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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1912
Page
3
An Oregon Agricultural College circular explains the cabbage root maggot, Pegomyia brassicae, as a widespread pest on cabbage radish and related crops. It details remedies including carbolic acid emulsion, tarred felt discs, kerosene and sand, and soil practices plus larva and pupa descriptions and the need for crop rotation.
A Puritan wedding at Plymouth unites Priscilla and the Captain amidst elder and magistrate witnesses. Miles Standish enters in armor to forgive past feuds, the bride rides to the new home, while scrolls of blessing and sea and land set a hopeful, old world scene.
A Washington Post item recaps a globe trotter’s tale from Raleigh about a volcano on San Salvador that acts as a natural lighthouse. It erupts a flame every seven minutes, visible at sea, eight miles inland from Acajutla, offering a reliable navigation aid without human keepers.
The London Chronicle recounts a yearly apparition at Blicking Hall, Anne Boleyn’s home, where a headless coach and four horses ride to the entrance with Anne herself in white holding her severed head. Her father Sir Thomas is said to ride a scarier coach later, crossing forty bridges as demons pursue.
Two French scientists report at a recent Academy meeting that reinforced collodion membranes can filter liquids on a large scale, retaining microbes and even salt molecules while providing practical strength for industrial use.
A Tatler note laments the end of the old style dead white wedding gown and a bouquet of pure white flowers, marking the passing of bridal white as a tradition.
In dialect narration Uncle Eben remarks that men pace due to debts not weather or work. He says folks stay indoors because warmth and comfort beat building fences or shoveling snow, reflecting folk wisdom on hardship.
A compact reflection suggests patience grows when supporting a chronic borrower with steady lending. The idea frames repeated requests as practice in restraint and financial discipline, highlighting how long term gentleness can shape repayment behavior.
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