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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1910
Page
2
A collection of humorous maxims and satirical lines referencing daily life politics and society. Notes on marriage length suffrage liquor and international relations appear alongside J Pierpont Morgan and a mistaken plan to own a royal castle in Italy.
The piece notes that opportunity alone does not guarantee achievement. It cites a Smithville anecdote about a preacher praising a deceased man and a Harvard president observing Shakespeare wrote under stage pressure and stopped after retirement, questioning if wealth alone ends creative output.
The piece argues Shakespeare intended careful revision after a leisure period but died early from fever, limiting his work. It then shifts to defining amateurism in sports, noting London Olympic questions and differing views across nations, including U S attitudes on class and work, expenses, and the ongoing reform of college athletics.
A detective notes burglars typically obtain tools from skilled local craftsmen who tailor devices for safe cracking. Investigations recount cases where blacksmiths and mechanics unknowingly supply drills and tempered tools, earning far more than their value. Philadelphia Inquirer.
A brief courtroom dialogue from the Boston Transcript features a plane finisher answering a lawyer’s question about his occupation. The exchange hints at a legal proceeding or testimony context without detailing specific case facts.
Citizens confront a pattern of countless small impositions that accumulate, revealing how unnoticed acts of self-interest ripple through communities. The piece warns that what seems minor becomes magnified in collective perception and memory.
The essay argues cycles of growth and decay govern the universe and that cosmic energy dissipates slowly as dark matter and nebulae form. It notes gravity concentrates matter while light pressure disperses it, with solar systems arising from nebulae and salvation through wisdom guiding personal savings.
Howland argues saving money is essential yet warns against hoarding. He notes early successful savers can overvalue funds, paralyzing ambition and delaying business growth. The piece explores discipline, timing, and the balance between prudent saving and risking capital.
Ada May Krecker argues advancing women unlock finer forces in society. She claims music moves from ornamental to essential, citing Greek healing and the therapeutic value of harmonies. The article portrays women awakening and shaping culture through refined tastes and spiritual ideals.
Dr Howard L Martin reports a new disease termed infantile paralysis spreading among young children in Kansas Iowa and Nebraska. It begins with fever then vomiting and stomach pain before attacking the spinal cord causing limp paralysis. Most cases involve prolonged paralysis with few recoveries and uncertainty about cause or cure.
A Baltimore Sun poem extols Dr Mother as the best medic for children The verse celebrates a mother’s touch and care over science and skill highlighting love as healing magic on a sick child’s ward bed
A Rhode Island youth nicknamed Shanghai left humble farming for the Texas plains. He rode a stubborn horse, survived slave economy remarks, and built vast cattle wealth by supplying the Confederate army and expanding his own enterprise. The tale closes with a reflection on finding a place where work fits.
The Gossip column describes Nell as an awful gossip who repeats everything heard, while Belle remarks she tells more than that. A stray tip offers an easy mildew removal method by warming the article in a warm oven briefly and brushing away the residue.
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