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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1913
Page
3
An ad touts 8 B B as a blood bath that soaks into the blood to cleanse it and alleviate rheumatic pains. It claims rapid effects on arteries and joints, emphasizes safe use for weak stomachs, and notes price at $1.00 with contact at Swift Specific Co Atlanta.
The United States plans a revolution in currency size and portrait design. Two billion notes will be supplemented by uniform coin-sized currency, with each denomination bearing a specific president or founder. The reform aims to deter counterfeiting, cut production costs, and simplify use, though Congress must act on the legislation before changes occur. Mothers are advised by Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething infants.
The article recalls how timber work shapes strong men through demanding seasons. In past eras, loggers faced long hours from pre-dawn to night, hauling in snow and working by moonlight. The phrase jobber's sun described the moonlit mornings guiding crews.
The readable bits describe an eye care product line from a Marine Eye Remedy company, mentioning Out Pac and Oc. The text appears promotional and garbled, with unclear claims about treatment or usage.
The first submarine boat was barrel shaped yet cigar like and powered by hand. Built by David Bushnell for the Revolutionary War, it inspired later models such as the Intelligent Whale. The 1864 relic at New York Navy Yard is 29 feet long, 9 feet deep, and of one half inch boiler iron, driven by rear propeller cranks.
An old Southern Pennsylvania woman attends a church sociable in a small town and, when greeted, jokes about sensing tableaux. Her remark highlights her effort to stay current despite limited opportunities, with the room amused by her witty response.
Mabel considers becoming an author and asks for a literature school recommendation. The reply states there are only two kinds of writers, those who use thru and those who do not, capturing a humorous quip about language choice.
A monarch’s misstep referenced as offering his kingdom for a horse. A remark suggests an auto would move beyond tradition. Nine-tenths of mail uses standard business size envelopes. France uses molten zinc to bind stones in a recently built bridge.
Maltby and his wife arrive at a remote quieter hotel to escape summer amusements. Their son Walter follows seeking rest from temptations, and the comic twist reveals the grandmother arriving from a stage at the hotel, uniting the three generations in one surprising scene.
A blue macaw in a New York aviary dances on his cage bar to the gramophone. He cake walks in measured steps, beats his wings to the music, and joins in with a chorus at the end of each line.
A foreign student details his first English class where spelling quirks thwart pronunciation. He learns that letters like w in low are silent, now is told to add k, and snow can be spoken different ways by dropping the word then.
A letter from a veteran fire ranger on Petawawe details bears breaking into a hut at Catfish, tearing a window with spikes, waking him at night, and prompting talk of a heavy revolver while noting bears are more annoying than squirrels.
A correspondent cites statistics from a city showing sober, continuously studying stockbrokers tended to fade from active life within about a dozen years, while those who mixed skill with occasional drink-induced relaxation lived longer and had fewer mental disorders, suggesting periodic mental rest aids health.
A paddle attachment designed for swimmers is strapped to the wrist and fingers. The blade curves to fit the palm outline and is connected by flexible flaps to the third and fourth fingers.
A home remedy formula claims to stop dandruff and hair loss and to stimulate hair growth even in baldness. The tonic blends Bay Rum Lavonade and Menthol Crystals with optional perfume, applied nightly and morning to the scalp. It also notes that constipation is improved by Dr. Pierce's Pellets, tiny sugar coated granules.
A $625,000 pearl necklace stolen from the mails and recovered by a London workman was sold to Mile Monceau de Bergen dael acting for a celebrated personage for $700,000, authorities say.
The owners of a German coal mine compress air at the surface and pipe it into the workings to cool the air underground. The snippet ends with a note of a different, unrelated remark about a painting and an artist.
A six-year-old boy brags to his father that his teacher warned he would soon be in the criminal class if he kept up his current pace at school. The exchange ends with the boy’s confident, humorous interpretation of the remark as a sign of promotion.
Warden questions what the woman gave the prisoner. Turnkey reveals it was a baked pie. The warden orders the pie removed to prevent the prisoner from using the crust to saw his way free.
Remember when packing china or glassware to use damp straw rather than dry. News papers are more advisable than tissue paper for cushioning fragile items.
Fragmentary lines reference a people’s trust and a phrase about leaders and gold coins, implying a civic or political notice. Names and places are unclear, leaving a vague record of a shared civic matter or referendum discussion.
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