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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1912
Page
6
Ezra Higgins, editor of the Quinceville Bugle, launches a scandalous Ladies Grand Raffle. Women line up to buy coupons, Higgins flees pursued through town, ending with a dramatic river confrontation as the Widow McCafferty closes in on him.
Ezra Higgins faced mounting chaos as hundreds of letters flood the village after a raffle. The office boy misreads, numbering coupons to 109, while receipts total 987 dollars. Crowds of women rush the street, led by Widow McCafferty in a dramatic scene.
A drama fan jokes that hats provoke more trouble in the back row than the front as an oyster-shell shaped hat looms over the theater. A baseball fan recalls the edge of the brim pressing against his neck and leaving a visible wear mark.
A fragment from Popular Magazine portrays Mark, once the brightest wit in Jerryville Georgia, fallen into vagabondage after earning a legal competency. A friend consoles him, and Mark says he will leave the town for good heading to South America to escape the snakes believed to be in his boots.
A portly gentleman asks if the canvas represents a real landscape as the artist explains a foreground cabin and noonshiner’s shack. The man notes the piece titled Still Life from the catalogue.
Fragments recount a difficult period including a husband’s ankle sprain and a botched dressmaker job. Notes on finances show a possible $3 to $20 exchange and ongoing worry about the year’s troubles. The tone hints at personal hardship and rising costs.
The article discusses wood floor options for kitchens including pine and maple and compares varnish oil and permanganate stains. It explains how varnish peels and is costly to renew, while stains like permanganate of potash provide a durable Havana brown finish with oil or beeswax treatments for gloss and grease resistance. It also notes birds as farm helpers aiding pest control and mentions birds like fly catchers and hawks contributing to insect management.
A detailed spring renovation guide urges thorough cellar cleaning to prevent mold and decay. It covers sorting stored vegetables, rubbing potato sprouts, scrubbing shelves with hot water and washing soda, airing, sun drying movable pieces, then whitewashing walls with a lime mix and finishing with a carbolic acid peppered floor wash.
Instructions from Farm and Home describe packing eggs in a stone jar holding six to ten gallons with a water glass solution of one part water glass to ten or fifteen parts water. Use clean fresh eggs, pack gently, cover jar, and store in a cool cellar. The method preserves eggs for eight to nine months.
Collectors pay high prices for prints as a Rembrandt etching titled Jan Sylvius dated 1646 sold for $1625 at a recent national sale. The article blends auction note with a dialogue fragment mentioning a child and a German boy in a domestic scene.
Expert advice favors placing the small end of fence posts in the ground for longevity. The large end often leads to crooked posts and quicker decay. Small posts dry faster and resist moisture longer, with end posts set in concrete to avoid bracing.
Fragmentary dialogue recalls a tense exchange with Colonel Stillwell and Uncle Henry Deearth about adoption as a beverage. The garbled text hints at a humorous or satirical scene with characters debating a peculiar topic.
The guide emphasizes absolute cleanliness and regular removal of droppings, with annual spring and fall cleanups. Perches must be scrubbed and burned to remove infestations, and the house should be thoroughly fumigated with spray and a lime mix. Kerosene, fresh nesting material, and tobacco stems are recommended, plus a homemade powder using carbolic acid gasoline and air slaked lime.
Research at the New York agricultural experiment station shows that using a small topped or covered pail can reduce bacteria in milk by about one half to two thirds. Even a simple cover added to a common open pail, made by any tinsmith, costs under $1 and can significantly improve sanitary milk in farm stables. Bulletin No. 326 provides full test details and is available free to applicants.
Guidance urges mares to rest as foaling nears and to exercise outdoors daily. Monitor the newborn colt to ensure the umbilical cord is not cut too closely and that the foal nurses within the first hour to prevent complications. The owner should remain vigilant during foaling observations.
A brief note advises on cooling milk. use an aerator if available or transfer milk between cans to remove heat. Let milk stay in water overnight for better cooling. ensure water runs to improve the process.
A historical note discusses the hired man on a farm as a skilled laborer who should be paid a small monthly wage but finds it difficult to earn even a trifling amount beyond the wage paid to an inefficient laborer.
A fragmented gardening tip notes trellises should be set in the ground about eighteen inches deep and tomatoes trained from the start to improve crops. The text references Fretless with advice on trellising to boost yields.
An old advertisement promotes a liniment for all swellings on dairy cows and other farm animals. It is made by mixing equal parts turpentine sweet oil and spirits of camphor and applying liberally and frequently to the swollen areas.
The article explains counting miles between telegraph poles to gauge speed. By noting time intervals on a watch and the seconds past the minute, you can estimate miles per hour, with eight minutes per mile indicating sixty mph, and other second-hand marks giving forty or fifty mph.
A New Jersey woman designs an innovative early reading textbook for children. Each page shows four animal pictures with names beneath, plus perforated sheets of animal names to tear out and match to the correct illustration, teaching word recognition by active selection.
The article describes African children using available materials to imitate adults. Girls play with dolls and make a baby by tying puppies to backs while boys craft guns from cane and clay, bows and arrows, and pretend in war games. They also shape animals from clay and jump rope, adopting grownup tasks like hut building and farming.
A fragmented text hints at a playful scene with a doorbell and street phrases. It mentions “Earth's and J” playing someone, and "Willie is the collector" as a possible character. The readable lines suggest a casual, vignette-like moment rather than a full event.
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