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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
6
The article extols trap nests to identify productive hens and reduce egg-breaking, noting they reveal winter layers, fertility, and temperament while demanding frequent handling. It also discusses fair treatment of hired men, arguing kindness and proper living conditions ensure steadier, better workers.
Describes a storehouse four to six feet square with ventilation at the top and sash topped doors. The ice house walls are filled with sawdust and the diagram shows the ice outline when filled. Piling sawdust around the storeroom creates a good space for storing vegetables or fruits.
A California plant deploys an automatic fruit wrapping machine described by Country Gentleman. Fruit rolls down a slight incline to the operator who removes defectives before the machine dries, wraps in paper, twists the end, cushions stems, and counts wrapped fruits. The device, stopped by an electric clutch when clogged, can wrap about six good fruits per run.
A traveler recalls a mother sheep guiding him to rescue her lamb from a shallow pit, offering a touching moment of gratitude. The page also provides farm tips on insect control, soil care, manure use, crop focus, hay measurement, and stacking calculations for efficient feeding and budgeting.
A collage of notes covers SilkWorm diseases, London living costs, postal accuracy, Venezuela dairy imagery, New York hotel figures, China lead uses, frog farming in Pennsylvania, British Empire trade in eggs and lumber, Sweden’s Selma Lagerlof, Arctic trips by Mrs. Emma Barry, Boer War monuments, Horace Walpole reads, North Carolina gem mining, a Tollemache name change, and Count Zeppelin’s aeronautic career from 1838 onward.
The Pall Mall Gazette notes average storm waves around thirty feet high with peaks from forty four to forty eight feet. It cites at Skerryvore lighthouse a rock mass of five and a half tons hurled seventy two feet, and a thirteen and a half ton pillar torn from a cliff seventy four feet high.
A tersely phrased note from The Catholic Standard and Times questions Newitt life’s pursuit of social distinction. Bunker argues Newitt uses an odd approach and calls golf a trivial matter.
An aspiring candidate jokes that his wife’s devotion struck him for twenty five dollars for a new hat. The remark appears in a Baltimore American column as a light comment on public life and personal perception.
The Baltimore American quips about a driver’s authority on the road, joking that possession of the street makes him an autocrat. The humorous line reflects era tone in a brief city newspaper aside.
In a courtroom exchange a police judge questions an officer about arrest. The officer, a former Boston resident, explains he did not arrest the man because he was not in motion. He says he only effected the capture.
A playful historic vignette describes Nebuchadnezzar eating grass in a grandstand scene, resisting commentary from the fane, bleachers, and crowd while he chews the greenery due to lack of other food.
Milkins speaks to Piffer about a stunning woman and being stuck. Piffer recalls a tale about starch and nerve as a washwoman grandmother’s memory surfaces.
The eminent statesman complains of a third Jetter from Mannhyerup marked Confidential. The private secretary reveals the initials B. T. L. stand for Burn This Letter, reflecting a cautionary note on sensitive correspondence in a Chicago Tribune quotation.
An austere spinster buys the latest Pick-Me-Up from a news dealer to read on the trein. She removes the conspicuous title before boarding the car, showing she is no giddy young thing.
A story from Charities and Commons describes an American woman who gave a gold piece to a beggar in Constantinople. The beggar left his post, then a servant said the master would be down soon. The well dressed beggar reappeared, returned the gold, and called the incident embarrassing.
A humorous reminiscence recounted from an automobile crash where the survivor recalls flying through the air and calculating the upcoming repair bill, reflecting on the absurdity of the moment. The exchange highlights the narrator’s quick, practical thought even amid danger.
Mrs. B R Buffham of Roswell New Mexico reports using 20 Mule Team Borax to spray and wash poultry houses to kill lice. She notes prior use of flammable killers caused fire risks and claims lice are eliminated for now. Pacific Coast Borax Co advertises samples and booklet in Oakland California.
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