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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1910
Page
2
A compiler presents assorted notes from Topics of the Times. Items touch on Mark Twain wealth cheap travel meters fresh air public health and crime figures with wry observations on thrift beds and city life.
A Hungarian parliamentary crisis is likened to a sight for laundrymen to rejoice at, while a New York man aged 85 refuses to enter a home for the elderly where his 115 year old mother-in-law resides, a satire on prejudice against in laws.
A recent operation on a California boy aimed at eradicating evil tendencies reportedly failed. A second procedure using a slipper is floated as a possible remedy. Professor Jespersen, a Dane, argues that usage makes "It is me" correct, a view likely to unsettle strict grammarians.
The piece critiques federal ownership of embassy properties after the Berlin evacuation and mocks floating debts, rents, and even a floating judiciary in Alaska. It questions youth maturity in finance and society, citing George Dabo’s Wall Street tragedy and parental concerns.
A discussion argues that English primogeniture, despite its feudal roots, created social mobility by renewing the House of Lords with fresh blood after the War of the Roses. It contrasts English practice with continental noble systems in Germany and Austria where all children are nobles. The piece cites Churchill and Bismarck to illustrate differing noble statuses among siblings.
The Rheinau built dirigible designed by Prof. Schutte of Dantzig uses a wooden frame to save weight and reduce atmospheric electrical effects. The craft, larger than Zeppelin, features a 138 meter balloon, cross layered thin sections, eleven inner balloonets, and 600 horsepower motors with dual propellers. The car remains attached in flight and detaches on ground to protect the balloon.
Residents of Beebe Plain Vermont and Beebe Plain Quebec share a single stone building cut by the boundary line. Mail travels long routes between offices and a ten foot corridor connects them.
The piece describes a group of foreign master weavers operating Aubusson style looms in a Manhattan studio once a palatial stable. The vast wooden machines stretch the warp horizontally in two large rooms, offering a rare glimpse into a centuries old craft preserved amid modern city noise.
An electric elevator in St. Peter's Cathedral stairway is described with ten passenger capacity and Latin inscription about Peter the Great. The text then surveys experiments with kapok fiber as a cotton substitute, typhoon warning wireless stations in the Philippines and Santo Domingo, and magnetic links to petroleum in Beckers note. It also notes new copper aluminum manganese alloys with high strength and corrosion resistance tested by the British Admiralty.
A brief joke item from a Boston Evening Transcript page notes a witty exchange about marriage and truth. It mentions a best man named Jack and a husband named Tom, with a quip about exaggeration.
A compilation of assorted items notes limited ore reserves, Butte payrolls, Buenos Aires railway ideas, flaws in the Trans Siberian project, rapid sound frequencies, global telegraph reach, paper security holes, electric Teddy bears, Jungfrau Railway progress, Britain’s hydrophobia control, German dog culling, and a Panama horseshoe patent.
A pretty model wears a dainty batiste afternoon gown. The yoke features fine ecru lace with light blue embroidery accents giving a delicate touch to the delicate fabric and design.
Mrs Abner Crane, a brief visitor, left Bushby seeking Nashua while neighbors debate the town’s news hunger. They note five telephones, a weekly grocery wagon, and Lucy Grant’s sewing work, calling Bushby well supplied with news and services.
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