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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1912
Page
2
The article describes bracelet watches as essential for travelers who lack consultation time. It notes various forms from solid gold or silver to enameled metal, with Swiss workmanship and bands of metal or linked links. It mentions pigskin sealskin morocco half-cases and a forearm fastening with a small buckle. It ends with an ad line for Red Cross Ball Bive.
A column laments waning politeness in returning borrowed items, noting delays and excuses from younger people. An advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as an effective teething remedy for children.
The New York Globe quotes a back stage exchange where the comedian accuses the group of hair pulling while the Rough Soubrette retorts she poked her in the eye and said it wouldn’t hurt to pull hair.
A Latin proverb counsels avoiding serious cares and not giving way to passion to preserve health and safety. It frames restraint as key to well being and prudent living.
In a sharp courtroom tone Crawford declares love a disease while Crabshaw counters that it is highly contagious judging by the number of pretty nurses who catch it and the judge remarks on the wit.
A note reports high infant mortality among children of the imagination Life. The entry highlights concern over young lives and the need for care and protection in a fragile mental health context.
Letters from Mrs. DeMa Beeruene of Sikeston Missouri and Mrs. Charles Moons of Murrayville Illinois describe relief from long standing female health problems after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Both women claim dramatic recovery avoiding surgery and returning to normal life.
An article reports dwindling stork numbers in Alsace Palatinate Hesse and Franconia due to prejudice against birds of prey and hunting. German nobles order nest removal and shooting while some communities still feed and protect nests. Alsace remains an exception with widespread respect for the birds.
Baylis Steele a capitalist and promoter joins a dispute on a Biblical tale about Elijah and heaven. The exchange grows heated with stuttering interruptions as they bet on who is right, and Steele ultimately backs out of the wager.
A wary customer questions a deal’s value while a bright clerk exaggerates the costs behind every item. He lists middlemen bankers drummers and agencies inflating expenses to show how the item seems worth more than its price. The piece parodies overpricing and middleman profits in commerce.
The Old Codger mocks a pompous prominent citizen in a waistcoat who greets Senator Hamshak with obsequious praise. The scene shows the selfimportant figure’s cringe response as he seeks the visitor’s name and acknowledgment.
Lee McClung United States treasurer will lead the finance section at the American Road Congress urging modern methods in road funding. He advocates budgeting by careful estimates, simple accounting, prudent bond regulation, and compares sinking fund versus serial bonds while praising state bankers associations for supporting the good road movement.
The Rural New Yorker notes russet apples wilt in storage due to minimal wax coating on their skin. The wax is scraped to shine, reducing kept quality by removing natural protection. Keeping them in a cool, very damp place helps prevent wilting and rotting.
The split log drag is described as the most important road maintenance implement. It levels rough spots and packs surface material, effectively turning it into a bricklike layer that thickens with successive uses.
Bankers farmers automobilists educators labor and business leaders from across Illinois convene in Peoria to back a comprehensive plan for highway improvement. A proposed three member nonpolitical state highway commission would oversee main intercounty routes while counties handle local roads under state guidance.
The article explains pruning grapevines in fall by removing about half to two thirds of new growth. It notes methods depend on training style and mentions old port-like stems and plant health considerations.
Eleven skeleton remains found in Craigehill Ellensburg Washington lie twenty feet back from a cement rock face under shale layer. Jawbone and femur indicate a man about eighty inches tall and teeth stretch nearly to the jaw. Munson notes primitive tool use and simple diet with no signs of high intelligence.
The problem of flying fish flight is explained by naturalists as powered by the tail propulsion rather than wings. The wings may act as parachutes, extending leaps up to 200 yards or more, while sailors claim the fins allow real airborne flight and directional changes in air, with a fish sighted turning 60 degrees to avoid a collision with a ship’s rigging.
Harper's Weekly notes that dental therapeutics date to a remote epoch with Egyptian remedies on a 3700 year old papyrus and deliberate fillings in mummies. It adds that ancient China treated toothache 2700 years before our era using iron rust in cavities.
Scientific American describes a nocturnal water feature in western Australia where dry deserts reveal abundant water at night. Dr Malcolm Maclaren studied a long narrow trench with a gneiss plate above a cavity. daytime heating expands the plate creating a depression that captures water and air, while cooling at night drives air and water back into the trench.
English statutes once forbade middle names with Coke noting a man cannot have two baptismal names. Law required naming by baptism name plus surname, and royal-born individuals could hold more than one given name. By 1600 only a few had two given names, and even 150 years later double names remained rare.
A South Dakota farmer negotiates a household dispute involving his wife and an automobile. The tale details an unusual compromise using the car as a washing machine, with the auto connected by ropes to an old wheel to power the device, effectively acting as a makeshift driving rod.
In England a plan aims to convert a famous Grove End Road address in St. John's Wood into an art museum. Local authorities propose turning the site once associated with Annie-Tena into a public cultural venue, reflecting a general wish to preserve notable residences.
A guide describes a handy apron sewn from white lawn with bias bands and satin ribbon. It features two open pockets and a waistband attachment that holds spools and thread, solving porch sewing issues by keeping materials organized and portable.
A historical note celebrates Prince Leopold of Anhalt Dessau, nicknamed the bulldog by his soldiers for tenacity and courage. The quote praises him as a prince who valued power, with his military prowess highlighted as defining traits.
Common sense urges a substantial morning meal eaten at leisure. Some people hurry their breakfast, a habit likened to an ostrich. The issue is tied to what some call American dyspepsia as a cause of poor digestion.
A Cincinnati man marries a woman after loving her voice heard through a talking machine. The unusual match is not remarkable, as he could replay the voice whenever he wished.
A clipped quotation from a magazine questions public readiness to invest in umbrellas. It argues that spending around ten million dollars yearly on umbrellas signals a broader lack of preparedness among people when rain falls.
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