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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1914
Page
6
The piece argues for safeguards against recurring defeated ballot measures such as the eight hour law and proportional representation. It urges six year bans on failed initiatives, limits on ballot items, and notes the cost of repeated submissions. It questions the ease of altering wording to relaunch defeated measures.
Oregon development news covers county tax levies and reductions, public works funding, cannery and factory plans, road and bridge construction, and state board consolidations. It notes shifts in taxes in Multnomah and Douglas counties, a proposed public defender office, new manufacturing ventures in Portland and Salem, and infrastructure projects along the Willamette and coast.
The author notes many churches exist with varied beliefs or none at all. They cite a New York City example named The Church of the Social Revolution where marriages are not tied by traditional vows but by the duration of love, suggesting trends toward flexible unions.
A local column presents a tainted prayer delivered by a Nashville deacon mocking anti growth sentiment. The piece lampoons opposition to public improvements and business establishment, recounting past acts aimed at hindering town progress. It hints at community reaction and a talkative town meeting atmosphere.
A promotional notice argues that sickness starts with a cold from weakness and urges overcoming it through pure medicinal nourishment. It claims Scott's Emulsion enriches blood, strengthens lungs, heals air passages, and generates body heat to protect against winter illness, sold by Scott & Bowne, Bloomfield NJ.
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