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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1907
Page
2
A string of satirical notes discusses actors, editors, and public life. It mocks editor Stead and remarks on charity, royalty, and politics while lampooning names and current events with wit and whimsy. The piece also critiques publicity, urban cleanliness, and civics.
The article recalls the death of renowned French chemist Monsieur Berthelot and notes the era when Madame Berthelot passed away earlier, reflecting on the personal losses within a celebrated scientific family.
The piece argues that prisons are a necessary evil with improved humane care and careful reform. It cautions against overzealous uplift, praises gradual change, and supports probation ideas while acknowledging enduring dangers and the need for selective mercy. It notes progress and argues for targeted, not abolitionist, reforms.
An Arabic traveler in Abyaania finds ripe berries on a tree, crushes them, and lets their scent and a dropped infusion purify water. He recovers strength, harvests berries to Aden, where a mutt learns of the discovery. A famed opium user later tastes the infusion and names the tree cahvah meaning force.
A clipped diary style message discusses quiet quarrels between a couple, noting they argue only on Sundays after 8 and before 6 when she is away from the house. The text appears as a rough transcription with garbled names and phrases, offering a glimpse of a private domestic routine.
Famous English actress Ellen Terry marries James Carew her third husband in Pittsburg at age 50 and he is 88. Carew’s mother quips on dogs, a Turkish porter weighs in on mercy killing a puppy, while Blackwell's Magazine notes harsh Constantinople street life and scavenger dogs amid nightly refuse piles.
A parent recounts doubting an intended marriage due to age gap but witnesses Terry’s vivacity and harmony with James. The speaker now believes their union is proper and expresses happiness at his son’s choice of wife.
A fragment notes that dogs are a notable feature of Constantinople and Turkish towns, living in sunshine and generally treated with care by Turks, though occasional mistreatment by Greeks or Armenians is mentioned in passing.
The article extols chamois as the prized European game living in Germany Austria Switzerland Transylvania the Carpathians the Alps and other ranges. It notes both sexes have horns called kri¢ke lor, the doe bears one fawn annually, and the animal favors high barren peaks with winter descent for feeding.
A kindly old lady from the country buys gloves in a department store. She frantically searches her purse for a found book and exclaims about the cash and payment, reflecting a rustic scene.
A fragile description notes a reversible feor and a 27 foot deep bin used in a stage contrivance costing 99,000. The mechanism relies on angled planks and careful communication as the floor is inclined during performances. The York Sun article details the setup and the extensive expenditure.
The text presents garbled reflections on money and honesty, suggesting a belief that wealth creates status for a woman and contrasts duty with personal choice. It questions if a woman bears responsibility to a husband and hints at gender roles in wealth and labor.
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