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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1916
Page
4
A reflective column urges devoted home life over social polish. It contrasts the duties of wives and mothers with male expectations, extols trust and sunlit affection, and envisions future rooms as warm family spaces. It closes with a simple spelling rule for ei vs ie.
A detailed schedule for Thursday August 24 through Sunday August 25 outlines concerts by Kaiser's Concert Band, water sports events, parades, and family activities in North Bend and Marshfield. Highlights include marching bands, Rosarians stunts, Eugene drum corps, floats, dance nights, and a large Jubilee Parade with prizes and open-air dances.
Industrial notes from Salem and various Oregon towns report road funding from forest reserves, new plants and mills opening or restarting, and plans for highways and rail links. Reports cite six hour work law debates, union arbitration positions, and statewide infrastructure projects affecting counties from Hood River to Burns and Florence.
Lands between War Mervines Dement Fangts and Roland Creek in Coesi County Oregon are reserved for a game preserve. Trespassing and hunting beyond the boundary are prohibited under local regulations.
Three men reputed for extreme frugality arrived in town yesterday. One avoids drinking water except from another man’s well, another bans large family writing, and the third rewinds clocks at night to save wear on machinery. All refuse to take the county paper, claiming reading strains their spectacles.
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