office Notice From Myrtle Point
Entry indicates second class matter status for mail at Myrtle Point under the act of March 3, 1879.
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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1917
Page
2
Entry indicates second class matter status for mail at Myrtle Point under the act of March 3, 1879.
Fragmentary letters blend humor and wartime talk in Myrtle Point. The author muses on Ezra, alphabet letters, and a possible Roosevelt division to France while joking about food, ammunition, and rumors.
A fragmented column rants about wartime society, politics, and morale. It touches on government drafts and commissions, economic strains, charity, religious sermons, and satire of aristocracy, with scattered references to Oregon, the Red Cross, and public life during the era.
An editorial argues voters err when equating personal wealth and business success with fitness for public office. It cites Count Zeppelin as a noble example of public-spirited pursuit versus self interest and warns against appointing officials solely for their financial achievements. It urges selecting leaders by ability to perform duties, not wealth.
A mixed read includes an old remedy pitch for Dean's Kidney Pills and a public notice announcing a real estate sale by Myrtle Point, Coos County, Oregon. The sale covers the south 38 feet of Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, original Myrtle Point town, to satisfy city street lien and accrued interest.
A local debate rages over a $6,000,000 road bond issue as speakers attack opponents including the State Grange Farmers Union and State Federation of Labor. The text urges presenting the "other side" with Spence or Brown invited to speak and underscores practical patriotism in food production during a tense climate.
George Taylor arrives from Eckley county for business while A J Bender visits from Broadbent and stays with relatives. Mrs W A Neal and Ernest Neal travel from Wanford California to visit Mrs Hugh Goodman. Harry Dement and Narold Adams depart for San Diego to join the U S Army aviation corps. N B Phelps and crew finish a large barn for Jim Hobson near the North Fork bridge.
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