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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1907
Page
3
A historical note ponders wheel wear for rail cars based on mileage. It cites that perfect wheels may roll 300000 to 450000 miles before turning down, while wheels with claws last 90000 to 120000 miles, and questions arise about wear rates and refurbishment timing. The text shifts to miscellaneous reflections on marriage and social topics, reminiscent of an untidy narrative fragment from a New York newspaper.
The Imperial government has placed orders in the United States for rail components for Manchuria railways. United States Steel Corp will deliver 51,000 tons of rails, plus 316 bridges, 600 cars, and 115 locomotives. An inspection corps ensures compliance with specifications. new eyelid disease cases pose a public health concern among immigrants and students.
The fragment recalls William Makepeace Thackeray's generous nature and poverty despite earnings from writing. It mentions John Leech provoking a seaside holiday, Thackeray's quiet response, and touches on quotations in politics with a humorous sausage machine gag tied to James E. B. Fitzgerald.
Ambrose N Thomas recounted a joke about two doctors inspecting a patient named Bones. The physician and the specialist, finding the patient feverish, each touched the other’s hand under the covers and contradicted one another about the diagnosis.
In Quimper Brittany the wife of Le Saux bore a son who was sold for £8 to Mme Bonan wife of the local butcher. She registered the birth while Le Saux later registered his own child creating a legal dispute over which family is the true parent. The incident leaves the infant with two mothers in the eyes of the law.
In a Broadway car two young women converse about a well dressed man who is the father of one of their children. An elderly passenger reacts with shock as the reveal unsettles nearby observers.
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