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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1911
Page
2
A satirical take on ego, sight, and trends in society. The piece jokes about cures for egotism, a new ailment named aeroplanitis, and social behavior in finance and marriage. It also notes Nat Goodwin, Wall Street peril, and Loeb’s unpopularity among the wealthy. It ends with a quip about marriage revealing which spouse speaks for both.
A remark notes that converting sage brush into valuable products via chemistry aligns with current progress. It emphasizes innovation and practical applications of chemical science in transforming common plants into useful materials.
History teaches that mobs aim to dethrone the king and raise the deuce, a warning about upheaval during monarchic change. The remark highlights how popular violence can target rulers while disrupting social order.
The passerby humor of Uncle Eben proclaims the world gains better results with smiles than grimaces, likening life to a looking glass and urging cheerful expressions. The playful dialect hints at a local dialect speech capturing a moment of wit.
Rhode Island couples seek faster nuptials by crossing state borders as quick marriage options in neighboring states remain readily available despite local taboos.
Mention of Mr Roosevelt in a third term context is tempered by his dislike of political chatter he associates with a singing figure, suggesting the discussion may not please him. The remark hints at a blend of political and social scenes influencing his stance.
A Boston surgeon argues knives can restore beauty, while a barber counters that razors have shaped appearances for generations. The exchange hints at evolving views on cosmetic methods and societal standards of beauty.
The article notes 64,000 more people serve the United States than a year earlier, suggesting this gain helps fuel the view that the world is improving.
The King of Sweden has been employed as a stevedore to learn how workers feel. He believes the fastest way to understand labor is to partake in labor himself and work for a period.
Cleveland mayor Tom L Johnson, described as an observer and philosopher, recently married a man and a woman and omitted the word obey from the vows explaining he did not wish to make liars of people.
Women receive brief itinerant agricultural training in France and Belgium with emphasis on dairy work cheese making food preservation and household economy. In France the schools operate under the Department of Agriculture.
The passage asserts men gossip as busily as women, citing Shakespearean rumor personifications and lively chatter in clubs, hotel lobbies, and grocery stores. It claims political headquarters teem with earnest, unflagging reputation dissection by even more chatterers than any women’s groups.
The article notes a shift in view of women’s clubs from genteel talk to tangible public works. It highlights club efforts including playgrounds, vacation schools, healthier water supply, improved drainage and sanitation, garbage disposal, vector control, billboard restrictions, and urban cleanliness initiatives.
The article praises eight hundred thousand club women for their civic efforts over the past year. It highlights their roles in improving parks and lawns, preserving trees, reducing modern life evils, and expanding contributions to social, sanitary, and educational issues. It extols their collective force and adaptability as a powerful agency for town and state betterment.
Mrs Mc Crea a landscape gardener advocates beautifying railroad stations and surroundings as part of civic art. She argues gateways in cities and quaint country stations enhance landscapes, attract admiration, and invest in railroads and communities by transforming stations into harmonious, cared for spaces.
In Fez Morocco houses center on interconnected rooms opening to a central courtyard with light verandas. From 4 pm until sunset the flat roofs are for women only and men never appear there. Domestic work is kept separate. Moorish homes are kept clean with perfumed courtyards and scented water.
A city night school class of diverse origins including Russian Jews Italians Slavs and Frenchmen attempts English. A Naples born student stands out by writing a paragraph using the word disarrange as he describes his wife lighting the stove and her complaint that it would not burn.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note quotes a remark about Cy’s son in college and in hospital saying he aims to leave the hospital before Christmas. The exchange suggests a speedy recovery and hopes for release prior to the holiday.
Captain Percy L. Jones of the Army Medical Corps reports that a Philippine ant species consumes fly larvae, practically reducing flies there. Ants attack larval extremities, bite and immobilize them, then haul prey to nests. they may also carry pupae. The species is not yet classified and not known in the United States.
A girl shows strong interest in an extravagant young man unless marriage becomes unlikely. The tale centers on social expectations and financial allure impacting courtship choices.
Francis Shunk Brown, attorney for a legislative committee, invites written views on revising Pennsylvania corpora tion and revenue laws. He reports receiving thousands of letters, including one proposing millions for new roads. Brown notes debt would be needed, but many Pennsylvanians pride themselves on the state not owing a dollar, to which a disagreeing correspondent replied that a tramp does not owe either.
Gen Ferdinand C Latrobe, age 77, notes he never celebrates birthdays. He describes a day spent inspecting an electric plant at McCall Ferry, returning to Baltimore, visiting the gas office and parks, emphasizing hard work over merriment. He cites family Bible dates for his parents as a pattern in his life.
A group of doctors discusses how men meet death with gruesome tales. A burly Russian mill worker dies suddenly in the ward after a loud, jarring cry as he leaps and strikes the floor. The scene ends with the man already dead.
Early days at the bar feature Lord Bowen as he prosecuted a burglar found downstairs at night with boots off and portable silverware. He quips about the thief’s quiet shoes and leaving enough forks for breakfast, but the jury acquits. Bowen vows no irony in court again.
A farmer handbook explains two to three good brushes, linseed oil, white lead, and colorant as cheap profits. It covers winter painting, cleaning tools, preparing wood, and two coat mixing with careful stirring to seal pores and prevent lead settling.
In the first years after planting a pear orchard use vegetables for cultivation not wheat or rye. Feed with manure and cultivation. in year five switch to clover for two to three years, leaving the second crop to rot. Hoe around trees in spring, wash trunks with soap and water, remove suckers, and prune lightly to maintain a broad, low head.
A lime wash applied to tree trunks offers protection against rabbits. Mix enough unslaked lime with water to a workable paste, add a small amount of carbolic acid, and paint the trunks of orchard trees.
Farmers urged to provide clean running water for flocks as water quality and availability affect sheep health and grazing efficiency. The note warns sheep are selective drinkers and neglecting water can harm condition and productivity.
George Osborne accuses William Barnes of posing as Gladys Wilson of Philadelphia to obtain $5 000 to $6 000 from him over fourteen years. Barnes allegedly created a fictitious sweetheart and used a Philadelphia accomplice to sustain the deception while Osborne ran a watch repairing business in Southington. Osborne describes a meticulous, patient con game with letters and calls to send money.
Mrs. John Chadwick of Black Bay aboard the State of Washington refuses freight charges for her deceased husband’s coffin travel to Seattle, arguing he had a travel pass when alive. Purser Purcell and agent L. A. Miller resolve that the corpse may travel free and the pass can be collected later.
A farmer named Delawater brought a hen with a defective lower jaw to blacksmith John Snelson. Snelson fitted a tin crown over the beak, enabling the bird to pick up grain. The hen now feeds normally and is viable for laying.
Lightning struck and split a large tree before Mrs. Margaret Innis of Steadmantown Louisville area, ending a protracted dispute over its removal. The bolt forced destruction of the tree after years of litigation and an injunction preventing road workers from cutting it down.
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