Notable News of Myrtle Point Section Briefs
Bridge Briefs note school officials and staff making trips and teaching duties in Myrtle Point. An Xmas program closed the school for holidays. Irene Weekly shopped in Powers. Gravel Ford items report sun, visitors Milly Bright Hazel Mullen, Parry and Robinson overnight stays, and travels of Brights and Parrys.
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Bridge
S. C. Sherrill
Myrtle Point
Florente Jennings
Daisy Short
Miss Jennings
Powers
W. A. Lett
Rock Creek
Toin
Cannon
Irene Weekly
Milly Bright
Hazel Mullen
Brady
James Parry
Robinson
Pete Brer
Albert Bright
Marshfield
Jim Parry
Geo. Mullen
Local notes from Gravel Ford and nearby communities
A cache of short notices reports on residents visiting towns for shopping and appointments. Names include Elijah Culbertson John Neer Miss Clara Moser Jim Greenlea and Matt Moser with weekly travel to Myrtle Point Coquille and Bandon for work and shopping. Church services Reverend Ward at Gravel Ford. Community updates mention reunions holidays and local illnesses lagrippe.
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Nokomis
Elijah Culbertson
Farmers
John Neer
Myrtle Point
Grave Ford
Clara Moser
Jim Greenlea
Widby
Coquille and
Bandon
Frank Moser
Gravel Ford
Ward
Ford School
Arthur Coffee
Albert Bright
Mullen
Griffin
Harvey Barklow
Jim Bright
Mary Jackson
Clarence Johnson
Jim Winters
Perk Ins Advertised at Rexall Store
For the holidays the Rexall Store promotes Perk ins with correct prices and service. The notice invites customers to shop for holiday goods and see the advertised values.
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Perkins
Rexall
Marshfield notices and regional union meeting announced
Mayor W. T. Dement attends to business in Marshfield this week. A Union Meeting is set for New Year’s Eve at the Christian Church with refreshments by the three churches. Attendees from Coquille include Frank Burkholder who was elected vice president of the Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union District of Oregon and Southern Idaho. Langlois residents Frank M. Langlois and wife visit Curry county and plan to live with their daughter until Langlois finds a home. Mergenthaler Linope Co representative Fred J. Smith toured the Coos Bay area and will return to San Francisco for the holidays.
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W. T. Dement
Marshfield
Christian Church
T. J. Cannon
W. Lee Ray
Frank Burkholder
Coquille
Wieser
Idaho
Farmers’ Educational and Co-oprative Union
Oregon
Burkholder
Frank M. Langlois
Langlois
Curry County
W. L. Pemberton
Fred J. Smith
Schaefer Lashes Mail Order Houses At Iowa Address
President J. H. Schaefer told the Towa Retail Merchants Association in Dubuque that mail order houses drain Iowa business and avoid taxes. He urged taxing distant merchants, supporting state council efforts to unite retailers and push legislation to curb out‑of‑state competition.
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Towa Retail Merchants’ Association
Dubuque
J. H. Schaefer
Iowa
Schaefer
Des Moines
The Hired Man Dilemma in Western Town
A farmer recalls how cheap land in 1886 turned into a costly stake and explains why hired men quit. Mother counsels, identifying social needs and companionship as key factors behind worker turnover, leading to a plan to remedy and stabilize the homestead. (Continued next week.)
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Daddy
Linux
Sam
Ron
Josie
Mother
John
Frank
Eddy
Hygienist Magazine reads on affordable easy digestion meals
The December issue features Dr. R K Laniels on food combinations for meals that digest easily. Readers can obtain a copy by contacting The Hygienist Publishing Co Denver Colorado or by sending ten prints to the publisher.
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R. K. Laniels
New3
Myrtle Point Druggist Praises Adler-ika Buckthorn
N G W Perkins reports customers are pleased with Adler-ika a simple mix of buckthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients. One spoonful relieves most cases of constipation and sour or gassy stomach and is claimed to aid appendicitis with instant action and no griping.
