First Annual Coos County Fair and Myrtle Point School Fair
The Enterprise believes the fairs and state fair contests boost county pride and civic development. Agricultural college extension agent Maris raised prize subscriptions, signaling success for industrial contests. The First Annual Coos and Curry County Fair and First School Fair will run September 25 to 28 at Myrtle Point, aiming to wow locals and outsiders.
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Coos County
Yex
Salem
Maris
Agricultural College Extension Department
Firat
Myrtle Point
Myrtle Point subscribers push prepaid paper growth
A local note praises the Myrtle Point section for strong prepayment of subscriptions. Seven in ten readers pay in advance, enabling the paper to be the best weekly publication in Coos county, and the writer urges others to join the prepaid list.
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Ruskin
Focal
Myrtle Point
Coos County
New States Arizona and New Mexico Shown Energetic Citizens
Dispatches praise Arizona and New Mexico for swift decisive action. settlers in these states show energy thoroughness and rapid execution in undertakings.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Charity signs reflect on aging and dignity in urban life
The author critiques window signs promoting aid for the aged infirm and friendless, arguing that labeling people as old or dependent erodes dignity. He notes signs like Home for the Aged and Asylum for Destitute Widows imply status and past lives, urging respect for every person regardless of age.
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Middle West
Fizndlege
Lessons On Diligence And Continuous Learning
The article argues that great men improve every opportunity, reject ignorance, and avoid mediocrity. It critiques relying on early brilliance and warns that gifted youths can suffer mental atrophy if they abandon steady study and effort over time.
Charity critique by Elbert Hubbard criticizes aid systems
The text condemns charity as a moral failing of civilization and argues for eradicating need through systemic change. It asserts hospitals jails and asylums expose social flaws and calls for a world where charity is obsolete, challenging the notion of friendless people.
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Elbert Hubbard
Fra
Portland Police Target Speeders Spark Funeral Processions
Portland residents say traffic speed enforcement prompts thoughts of funeral processions compared with the past, as police wage a campaign with noticeable effect on driving behavior.
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Portland
Silence: a timeless language of kindness
A reflective note on kindness as a universal language. The idea that silence often conveys more than words, touching hearts across beings and moments beyond speech. A serene meditation on gentleness in daily life.
How many Judge Hanfords are there in Oregon
The piece parodies era fashion and editorials, lamenting changing female style and asking for the “girl as she used to appear” while referencing Judge Hanford and a mock Oregon Journal inquiry. It critiques modern hats, hairstyles, and feminine fashion with humorous verse.
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The
Oregon Journal
Billy Burke
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Constitutional Remedy
An advertisement proclaims catarrh as a constitutional disease requiring constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio is touted as the only constitutional remedy, with a $100 reward for uncured cases and instructions to send for circulars and testimonials.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Albany College Promotes Christian Education and Growth
A speaker urges Albany College's Christian mission as superior to large universities, arguing broad development of body mind and soul. The plan includes a $250,000 endowment drive, a 48 acre new campus, and a September 1913 target for main buildings and dorms, with Freshman class expectations of 25 to 30.
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Christian College
Foundation of
Christian Society
Foundation
Christian Church
Albany College
United States
Albany
Christian ‘College
The
Presbyterian Church
Northwest
James J. Hill
Hill
Pres. Crooks
Ta Dew
Doyle, Patterson & Beach
Portland
University of Virginia
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ST. Louis, Mo
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Oregon
Henry G. Ploeger
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