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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1913
Page
2
Poem excerpt by Madeline Bridge extols loyal hearts brave spirits and pure souls. It urges giving love and faith to receive love and strength in need, noting life mirrors one’s actions and words. The passage emphasizes moral reciprocity and virtuous conduct.
A compact reflection on time management urging daily self improvement. It compares thrift with busy study, cites Gladstone and Garfield to stress margins of time, and warns against letting minutes slip away in idle waiting and tardy routines.
A vintage testimonial for Hall's Catarrh Cure offers one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by the remedy. It includes a statement from J Cheney and Co. Toledo Ohio and a signed endorsement by the Rational Bank of Commerce asserting trustworthiness and financial ability.
A classic admonition praises seeking extra work over higher pay, arguing value to a business boosts salary and job security. It stresses hard work as path to respect, power, and durable employment, contrasting with complainers and seeking easier lives.
A Myrtle Point Enterprise subscriber chides a newspaper for extolling extemporaneous remarks and jokes about manure spreaders. The letter hints at farm timing and seasonal work in the Coquille River Valley as a pointed community quip.
A speaker notes that many capable men would improve to around .500 in performance if they stopped oversleeping by an hour and a half to two hours each morning. He argues this habit harms mental and physical health and overall capacity.
An author is known by his writings a mother by her daughter a fool by his words and all men by their companions especially if the latter have borrowed money or run bills and are of that class who dun themselves every day on the street.
The forecast notes hay crop conditions influence the region as Coos and Curry counties prepare for the fair. Officials anticipate the largest crowd ever in Coos County for the event.
A pithy remark decries willful blindness to everyday ugliness. It warns that ignoring problems invites missteps like a banana peel crash or letting weeds overrun one’s yard, implying personal neglect leads to trouble.
A speaker decries the pessimist view, calling such individuals men who demand more than they deserve and fear decline when not granted what they seek. The remark frames optimism as entitlement and warns against doom when desires aren't met.
The Myrtle Point community and its section anticipate major days ahead amid talk of tariff changes and potential war with Mexico. The brief notes worry about shifts in policy and international tension affecting local life.
Swat the fly, the flea, and the fool at Myrtle Point where the Second Annual Cops and Curry County Fair runs September 10 through 13 featuring local events and community showcase.
Residents vent about overgrown yards and street parking as weeds thrive while efforts to beautify neighborhoods stall.
A quoted remark compares a hog and a mortgage lifter, provoking discussion on whether an item needs a lift before becoming a mortgage lifter. The line reflects a local columnist’s humorous take on financial rhetoric.
Save thirty five to sixty five dollars on rebuilt and slightly used typewriters of all makes. Prices range from thirty five to sixty five dollars with easy payment terms and no interest. Each machine carries a one year guarantee and may be exchanged for a new 1913 L C Smith model within one year for a liberal allowance.
A legal discussion compares contracts for mechanical work versus artistic or personal taste. If work is mechanical and meets reasonable quality, a jury may compel acceptance despite personal dissatisfaction. For artistic items like monogrammed silver or tailored clothing, satisfaction rests with the individual, and courts rarely override that personal taste.
A 1913 legal explainer defines substantial performance as meeting major contract terms while minor deviations may be compensated. It clarifies impossibility as a lawful excuse only when the event was contemplated by the contract, with hardship not exempting duties.
The undersigned is appointed Executor of the Estate of William H. Hartley, deceased, by the County Court of Coos County Oregon. All persons with claims must present verified claims with vouchers to Roberts Giles Roberts in Myrtle Point within six months from August 14. J R Benson named as Executor.
Summons in the Circuit Court of Oregon Coos County directs Oscar Garman to answer the divorce complaint filed by Osa Garman within six weeks from August 14 1913. The suit seeks dissolution of marriage custody of minor child Freda Garman permanent alimony and costs with publication ordered by Judge John F Hall in Myrtle Point Enterprise.
L A Roberts as Administrator of William Rackleff's estate has filed a Final Account with Coos County Oregon. hearing set for September 2 1913 at the Court House. First publication July 31 1913. Another notice demands H G Everenden appear in Justice Court No 5 within six weeks of August 21 1913 to answer a $81.20 claim with multiple interests and costs, published in Myrtle Point Enterprise.
Nancy M. Keeler sues S. R. Keeler in Coos County Oregon seeking dissolution of marriage, divestment of interests, restoration of her former name Nancy Bond, and costs. Court orders publication in Myrtle Point Enterprise for six weeks starting July 10, 1913 with a response deadline August 21, 1913.
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