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Myrtle Point
N. G. W. Perkins
Homes and Industries Grow on Pacific Coast
Alfalfa stock feed shipped to Pennsylvania from Walla Walla showing infant Pacific coast alfalfa trade. Portland and Oregon plants expand roofing, mattress and canning output exporting to Orient, Australia, and Chicago. Salem canning firm boosts loganberries and berries with large past season pack and future growth.
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Pennsylvania
Shady Brook Mulling Co
Walla Walla
Walla Walla Valley
Sandy Brook
Australia
Durable Roofing Company of
Ortland
Pacific
Northwest
Orient
Washington
Oregon
Wood Browers
Wakefield Co
Portland
Hunt Brothers Canning Co
Salem
Chicago
Democrats Back One Year Extension Of War Revenue Act
Washington reports after two hour caucus Democrats pledge extension of the emergency war revenue act beyond December 31 for one year. The plan anticipates Senate concurrence and early adjournment. Rumors among Republican leaders push for Justice Hughes as presidential nominee amid growing party confidence in victory.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Republicans
Congress
Republican National Committee
Washington
Justice Hughes
Hughes
The Newspaper Roaster and Its Duty to Praise
The essay argues against the habit of newspaper roastings. It says reporters should avoid scolding and fault finding. Instead they should highlight admirable efforts and faithful portrayals of daily life, state, and world.
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Passon
Yew Tree Predominant in American Bow Making
The text notes that yew is preferred for crafting archery bows above other American woods. It states the tree grows along the coast from southern Alaska to northern California and extends into the Cascade Range in Oregon and Washington, plus the mountains of Montana and northern Idaho.
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Coast
Alaska
California
Cascade Range
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Idaho
Just The Right Present From The Youth's Companion Offer
Gift buyers are urged to consider The Youth's Companion for a year as a lasting present. The notice offers a free trial issue and a 1915–1916 subscription package, highlighting the paper's stories, standards, and practical and entertaining content. It also promotes a clubbing deal and free home calendar. Uncle Judd on advertising discusses effective local promotion through the home paper over billboards and handbills.
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Companion
Youth’s Companion
Boston
Mass
Uncle Judd
Murphy’s
Radley’s
Smith & Hall
Community spirit grows in small towns
A discussion on regional patriotism argues that vibrant community spirit benefits even towns with modest populations. It stresses loyalty, cooperation, and support from businesses and institutions as key features of a healthy local culture while cautioning against selfish, insular pride. A note on a new creosoting process for Douglas fir timber is briefly mentioned.
Early days in the Myrtle Point section
Local column from Vol 3 No 7 December 25 1897 notes Supervisor Chas Schroeder work on Valparie road improvements. Fred Moser Gravel Ford creamery man in town on business. Frank Prey returns from Coos Bay. N Roberts baptized German Baptist Church. Klondike enthusiasts plan a Alaska schooner stock company with over 2200 subscribed. Commissioners Dodge and Endicott report railroad right of way up to county line. Call to support local business and progress by spending at home.
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Conner
Chas. Schroeder
Fred Moser
Frank Prey
Coos Bay
N. Roberts
German Baptist Church
Klondike
Alaska
U.S
Orvil Dodge
W. W. Endicott
Middle Fork
Christmas Musings On Charity And Brotherhood
A reflective Christmas meditation notes warmer kindness and charity felt at holiday time. It recalls friend’s memory, clothing poverty, and shared plum pudding as emblematic acts of goodwill. The piece links biblical quotes to a hope for universal brotherhood across Christendom today and always.
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Alexander Smith
Friend
Bethlehem Plains
Merchants urge readers to study ads and save money
A Riverside notices a campaign urging readers to examine newspaper ads and use opportune buying to save dollars. It notes a movement to legislate against mail order houses and impose a state levy on those doing business in the state, while urging retailers not to oppose the plan.
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Nna
Mailorder
Sof A
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