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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
2
A collection of quirky notes and opinion snippets ranging from a frost proof peach crop query to a Chicago motorman confession and a mockery of high life. It cites a Minnesota woman’s $ four thousand seven hundred fifty award for a stolen kiss and muses on famous names, marriages, and wealth with humor and irony.
Memphis park commissioners authorize re inscribing the monument to Andrew Jackson with Our Federal Union It must be preserved The restoration signals fading old rivalries and rising national unity Concrete ships and armor concepts emerge as Italian engineers test concrete warship ideas noting cost and maintenance advantages A rammed test produced an impression but details end with a truncated note of ongoing experiments
An Opportunities of Today rail magazine lists 109 railway leaders by their first posts. Many began as office or shop boys, brakemen, clerks, telegraph operators, or agents, showing success comes from energy and judgment rather than early status. The piece argues the same chance remains open to every ambitious youth.
The rich rose attar scent is mainly produced in Persia where hundreds of acres grow roses for distillation. Donkey caravans with guards travel from central Persia to Bushire port to export to Bombay, while other caravans head to Caspian ports for Hindustan markets. The scent travels ahead of the caravan and lingers days after it passes.
A Buffalo Commercial anecdote on Field Marshal Count Von Moltke who prized brevity. The tale recounts a state dinner wager about his seven word limit and his quiet but pointed toast. He reportedly said the health of his majesty the king, gentle men.
A juvenile class prompts a witty reply as the brightest pupil jokes that the worst thing about the rich is their scarcity. The Chicago News quotes the exchange, highlighting the sharp humor of youth.
A compilation of beauty and health tips advising lard as a moisturizer, mustard plasters, and blister warnings. It stresses the heel’s role in arch support, suggests a facial lotion with orange flower water and benzoin, and offers chest expansion exercises. Hair care includes a shine routine with oils and minimal washing.
A fashion description notes the gown with trained length plaited front and voile lace corsage while opposing view questions the six million American women earning below living costs. The piece criticizes college heads for opinions and Sir Woodrow Wilson’s claim of protection.
Instructions for laundering linen at home emphasize using its own tub and brief rubbing, followed by boiling alone. Linen should be washed rapidly, then boiled with the rest of the laundry proceeding separately, to achieve whiter results and easier ironing.
The article outlines summer fashion trends including sun and air as ideal, care tips for fabrics, and the Youth Seeker philosophy encouraging balanced living and a youthful mindset. It details woven raffia hats, gray voile gowns with Irish crochet trim, elaborate socks with red anchors, and a sheath hip skirt with full flounce and numerous insertions.
Women advised to massage plain vaseline into dry scaly feet each night and to sun the feet in the bedroom for a simple home remedy. A city chiropodist endorses sun exposure as a general cure, while Paris fashion notes describe silk costumes and new coat silhouettes with raffia belts as bold trends.
The accompanying cut presents a gown model suited for frequent laundering. The circular skirt closes with inch white pearl buttons along the left side while the bodice also buttons at the left and features a front plastron of applique linen on white filet net embroidered in white. The yoke and sleeves use tucked net with clung insertion.
A reader describes a home remedy for blotchy facial skin using alternating hot and cool cloth applications. Wring a cloth from boiling water, apply to the face for a minute, then switch to cool water. Repeat several times, dry the skin, and rub in skin food.
An Emerson quotation on ending each day, forgiving blunders, and starting tomorrow anew free of yesterday's errors.
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