Prosperity dreams for the young graduate from Lawson
Thomas W. Lawson, Boston financier, writes that a new graduate should head for the northwest. He advises starting in Portland Oregon to study newspapers and business clubs then invest in Oregon’s interior, with plans to grow from modest capital to substantial profits within years. He ends with a caution to look for wealth rather than a guide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
New York World
Northwest
Portland
Oregon
New England
Pacific
Bradstreet and
Dun
Golconda
Myrtle Point area chosen for experimental farm funding
County commissioners set aside 3000 for an experimental farm near Myrtle Point Harbor North Bend subject to state legislative funding. The climate and location are praised as ideal for agricultural experiments expected to benefit many farmers in the county. The note adds bipartisan praise for Wilson’s nomination.
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Myrtle Point
North Bend
The Man With One Idea Needs Many Resources
A reflection on career strategy argues that a successful person should keep many options open rather than relying on a single path. It warns against a narrow focus and urges maintaining broad information, reputation, and potential employers to avoid being adrift if discharged.
Baltimore convention praise for a steadfast independent figure
A reader praises a capable upright man not aligned with strict party lines. The note contrasts mainstream Democratic loyalty, hints at political intrigue, and mentions rumors about Myrtle Point supporting another attorney and an allegedly hidden amount linked to a bond issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Coquille
Myrtle Point
Jim
Bond
Self Reliance in Fishing Efforts Emphasized
A compact aphorism declares that each person must fish for their own prize. External aids may help others, but success hinges on individual effort and self reliance.
Fog of platform swirls as cries demand clarity
A reader compares party platform rhetoric to fog horns and calls for the smoke to be blown away, urging clearer statements. The remark frames frustration with vague political messaging and seeks decisive, direct positions.
The Discipline of Sorrow and Its Educational Value
The idea that sorrow disciplines the mind and withdraws from life’s sources purifies existence and shapes character through hardship. It argues sorrow as a tutor forging resilience and moral depth in individuals.
Feller Says Women Grow Fuel Odor Tolerant With Auto
A local wit quips that some girls dislike gasoline aroma until they meet a man with a car. The remark circulates as a lighthearted, tongue in cheek comment from this week.
Bound for Oregon in a settler’s hopeful song
The poem by Lillian H. Shuey describes a prospective settler traveling with family to Oregon. He envisions a self sufficient homestead with a six foot fireplace, garden by a creek, wild berries, and deer in the woods. The speaker praises cheap wood water and meat and steady work in lumber farming and dairy. He seeks a life free of fret in the webfoot state with ample food and land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Webfoot
San Oregon
Lillian H. Shuey
Myrtle Point Enterprise Emphasized as Buy Choice
A self directed note favors the Myrtle Point Enterprise as the preferred newspaper to purchase, mentioning Tasay in the stream of thought.
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Myrtle Point
Albany College Advocates Christian Education and Service
A speaker extols Albany College and Christian education, arguing college graduates advance in politics, medicine, and ministry. The address urges colleges to supply Christian workers, notes Albany’s athletics and debate success, and warns against premature specialization without broad liberal training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Missouri
America
Aving College
Albany College
Albany
U. of O
Oratorical Association of Oregon
Oregon
Wwe
Christ
Christian College
Christian Church
Albany’ College
Christian Colleges
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Constitutional Remedy
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheaney Co Toledo Ohio as a constitutional treatment for catarrh claiming it reaches the blood and mucous surfaces. It offers one hundred dollars for any cure failure and invites readers to request circulars and testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Chemey & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Chenzy
Brucciati, Tc
Mple
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Myrtle Point Enterprise
Myrtle Mount
Minton Schulz
Canada
Enterprise
Coquille Valley
Coos Bay
Wilson
Harlan Rea
Christian Education
Josephine Gideon
Ballard
James
Stephens
WT. Louis, MO
Flanagan & Bennett Bank
O.F. Ityrtle Point
Ranch of the & Benmete
Bank of A
Fom
Henry
G. Ploeger
Fishers Blend
The
Fisher’s Blend
Ail
Fisher Flouring Mills Co
Seattle
Dan Miller
Schulz Real: ‘Estate
Fourth and
Maple Streets
Ore
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