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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
2
A humorous mix of sayings and reflections on life. Remarks on accidents in regulated families of aeronauts and the value of purpose. John W. Gates paid 6000 for finger bowls, a costly stock. A man memorizing forty thousand dates would save by buying an encyclopedia.
Medical students engage in physical conflict to furnish the university with subjects for valuable and instructive clinics. Russell Sage, as far as known, never spent money tracing his ancestry to antiquity.
A reflective line compares life to melodrama where rewards arrive only at the final curtain. The speaker notes patience as life’s outcome remains uncertain until the end.
Bren, the Literary Digest, has dropped the drive to popularize the spelling monstrosity turu. The noted publication abandons the controversial reform and reverts to standard usage.
A wry remark about gender and perception notes how a man’s praise shapes a woman’s belief differently when directed at another. The line suggests social psychology where compliments influence credibility and imagination depending on familiarity.
Skeptics who predicted a drying earth must seek alternative troubles for lending purposes as new concerns emerge beyond climate fears. The remark suggests shifting concerns in public finance and risk assessment amid uncertain environmental narratives.
The Pittsburg Dispatch notes that in proportion to its size a beetle is stronger than 100 horses yet offers no consolation for someone longing for an automobile.
A Pittsburg financier distributes wealth to chosen recipients during his lifetime. Lawyers say the plan draws mixed attention from the legal community as his generosity accelerates transfers of fortune.
The dramatist Bronson Titoward left an estate valued at more than ten thousand dollars. He reportedly received substantial royalties noted in advance agent notices.
A Missouri contemporary notes friendship can wound more than enmity when a touch is remembered for the money left unpaid. The remark underscores how forgotten debts within close ties can sting more than injury from an foe.
A witty remark notes blonde criminals appear more numerous than brunettes who go wrong. It suggests brunettes who bleach may be counted as blondes in some counts.
Within a month after the proclamation of the new constitution, two hundred and sixty-five newspapers were established in Turkey. The editor become eager to tell how a free government should be carried on.
The postmaster general orders government employees not to waste public funds attempting to decipher intentional cryptograms in letters. The move aims to curb idle behavior by addressees and test cases that waste clerks’ time.
Harper's Weekly argues that one third of the population is urban while two thirds remain rural. It says country dwellers seek religion education and material prosperity, and farms now employ fewer laborers per acre due to machinery, forcing them to either have fewer children or export workers to cities.
Physiognomists and common people compare portraits of Admiral Lord Beresford commander in chief of the British Channel Fleet Admiral Sir John Fisher First Sea Lord and Admiral Robley D Evans of the American navy. The faces share a square keen type with corners of the mouth down and eyes fixed forward signaling readiness for action.
The International Congress of Architects met in Vienna last year, gathering leading designers and scholars to discuss urban planning style and architectural heritage during a series of plenaries and panel discussions.
Slummer notes that a secretary of fine arts and other cabinet offices are under discussion in multiple countries. An American delegate reports plans for a national arts pass through a new cabinet post, with a body to evaluate works, advance art education, and regulate buildings. The trend marks the fourth proposed cabinet office in twelve months.
An English legal periodical notes rising crime and violence in cosmopolitan centers both in Great Britain and Europe. It cites Paris gang activity and calls for stronger police, better detectives, and smarter crime fighting while examining causes such as urban wealth contrasts, industrial issues, education, and immigration. It argues against despair, urging efficient police work, weapon controls, and nightlife regulation to make city life safer.
An inspector asks a Scottish class about chickens. A pupil reveals the thought provoking reply that chickens themselves are marvelous for how they got into their shells. The moment showcases rural school humor from a Ladies' Home Journal note.
The dialogue contrasts cautious marriage ideals with gossip and suspicion. Nell warns a girl not to marry without knowing the man, while Belle quips that knowledge would dampen romance. A wry remark on how suspicion sharpens even dull minds.
A survey of global advances notes Mexico's planned 25 million dollar irrigation experiments and a new telegraphing typewriter. U S petroleum output rises sharply in 1907 to 166 thousand barrels, while coal briquetting grows and a Bellefonte plant forms to use furnace slag.
A military explanation cites Article 41 paragraph 428 of the United States Army Regulations on flag display at half staff. A sergeant notes at posts with ground flags the staff is often eighty feet high and raised in two sections with half staff alignment at the middle of the upper section.
The Matterhorn, 14 885 feet high, lies between Valais Switzerland and Italy’s Val d Aosta. Many climbers seek safety at wayside shrines on the perilous ascent, a scene illustrated in the London News showing devotion before a life risking venture.
The British Museum houses 1 018 000 insect specimens from 152 972 named species with 398 000 Coleoptera and 855 767 Lepidoptera. Entomologists estimate most world insect species remain unnamed. Prof Hitchcock notes Kilauea's eruption offers a rare viewing opportunity with a lava lake 800 by 400 feet at month end.
A Kansas City Times report quotes a naval recruiting lieutenant explaining proper half mast procedure. The flag should hang from the middle with the central point aligned so the lower star section corner sits midway between the mast’s top and bottom. The navy method makes the distance from flag top to mast top equal to the distance from flag bottom to mast base.
An editor responds to a wrongly reported death notice by Major Blazer. The excited visitor demanded an apology, threatening violence if not issued. The next day's issue prints a formal retraction admitting the prior notice was without foundation.
A quoted exchange recalls a long forgotten proposal from youth, with one person asking if the other remembers the moment and the response affirming its significance for their younger years. The dialogue highlights nostalgia and personal memory across time.
An Australian inventor offers a removable heel device that lengthens the shoe and repairs worn heels. The system attaches to a heel pad, letting wearers swap in a fresh heel when the original is worn or unsightly. The invention promises to reduce foot strain and improve walking comfort.
A recipe notes a mint jelly pairing with meat. Use apples cooked like apple jelly, strain juice, add crushed mint, boil to extract flavor, strain, add sugar, and boil to a thick jelly. Grape and cranberry juices can be flavored the same way for a minty jelly.
Fight large ears of sweet corn three large onions one small head of cabbage one bunch of celery three red peppers seeds removed without touching walls of peppers one fourth cup of salt a quart and a pint of cider vinegar two heaping teaspoonfuls of mustard dissolved and stirred in last Chop all ingredients except the corn boil together twenty minutes add the mustard and can boiling hot Canned corn might be used if one could not get the green.
Drain twenty five oysters and make a smooth butter paste with four teaspoons minced parsley. In a pan add oysters, butter paste, cayenne and salt. Stir until gills curl, add egg yolk, keep stirring. Pour over toasted bread squares and serve immediately.
Wash and stem tart grapes until tender then rub through a colander. To every three pints of pulp add one pound brown sugar one cup vinegar one heaping teaspoon each ground cinnamon mace allspice salt and pepper and a half teaspoon ground cloves. Cook until reduced to half the original quantity then bottle and cork when cold.
A historical recipe describes combining peeled cucumbers with snail, onions, and spices. The mixture rests three hours then is packed into jars with olive oil and cider vinegar before sealing.
Readable lines list ingredients for a pickle mix including cabbage peppers tomatoes mustard ginger turmeric celery seed sugar vinegar salt and beans. Instructions note to chop mix and cook about thirty minutes.
A home jelly recipe suggests adding vanilla bean from any drug store to vanilla crabapple jelly. After straining the juice and measuring, stir in a piece of vanilla bean and boil until the jelly sets for a fine apple flavor.
Green peppers are boiled ten minutes in water with a pinch of soda. They are filled with grated cheese then dipped in water and fried in hot lard.
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