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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1904
Page
7
A mixed, damaged text fragment shows old advertisements and notices mentioning Piso's Cure, Cheney’s medicine, and charitable claims. The garbled prose references cough relief, industrial firemen, and exotic animals with prices, suggesting a scatter of late 19th century commercial and medical content.
The Carnation League of America founded to honor President McKinley designates January 29 as McKinney Day and urges Americans to wear carnations in memory. Initiated by Lewis G. Reynolds of Dayton, Ohio, the movement seeks silent, affordable remembrance and broad public sentiment in support of patriotism.
The article notes typhoid fever mortality is higher in American cities than in Europe and lists Washington Chicago Boston Philadelphia and Providence as the most affected, in that order. It also mentions a trial of Dr Kline's Great Nerve Remedy and a comic exchange about a milkman and a doctor in Philadelphia.
A new guest at a temperance hotel refuses a Sunday outing. The wise guest notes the trip is to see the hermit who is the bartender, sparking a wry exchange about emboldened folly. The Chicago News item frames a humorous scene of social irony.
A court heard a quirky case where a woman's will left a fortune to her favorite donkey to secure its comfort. The judge ruled that the next of kin are the beneficiaries after the donkey’s death, settling the debate with a verdict favoring heirs.
A Massachusetts family hosts Uncle Harry, a meticulous traveler who packs gadgets and safety items for every scenario. His field-glasses, ointment, and an alcohol lamp for coffee contrast with cousins’ casual curiosity and his irony about distant dangers.
The Cherokee nation shows separate settlements by full bloods, mixed bloods, and negroes with whites in nearby towns. About 6,500 full bloods, 3,200 mixed, and 4,060 freedmen are estimated among 38,500 citizens, with schools and communities reflecting partial integration and limited intermarriage.
A Scientific American correspondent recently tasted a tiny fraction of a grain of radium. The exposure acted as a powerful stimulant, quickening the heart and affecting the kidneys. The pulse only returned to normal after several hours and the experience also caused hallucinations.
Three generations of one family work as compositors at the Trenton Missouri Republican-Tribune. Grandpa Allen, 65, his son C. A. Allen serves as foreman, and the foreman’s children Thomas 14 and Mabel 16 also work in the office.
Wood Paws, Drag Baws run by steam or gasoline engines and the latest in saw mill machinery, stump pulleys and well drilling equipment announced by Reierson Machinery Co on Morrison Street in Portland.
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