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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1909
Page
2
The text notes talk of an easy divorce, tariff hikes on toy drums and horns, and the risk of kidnapping. It mentions the census costing 14 million dollars and issued in 14,000 volumes read by 14 people. It also cites Sir Thomas Lipton’s rumored interest in airships and disappointment in water boats.
The report notes a missing detail about the Roosevelt expedition as Professor Starr omits noting that the ex President will shave himself. This omission draws interest as the narrative otherwise covers preparations and perils.
A humorous note observes that Wen pecked husbands appear far more often in discussion than henpecked roosters, based on their frequency of mention.
Discovery shows Boyle's trade as a plumber changing view of the affair. The time involved may have been worth as much as ten thousand dollars.
The article notes that women "would be such bores if they were logical" and adds a wry aside that some logical men can be terrific bores.
A skeptical view mocks the idea that colder reaches get warmer farther south, arguing against common instinct and suggesting a paradox in polar weather belief.
The Crown Prince of Servyia re aligns his right of succession and offers to leave the country but does not promise to earn his own living. He signals potential royal exile while maintaining status.
The ex Crown Prince of Servia has drawn sufficient advertising to suggest he could join a musical revue here if he travels to the United States.
Prof. Munsterberg of Harvard announces invention of a psychological device that can detect deception. He notes it is not a mere novelty for fishing season use.
A Russian woman jailed for the deaths of 300 men says she acted to free wives from tyrants. She argues excesses in the fight against tyranny are possible even in righteous causes.
South Chicago resident reports a sudden eerie intuition that his home was on fire and rushed back to extinguish it. The incident, with its unusual timing, could inspire a magazine feature and would likely interest Hamlin Garland.
The American Red Cross Society will donate 250000 dollars to build a home for one hundred Sicilian earthquake orphans. This shelter is part of a ten orphanage network chosen by the international committee.
The piece condemns auto scorchers and calls for strict speed laws enforced by public opinion. It argues that careless drivers endanger the public and should be removed from the roads to prevent further harm.
The London Lancet notes weight in overcoats does not equal warmth. Heavier weave garments conduct heat poorly, while lighter looser weaves stay warmer and allow freer movement. Dark cloths are not ideal for winter. light colors would be warmer and cheerier in gloomy seasons.
The text argues that if cities and states refuse to pass laws improving milk purity and school health inspections, they share responsibility for preventable death. It condemns neglect and frames disease prevention as a public obligation, while noting scientific debate about disease as crime and the state's duty to protect life.
The article argues police reluctance hampers social control of guns as better weapon tech raises danger. It cites Maxim silencer progress and a New York bill restricting manufacture or sale, plus a city ordinance for gun sale records. It warns of possible police neglect undermining enforcement and envisions firearms being purged from civilized communities.
In a Scientific American excerpt, during a measles epidemic on Vancouver Island near Fort Rupert, shamans named a cannibal sorcerer the hamatsu. A substitute cannibal was staged, bound, dragged through fire, and sent flying by ritual rites to end epidemics in an annual secret society ceremony.
Fragmentary verse from the Kansas City Times frames a scene with Crockett gifting a locket to a young woman who contemplates pawning it. The piece juxtaposes old and new generations of fathers and hints at changing values.
Mme. Modjeska the renowned actress born Helena Marie Benda in Cracow Poland on October 12 1844 died at her home near Los Angeles California after a storied career. She married young and rose to fame on stage in Poland and Europe before shaping American theater in English in San Francisco and London where she performed in roles such as Marie Stuart Rosalind and Camille. She and Count Bozenta Chlapowski led a cooperative Anaheim colony before she rebuilt her English repertoire and created a notable home in the hills with her husband. Her son Ralph Modjeska a Chicago civil engineer survives her.
Makuba and Oblanga, rival Africans aboard a boat, clash over authority. Makuba diffuses the dispute with diplomacy, explaining that aboard any ocean liner the captain rules and all aboard must obey, while revealing pay differences as a playful test of power.
Obianga and Makubna debate wages with a leader asking five dollars a month. Obianga expresses surprise at the high wage and repeats the instruction to haul on the peak halyards, showing obedience and confusion.
A moving bog disaster in Galway unleashed a torrent of peat and floodwaters at five miles per hour. Farmers report no warning signs. one widow’s cottage was swallowed, leaving many families homeless though no other fatalities are confirmed. The scene is described as horrific and disastrous beyond belief.
A humorous exchange shows a temporary coal yard keeper Baxter discussing stove coal pricing. The polite lady asks for the cost and Baxter replies with options a la carte seven and a half, cul de sac fifty cents extra. The dialogue highlights language as a confusing vehicle in a light anecdote from Youth's Companion.
A speaker requests permission to attend a grandmother's funeral this afternoon while the other insists on stamping envelopes and not being bothered. The exchange is reported by the Houston Post as a brief domestic vignette highlighting logistical tensions.
A humorous exchange asks the difference between electrocution and elocution. The pun replies that electrocution is painless, a quip reflecting wordplay rather than a factual event.
A recipe describes preparing potato snow by cutting three or four potatoes into equal pieces, drying, salting, rubbing through a sieve, then mixing with warm milk and a walnut sized butter lump. Heat until dry looking and serve piled in the center of a dish.
A historic recipe describes dissolving one tablespoon butter in warm water with one cup milk to create a lukewarm base. Add half a yeast cake dissolved in warm water, salt, sugar, and three pints of entire wheat flour to form a dough that rises overnight then is kneaded into loaves and raised again.
The guide explains how to cook vegetables by growth type. Root vegetables like potatoes turnips carrots and onions go into cold water to start. Above ground produce such as beans peas spinach and corn should be covered with boiling water for cooking.
A recipe suggests peeling and cubing turnips the size of marbles then frying in two ounces of butter and one ounce of sugar. After glazing, top with white sauce. The juice of sliced turnips mixed with brown sugar and baked in the oven is claimed to cure coughs and hoarseness.
A dish lines a shallow dish with Swiss cheese, then mixes one teaspoon mustard a dash of cayenne and salt with two thirds cup milk. Half the mixture covers the cheese, add five eggs, pour the rest and bake until eggs set.
A historical recipe lists ingredients including four onions three turnips four carrots one small head cabbage one pint butter beans and sweet herbs. Roil until done then stir in soup stock two tablespoons butter one tablespoon flour cook to a cream season with pepper salt and sugar Serve with fried bread chips.
Cream butter and sugar, add water vanilla soda and flour to form stiff dough. Roll thin, cut with heart shaped cutter, place a candied cherry on each wafer and bake in a moderate oven.
Directions describe making maple candy by dissolving maple sugar in hot milk, boiling briefly after dissolving, and pouring into buttered pans to cut into squares once brittle in cold water.
Baked bananas are easily assimilated by the digestive system and well tolerated by patients who cannot digest raw bananas. Peel remove stringy pulp, cut in half, sprinkle with sugar and lemon juice, then bake in a shallow pan until soft.
A rustic bake combines a basic biscuit dough with oranges for a fragrant finish. The recipe sifts flour with baking powder rubs in butter, adds sweet milk to form a soft dough, bakes, then fills with peeled orange slices and generous sugar and whipped cream.
The text describes how to wash calves brains, remove fibers and skin, cut into four pieces, rinse, dry, dip in beaten egg and cracker crumbs, re-dip, and fry in hot fat. This reads as a detailed culinary instruction for a traditional dish.
A historic recipe combines one quart of white corn meal with baking powder and salt. Milk makes a stiff dough shaped into small cakes and fried in smoking fat until delicately browned.
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