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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1899
Page
7
An early 20th century letter from Ana E. Gridley praises Peruna as a grand tonic and woman's friend after her son Captain Cridley served aboard a flagship during the destruction of the Spanish fleet. She credits Peruna with curing catarrh and its throat lungs stomach kidneys and bladder ailments and urges readers to request a free book from Dr. Hard ombus in Ohio.
The La Fayette memorial commission plans a Philadelphia minted La Fayette dollar in honor of the monument. The coin features Washington and La Fayette on the obverse and the equestrian portrait of La Fayette on the reverse. Only 1,500 per nation allowed, with 50,000 first strikes presented to the U.S. and French presidents. Price set at two dollars per coin.
Mary Thayer discovers a promissory note for 8000 hidden in her late father’s desk. Her attempt to recover payment from Jacob A. Bent ends in a sharp rebuke. A week later the note vanishes, sparking a city-wide search and a parkyard incident with a bug man and a bird nest.
Mary Thayer overhears a boy boast about a bird nest worth 500 and retrieves a torn note from the nest. She presents the recovered document to Mr Bent, who acknowledges its genuineness and pays the debt in full on the spot. The tale ends with Mara reflecting that the money came "from the sky" as the bird guarded the hoard.
A man with a German accent attempted to deposit $500 and left with the bank’s signature book, thinking it was a receipt. A woman tried to deposit $300 and signed with an X after claiming she could not write her name, confusing the teller.
In a tense church scene from the Atlanta Constitution, the deacon silences a disputing brother as Moses and Joshua are debated during a sermon interruption. The altercation ends with the deacon ejecting the objecting member, while others hesitate to intervene.
A report outlines how Turkish law sets marriage eligibility at eight, granting a wife property control and one third of her fortune. It notes she may defend her family home and seek protection in marriage, while restricting her obligation to labor for support.
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