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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1916
Page
2
A faded plaster motto recovered from an attic reveals the lines God Bless Our Home, with green and red perforated cardboard and carved oak frame. The poem reflects on ancestors who aided and comforted, implying a blessing over the home.
The piece contrasts international tensions with England over a blacklist and earlier crises with Mexico and Germany. It warns against silence by public officials while urging voters to demand clear positions from candidates and notes that transparency aids democratic success.
Older but stronger to be healthy at seventy. Advice urges staying active and avoiding colds. Promotes blood purifying tonic as a medicine to keep blood rich and active, alleviating rheumatism and sickness. No alcohol in Scott's, Gestt & Bowne, Bissméfeld, N J.
A column urges young men to forge a personal identity beyond lineage. It warns that those known only as their fathers’ sons lack future opportunity and respect. Speak for yourself and build a verifiable character, not inherited fame.
A local plea urges residents to share ideas for better roads and community improvements. The piece encourages immediate action, noting rains will worsen conditions and that good roads benefit both the economy and personal enjoyment. It calls for citizen initiative to plan and act now.
A reflected moral contrast criticizes idle gossip and backbiting. The text argues that educated and industrious minds avoid tale bearing and slander, while the loafer and rough crowd populate such behavior and vice.
Readers are invited to send general interest items to the Enterprise. Submissions should not exceed 300 words and include sender name and address. The editor may reject items deemed unsuitable for print. Advertising will be billed at regular rates and marked adv.
In Myrtle Point the school board urges grammar school graduates and parents to weigh high school attendance this coming year. It cites earnings advantages, broader opportunities, and a stronger future, noting Parliament and Congress trends toward college training and urging enrollment starting September under Eugene Smith, Superintendent.
Rapid kidney disease progression warns of subtle signs such as backache headaches and fatigue. The notice promotes Dean's Kidney Pills by Foster Milburn Co with customer testimonial from Mrs J H Edwards of Eugene Oregon and price 50 cents at dealers.
A scattered column includes quips on American patrons, defense talk, marriage, and industry, interspersed with a public land notice in Roseburg Oregon dated 1916. The item references John George Schultheiss of Myrtle Point and Grover Gibbs of Miz Point with final proof deadlines.
Claim filed to establish claim to land before Edgar Dodge U S Commissioner at Myrtle Point on August 21 1916. Witnesses named Henry Ware James A Massey William J Mann all of Eyes Feith Oneon 376 Canon Register.
Summons in equity filed by L B Fetter against Mary Alwilda Clark and Claude L Kidder seeks foreclosure of mortgage on west half of lots 1 through 6 in block 69, Coquille City. Order by Judge John S Coke directs six weeks to answer from July 27, 1916. Proceeds to satisfy debt of seven hundred dollars plus interest and costs.
Thousands of deaf readers are told they can discard hearing devices and understand conversation through a lip reading method advertised as unique and original. The offer claims quick results with free particulars by mail without money upfront, inviting readers to mention the paper.
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