Post Office Notice Language From Myrtle Point
Entered as second class matter at the post office at Myrtle Point under the act of March 3 1879.
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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1917
Page
2
Entered as second class matter at the post office at Myrtle Point under the act of March 3 1879.
The Enterprise calls Myrtle Point girls to knit tan or dark wristlets to comfort soldiers in training and front lines. Each pair should be about five inches, include a slip with the maker’s name, and be sent to the U S Army Quartermaster in Washington DC if not given to a brother or sweetheart.
An old health ad claims the nervous system signals illness through headaches fatigue irritability and poor sleep. It promotes a tonic described as a nourishing, alcohol free blood builder to refresh and support nerves and overall vitality.
An article notes expressions in the Congressional Record by Senators Smith and Gronna, quoting farmers who back proposed food control with price limits. It argues high food prices harm farmers as costs rise from plow points to tractors, while consumer prices climb, and calls for government price controls to curb Wall Street influences.
A patriotic-era exhortation argues crises demand prompt action to avert national decay. It claims WWI mobilization forces Americans to confront wealth, prosperity, and personal excess, praising soldiers who die in France as saving the nation from decline. It warns of domestic upheaval needed to redirect society toward a broader, saner life.
A noisy column packs satirical quips about wartime controls and defense, poking at Goethals Denman and Congress while mocking food policy and paper shortages. It blends political jabs with daily life, public figures, and home-front concerns amid a broader peace talk backdrop.
Myrtle Point residents urged to use Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney trouble as Mrs. E W Jordan of Eugene credits two boxes with curing eight years of misery. The ad claims long use and nationwide endorsement, urging readers to buy at 50 cents from dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y lists as manufacturer with a $72 note.
The writer argues war arises from European misrule and flawed youth education. If Europe had settled new lands and redirected energy to expansion, war could have been avoided. the United States should seek intelligent, nonviolent ways to settle disputes and stop exporting conflict.
Notice is given that the undersigned is appointed Executor of the estate of Margaret Elizabeth Sting, deceased, by Coos County Court Oregon. All persons with claims against the estate must present them verified with vouchers to Claud H. Giles Bank of Myrtle Point Building Myrtle Point Oregon within six months from July 5 1917. William Jacob Strong Executor of the Estate of Margaret Elizabeth Strong deceased.
James Leonard Buell of Myrtle Point Oregon filed a notice of intention to make final five year proof to establish his homestead claim for Lot N% Southwest Section 14 Township 30 South Range 13 West Willamette Meridian. The proceeding before Edgar A. Dodge US Commissioner Myrtle Point Oregon on July 26 1917 lists witnesses Aza B. Brown George M. Brown Richard J. West and Joseph L. Knight all of Myrtle Point Oregon with Register W B Canon noting the entry.
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