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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1913
Page
3
In Pearson's Weekly Georgie frets over his mother’s constant rushing for baking supplies. He asks if a bicycle could ease her burden, noting she is patient but stressed by last minute shortages and cooking urgencies.
An irate victim accuses a promoter of schemes to take money with no return. The promoter, in precarious defense, says he would never take a man’s money and give nothing in return, noting the elegant offices he offers for appointments.
The text depicts a father guiding Ben to start a playful circus with sawdust. He explains making a ring from sawdust and asks where to obtain more, offering all the sawdust from the cordwood stove. The fragment hints at a family skit or game centered on improvised circus setup.
A humorous remark from Tit-Bits quotes a Frenchwoman who laments weight loss. She says she would welcome a disappointment to grow thinner, but the prospect of thinness brings joy and makes her fatter.
The dialogue notes a dramatist praising current works, claiming success lies in a punchy present play. Speckwoodie observes continued demand for the musical show, noting comedians and a lingering taste for a brisk, sharply written production.
A humorous exchange recalls costly habits as a spendthrift wistfully laments long-ago purchases. The other speaker jokes about surviving on a 40 cent Chicago meal, highlighting thrift versus extravagance in a witty newspaper aside.
Dialogue shows Mr. Hardhead bragging about saving money by forgiving a debt rather than suing. Mrs. Hardhead reacts with interest as the couple discusses the outcome of choosing mercy over legal action. The exchange highlights frugality and practical choices in dispute resolution.
A small boy asks what a demagogue is in a framed political remark. The father defines a demagogue as a speaker who entertains an audience so thoroughly that people ignore the speaker's own opinions. The exchange underscores concerns about public rhetoric and persuasive leadership.
The fragment suggests doubt over a claim about musical ability. It includes quotes about a person having a good ear for music and another remark about ragtime tones. The passage hints at skepticism and conversational interruption without clear context or names.
From Home Life in Germany by Alfred Sidgwick. The article compares German childrearing with American and French norms, praising German emphasis on obedience and orderly behavior influenced by elders. It notes polite courtesy from girls, handshakes from boys, and shared fairy tale influences.
Vienna hosts a rich young Pole who lives grandly yet orders service by bugle call and drives an omnibus. He wears clothes worn by his valet and arrives in a pure white costume save for a black shirt and tie. At meals he dines alone and starts with dessert, finishing with soup, defying ordinary etiquette.
A series of pun filled brainteasers with answers such as when is a tooth like a keg and what trees resist fire. Includes quips about pennies dimes, Pekin, courting a young woman, and a mother with a large family versus a barber.
A playful party activity divides a group into three teams. Each division shouts its syllable Hish Ash Osh on the leader’s cue. The three divisions race to yell the final word with maximum force, creating a humorous result.
A five year old girl, Bessie, laments to her mother who spends much time visiting charities. She wishes to be an orphan so she could see her mother more often, noting the mother is frequently in orphan asylums.
A child named Joe confesses fear of the dark when separated from his mother. He fears losing his way and specifically being unable to find the cake. The exchange shows a tender parental reassurance about nighttime fears.
A British doctor reports a boy entering Woolwich at eighteen grew four inches in six months then seven inches in six months after thyroid extract treatment. He reached a high entrance score, but the physician notes potential loss of cerebral energy with rapid growth and urges caution about bodily bulk.
The old brick church five miles from Mainland near Norristown sold for 80 dollars. Worshipers consider raising funds to repurchase. The landmark served many denominations and was a Valley Forge era stop for Washington’s troops. Soldiers buried in the church yard. its pewter communion pitcher fetched eighty cents.
The article notes Burma supplies most jade with New Zealand as a secondary producer and China consuming nearly all. Mining remains controlled by a long‑standing Indian or Shan tribe using crude methods. Experts warn modern methods may undermine value. true jade is dark green and unblemished, while many European imitations circulate, sold to tourists from hubs like Hong Kong and Canton.
Tuberculosis deaths remain a major cause of mortality in Europe despite overall declines from vigorous campaigns. The Rome congress tables show per million deaths: Russia 4,000 Austria Hungary 3,500 France 3,000 Germany 2,200 Holland 1,900 Italy 1,800 Scotland 1,700 United States 1,600 England 11,400. The U S rate reflects only about half the population in the registration area.
The article notes Jerusalem's transformation from crumbling walls to government buildings and broad avenues. It describes tramways and taxicabs replacing foot travel, water carts, steam threshing machines in Sharon plain, motor-powered pumps at Beersheba, and motor boats on the Sea of Galilee with plans for Jordan River service.
On September 19 the Christian X of the Hamburg America line, a 7 300 ton motor ship, glided into New York Harbor without smoke or sails, arriving from New Orleans to refuel for Hamburg. Her captain said she consumes ten tons of oil a day, calling her the first ocean automobile.
Instructions state cistern water can be sterilised by adding one tenth of a grain of hypochloride of lime per gallon. The method does not guarantee safety for laundry or bathing purposes.
A dialogue humorously contrasts diamonds and carbon, with Man Groucher noting diamonds are carbon like coal yet resemble ice, highlighting paradoxes in value and appearance.
A newspaper notice reflects on how cartoonists use emblems to lighten politics yet keep earnest aims intact. It notes that humorous drawings attract popular attention while representing serious political traditions.
In a hotel parlor, a skilled pianist performed selections and fulfilled a listener's insistence for Mozart's Twelfth Mass. A woman urged the piece, noting her husband served in that regiment, drawing grateful reactions from the admiring crowd.
A discussion outlines nervous emotional and hysterical hiccough forms and notes their distinct sounds from yelping to barking. It mentions teething period relief and recommends Mr. Winslow's Soothing Burapts as a remedy for children.
Several hundred Mayflower descendants including Miles Standish Bradford Warren Holland and Elder Brewster live across the United States. The article highlights ongoing ties to their historical sires and their efforts to honor early colonial figures.
A reader recalls a warning from a parent about a son’s mistake leading to financial gain. The quoted line suggests a plan was set to fall, with the outcome being profit for those involved. The source mentions a Cleveland Plain Dealer alias reference.
A brief shaded note quotes Jugend praising solitude in mountains with vivid eye range imagery. The fragment evokes nature’s silence and vast landscape as a muse for poetic reflection.
In Ha per's Weekly a fox terrier owned by LN Hankey earned a license tag for killing 100 rats. The prize was offered by a Carlisle council member and awarded after the dog completed the work in two weeks.
Ashland Kentucky woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health after years of female and kidney trouble. Camden New Jersey resident says displacement and fatigue vanished and women she knows saw similar relief. Confidential advice available from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
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