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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1910
Page
2
The column notes a Caribbean buried cities puzzle as a current curiosity. It muses on inflated costs and warns the fish story may be a false alarm while comparing wartime mortality to coal mine dangers.
A casual remark on rising pork costs notes that calling someone hammy is seen as a compliment. The lighthearted piece highlights how food_costs shape everyday speech and social talk.
A critical note on youth being led astray by dime novels. The text laments that even reading can entice mischief and contrasts the hardships of life with rulers who must pretend happiness. It also mocks business leaders like John D. Rockefeller for playful fashion choices in golf.
A reflective note contrasts youth’s dreams with spring fashion bills as the young man resists letting romance overshadow his plans. The verse hints at seasonal shifts and personal choices in a restrained, period voice.
In a media note from the St. Louis Star a decline in women leaving the city is tied to questions about hat alignment and personal appearance as a social concern. The piece implies a concern with propriety and public display among departing women in St. Louis.
Andrew Carnegie states he created forty fortunes through his enterprises, and sixteen of those men have since divorced. The remark suggests wives benefited less from the wealth he helped generate.
A renowned proponent argues longevity comes from hard work and abstaining from meat. The remark suggests even those with limited moral courage may embrace this regimen for health and virtue.
The piece notes that Halley’s comet will not visit this region again for seventy-five years, offering reassurance to those who feel they have escaped its passage.
At the depot King George bade farewell to Emperor William and the German ruler kissed the new king three times despite scientists noting whiskers commonly carry germs.
The piece notes a misgiving about Secretary Wilsons cookbook, citing a musk rat recipe as a reason to question the literary merit of the volume and declare a loss of confidence.
A Pennsylvania man bequeathed his property to his wife and the widow next door with a rule that if either woman begins a quarrel her share goes to the other. The arrangement is likened to the wisdom of Solomon in its simplicity and fairness.
The Paris London Transaerian Company plans a cross channel airship service between Dover and Calais within a few months citing fears of seasickness as a motive for the new transport.
A Kansan noted that the late April cold wave made it feel like the shortest summer. The remark underscores how the season defies expectations and only a visible calendar reveals the true time of year.
The Nyabies of Providence and their nurses occupy the Brown University campus on pleasant days, blocking paths with baby carriages. Students cannot safely play ball under the trees. University authorities dislike seeming inhospitable yet argue college life begins too early for some.
Raspberry jam eaten at midnight with a hatpin is declared galoptious by boarding school girls. Their verdict spurred a strong Scottish demand, prompting many small fruit farms to start in recent years as land prices rose from five to seven dollars an acre in 1900.
The article notes raspberries yielded 1.5 to 4 tons per acre with profits ranging from 30 to 50 dollars per acre, later dropping to 44 dollars per ton as supply outpaced demand. It warns against following fads and urges diversifying crops instead of chasing momentary gains.
An editorial argues against exaggerated microbial dangers and notes a Harvard physician's claim that kissing is safe healthwise. It suggests later authorities may downplay other daily fears, comparing current scares to Salem witchcraft and similar delusions.
A late 19th to early 20th century note describes mobile wireless units that can deploy from a wagon, set up a 40 foot mast, lay out 15 foot wires and a ground system, and transmit within about one minute eight seconds after Halt. The piece recalls early Fort Myer tests and contrasts with earlier 60 foot masts and complex ground work.
A collage of comedic dialogue snippets from various publications shows everyday humor about language, romance, work, and social quirks. Quips touch on marriage, barbering, dieting, music clubs, and mistaken notions, with punchlines highlighting social awkwardness and irony.
M. W. Osborn, 73, known as the coatless man, has worn no coat or overshirt for forty-six years despite weather. He drinks no alcohol, does not smoke, chews tobacco sixty-five years, and always wears a hat except when sleeping or eating with strangers. His youngest child is under three.
A plan envisions heavy steel and vast pen production to assemble one million and a half pens. Investors push for rapid scale with local plants and new jobs.
A prominent figure in American politics hints at launching a magazine focused on pursuing the Truth. The move signals an expansive media venture and potential impact on public discourse.
A Chicago Record-Herald quote presents a man asking if a woman would marry him. She nearly agrees, saying she would wed once he settles down and takes on work worth while. The exchange captures early 20th century courtship tone.
The text notes a claimant in March controversy branded as lazy by rivals, contrasting with industrious figures urging accountability and integrity amid the dispute.
Charles Henry Treat former treasurer of the United States under Roosevelt died of apoplexy at about sixty eight years. Born in Frankfort Maine he traced ancestry to Robert Treat Paine and a colonial Connecticut governor. A Dartmouth graduate of 1865 he joined family business with a fleet of twenty eight vessels. He served as Delaware's delegate at large to the 1888 Republican convention in Chicago aiding Benjamin Harrison.
A city firm's piano tuner went to a suburb to tune a piano and found it fine. A later complaint said it was not properly tuned. After another check the tuner still found no fault, noting the piano stays in tune when played but goes out of tune when the owner sings.
A joke from Woman's Home Companion features Mrs. Youngbride and Mrs. Smith debating cream in milk bottles. The milkman boasts he fills bottles so full there is no room for cream, insisting he is too honest to shortchange customers.
A quip from an Inquirer and a crowd voice echoes a debate on socialist influence as a political agitator warns of a thin wedge approach and the crowd questions potential strategies.
A physician fluent in one language can comprehend many tongues. The effects of whisky and love vary between two men, never in exactly the same way.
The article argues that cold plunges fail to cleanse thoroughly and that proper skin hygiene requires warm-water washing, soap, a brush, and a rough towel. It notes skin pores shed minute scales, which can block pores and burden kidneys and bowels if not removed. Vigorous dry rubbing can help when baths aren’t possible.
A reader questions why Elder Browne uses brethren to address his congregation and omits women in sermons. He replies that one embraces the other, prompting humor about church language and gender.
A quoted dialogue in a Bostonian voice recalls General Warren's death at Bunker Hill and a Chicago observer muses on its potential as a moving picture act. The fragment captures a witty exchange about history and spectacle.
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