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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1914
Page
2
A faded park bench tale follows a would be reporter who pays a dime for a stranger's story and confesses his love for Mildred Telfair. A fictional boxer Mack recounts fighting nerves and a real bout with Reddy Burns before a surprise marriage proposal and sisterly intervention.
The article extols Porto Rico under U S occupation, describing San Juan’s color and charm, official hosts, and American modernization efforts including roads, schools, and commerce. It contrasts island life with diplomacy and culture, and notes a potato disease quarantine debate.
A man explains he wants to cut a newspaper item about a house robbery to show his wife. He says it will help her understand the event while the husband was at church with his wife, prompting a friend to ask if a duplicate copy exists.
A Baltimore Sun excerpt recalls a customs scene where one officer asks if the woman has anything to declare and the other notes she kept declaring to goodness while her trunks were searched. The wry exchange highlights frontier humor in a port of call context.
Mike asks Pat when she first married and Pat replies at nineteen. She swears she would never marry again so young, even if she lived to Methuselah.
A dialogue between two men discusses arithmetic for large numbers. Dustin Stax notes that while two and two equal four, multiplying to millions requires a much larger total. The exchange highlights the contrast between simple math and scaled figures.
A judge notes the cordial behavior as Pall introduces himself to Miss Scrumps after a brief acquaintance. The exchange centers on social introductions and familiar pleasantries rather than substantive dispute.
Practical advice for poultry keepers on how to care for broody hens. Discusses water and corn needs, grit and fat, insect powder for lice, egg numbers hens can cover, dark nesting to encourage sitting, gentleness, quiet handling, and strategies for flighty Leghorns including curtains and nocturnal nest checks.
A farmer argues for letting colts roam in a sunny lot with food, fences, and space to run. He says it is not good to keep them tied daily or to allow them to mingle with driving mothers in the fields while at work.
The article discusses relocation of hens from colony houses to grain fields after harvest. Hens are moved to fields where they can feed for several weeks, indicating a planned shift in housing and grazing to optimize resources.
An agriculturist explains a first bed method for mushrooms using horse manure with straw litter and loam. Maintain 57 F, 12 to 14 inch bed, plant English spawn in nine by nine inch spacing, cover with compost and litter, water lukewarm, and expect fruit in six to eight weeks barring material or temperature faults.
Darrow resident Creel Q Chandler explains a simple plow shoe made from a quarter inch scrap strap and a 2x10 board. The device uses end holes and a bolted strap to stabilize the plow, with the plowman standing on the board behind the implement to balance it.
Article argues Indian Runner ducks offer high egg production with large eggs, suggesting almost every farm can profit. It notes a mature Runner lays about 200 eggs more easily than hens and eggs are larger. The piece invites egg producers to test their profitability against hens.
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