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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1910
Page
2
An elderly, very fat passenger aboard a London circle line train frets about missing her stop. A fellow traveler says the stop is half an hour away and jokes he will guide her there. She thanks him, but when she tries to alight she is pushed back by a guard, and she ends up circling the loop three times that morning.
A careful canvass shows 52000 people work after sundown in New York. The figure equals the population of Springfield Massachusetts Hoboken New Jersey Savannah Georgia Utica New York and Elizabeth New Jersey.
Mothers urged to use Mrs Winelow's Soothing Qe as the best remedy during teething period for children.
In Miss Wood's kindergarten there are eight pupils, four girls and four boys. Susan Phelps miscounts and jokes about a boy who is really a girl, then reverses the inference when guessing a child named Miss Eliot, reflecting playful confusion in early arithmetic.
To fumigate a room after illness paste newspaper strips over cracks and remove all living creatures. Loosen bedding and carpets. Burn two or three formaldehyde candles per directions, keep room closed six to eight hours, then open and air thoroughly.
A vintage ad promotes Pettit's Eye Salve as a tonic for eye strain and weak watery eyes from Howard Bros druggists in Buffalo.
A learned man notes the difficulty of saying I was mistaken. Frederick the Great wrote to the senate about losing a battle and blamed himself, a confession Goldsmith says shows more greatness than any victory.
A pupil misuses the term after a misadventure, with a streetcar incident illustrating the word’s meaning. The teacher confirms procrastination equals putting off action.
A Detroit Free Press snippet notes a neighbor bought a vacuum cleaner enabling frequent borrowing. the exchange centers on Luck remarking on the neighbor’s generosity and the convenience of shared household help.
An old advertisement urges readers to use Allen’s Foot-Ease powder to cure hot and sweaty feet and related foot ailments. It promotes free samples and directs buyers to obtain the product at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents, with the seller listed as Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
In many towns rabbit killing and freezing and preparing the skins for export becomes a growing asset of green value during the winter season. It enables men with no other work to earn money and spend at country stores.
Faith Airless in a New York studio borrows a quarter to save a meal when her gas fails. Needing the coin, she meets Guy Melville across the hall who buys time with a quarter. His help leads to a shared dinner with Faith’s visiting parents and a budding, cautious romance.
Dr. Richard Cole Newton argues in the Forum that Roosevelt’s famed energy was primarily mental, with willpower driving effort and muscle growth following from determined resolve rather than initial physical strength.
The article explains making farm walks from rough stones by trenching a path, placing rocks slightly above ground, packing earth around, and covering with dust. It suggests sources like shells and gravel, notes drainage and straight, smooth side lines, and recommends higher centers to shed water with curves advised by landscape gardeners.
A Poultry Monthly writer recalls a hen that insisted on setting in the breeding pen and caused trouble while an incubator ran 220 eggs. Despite the hen’s persistence, the incubator produced 171 chicks versus six from the hen, illustrating why a good incubator can beat a hen for hatching.
The article notes wax loses percent value from poor extraction methods. Wax keeps a good price year round and can be stored or shipped safely. Every saved ounce improves the year’s financials and balances the account.
A simple garden tip advises sprinkling common road dust on cucumber and squash vines while dew remains to deter striped cucumber beetles. Dust should be spread quickly over and under leaves and around plants to drive the beetles away.
George Kryder of Napoleon Ohio describes suffering with piles for thirty years and states after a year of Cascarets use his condition improved within weeks. He reports complete relief and renewed energy and recommends the remedy, noting the taste is pleasant and it does not sicken or gripe. The ad highlights 10, 26, and 50 cent tablet sizes with a guarantee.
A subscription funded a Byron statue. Chantrey declined, Thorwaldsen accepted. Finished ca 1838, permission denied at Westminster Abbey, remained in the customs house twelve years, then moved to Trinity College Cambridge in 1846. The life size figure holds a voice style and book, with skull and owl nearby. Thorwaldsen born Nov 19 1770 died Mar 24 1844.
A fragment from Emerson on inner flashes of insight that outshine external brilliance. It argues that every genius bears rejected thoughts that return with alienated majesty, urging one to notice the gleam within.
The text speaks of living’s secret as discovering the greatest good worth seeking and values that endure. It argues the best aid to others is teaching them to discriminate and choose among prizes the ones that are worthy.
In a Houston Post snippet, Mabel and George discuss marriage with urgency while Mabel pushes to know if George will return her love. The scene emphasizes a decisive moment as expectations rise.
A hypothetical question asks if a shoe store would want clerks to purchase footwear from an opposing dealer. It explores potential conflicts of interest and loyalty considerations in retail staff behavior.
The article notes sturdy sandals of Teutonic tribes aiding their European march to Rome. It contrasts Roman views with Scythians wearing rough sheepskin boots and Gauls known for wooden soles, highlighting footwear as key military equipment.
Advice urges looking outward not inward to improve life. Focus on actions toward others, speak well of people, and treat neighbors with kindness to stay on the right path.
Miles City Montana reports extreme temperature variation with a high of 111 degrees and a low below zero, yielding a range of 178 degrees the widest in the United States. The record highlights unusually wide swings in local climate.
The text notes a baby fleeing a friendly visitor and seeking the mother as an instinctive response. It links this behavior to ancient times when stranger and danger were the same, implying a inherited instinct rather than mere habit or rhyme.
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