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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1911
Page
7
A western state feature explains a novel cattle guard device on railways shown in an illustration. The device aims to prevent cattle from straying onto tracks and risking injury or death from trains as cows encounter the barrier while walking along the line.
A tilting platform between rails misleads a cow as she steps on it. The animal, thinking progress blocked, ignores the obstruction and instead walks off the line, praising the inventor’s clever foresight before leaving the track.
The Conundrum Club engages in a breakfast table wordplay at a boarding house. A thin man presents a riddle about why a one cent stamp resembles a sloop and delivers the punchline that it is a single sticker. The stenographer and others react with guesses. The Yonkers Statesman notes the exchange.
The widow Barnes’s house in Beloit Wisconsin caught fire near the chimney at night. Her son Johnnie ran door to door crying fire and arousing neighbors. His shouting continued for seven days and nights, deemed a nervous attack by doctors due to the fright.
A humorous scene unfolds as Mrs Pedagogs boarders finish a small turkey meal. The guest draws the neck and pope's nose and jokes that she is remarkable at making both ends meat. An aside includes a trivial ad for Allen's Foot-Ease with a free sample offer.
A French teacher reportedly devised a method to teach algebra through poetry. The note recalls a historic 55 years ago practice where much of the curriculum, including the multiplication table, was sung by teachers and students, melodies guiding learning.
A readable fragment describes a mouthwash preparation using Hamlins Wizard 0.1 in a spoonful of water to harden gums and prevent mouth disease growth. No verified branding or dosage details are given.
Henry Moon aged ninety collapsed and died after splitting six wood cards. His four sons discovered the body while returning from a billiard tournament.
An old laundry advice note warns against liquid bluing and adulterated water. It promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as the pure blue option, noting glass bottles are unnecessary and that the large five cent package is widely available at grocery retailers.
The piece argues Australia’s reward system ties to ability and effort rather than birth or favors as in the old country. It contends natives show greater activity of mind and body on average than United Kingdom natives, fostering development in the commonwealth.
A health claim in old advertising states constipation causes and worsens diseases and promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as the thorough cure. The product is presented as a favorite family laxative.
A portrait of Eileen known as Ellen in the old country who embraces freedoms in the new land. She sometimes issues inverted orders to her mistress warning against discarding papers in the garbage bucket, claiming they are instructions from the garbage gentleman.
Druggists offer Murine Eye Remedy in liquid form at 25c 50c and 1 00. Murine Eye Salve sold in aseptic tubes for 25c and 1 00. Eye Books and Eye Advice free by mail. Murine Eye Remedy Co Chicago promotes soothing relief for red weak weary or watery eyes with granulated lids and mild pain.
An Atlanta Constitution quote describes a public mood about access to wealth and opportunity as thieves and gatekeepers are questioned for openings. It reflects critique of gatekeeping by the rich and the curiosity of the less advantaged.
Mrs Clockley contends a Finn servant is troubled by the call One man a phrase heard by all from downstairs. She jokes about mirrors or a submarine conning tower to identify visitors. Wilmer Johnson of Phoenixville, Pa, dreamed of a locomotive injury and was mangled when he jumped for a running board and fell under wheels.
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