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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1911
Page
6
A report on black and white hats highlights white felt facings with black velvet brims, curved shapes, and restrained trimming. Feathers and gold ornaments remain popular, but law moves to ban heron plumes and crusade shifts feather choices toward goura or crown pigeon designs.
A useful handmade garment described as a semifitting reversible cloak with kimono sleeves. The broadcloth exterior in dark or black with light satin revers offers afternoon wear, while the satin interior provides a light evening wrap. Easy to make and economical, it is effectively two outfits in one.
The piece argues that many women attack present styles, especially those with fuller figures, while praising certain epoch making revivals. It notes hats and jackets, color and fabrics, and claims great dressmakers draw on Greco Roman and ancient styles to create a unique season.
Grace Winton and Len visit a cave seeking the legendary hermit. They find not an old recluse but Waynewood Stone, an ornithologist, injured and cared for by his nephew Frank Stone. Grace helps arrange medical help and learns of a budding romance with Waynewood.
An Elville man writes from the city that after being struck by three automobiles he expects to win damages from his lawyer. He says the money could fetch his family for a long stay and allow them to buy a big farm and live happily ever after.
An advertisement promotes Pettit's Eye Salve as a painless remedy for any eye disease or injury. It credits eruberets or Howard Bros of Buffalo as sellers and asserts rapid, harmless action.
The French poet Malherbe, famed for language purity, refused praise of paradise as his confessor urged comfort. He objected that the ungrammatical diction spoiled the charms, saying the style gave him a distaste for them.
A father disciplines a five year old for saying What, urging I beg your pardon as the preferred phrasing. Later he learns the injunction overreached when the child asks if I beg your pardon is the name of a flower, highlighting language nuance.
Jim Nixon rode a steam threshing traction engine to church last Sunday and boasted it would spare his horse and wagon from detours by automobiles. The anecdote appears in the Hedge Corners Herald with light amusement.
During late summer screens collect dust and should not be stored dusty. Do not wash them before storage unless thoroughly dried to prevent rust. Use kerosene with a paint brush to clean wires and prevent rust.
Advertising note for a card club offering 20 stamp samples of embossed birthday flower and good luck poet cards. Mentions 74 Jackson St Topeka Kansas.
A playful exchange in the Montreal Star shows a couple negotiating future living arrangements. He asks if she would accept a modest cottage while she insists a small red car must be parked out front as a condition.
The squabble over opinions turns to Abe Martin who questions any objection while Gillenwater appears confident. The remark hints at general skepticism about claims and the authenticity of ideas in a casual local discourse.
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