Notable News From Myrtle Point Section
Local notes report Mrs Belle Waldeck promoting the Boston Hygiene Corset to women in the area. Visitors include Miss Leeta Clinton and Riverton group. A Norway Embroidery Club gathering, a McCloskey hall dance, and milking machine aims feature among ongoing social and business rounds.
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Norway
Belle Waldeck
Boston Hygiene Corset
John Belloni
Riverton
Leeta Clinton
Norway Embroidery Club
Monroe & Crisell
Portland
McCloskey
Theodore Clinton
Leeta
Juanita Barlkow
J. H. McCloskey
Coquille
H. B. Warner
Testing Association
Clarence Barklow
Buster
Stryker Takes Blacksmith Shop Lease in Gravel Ford
July 28 report notes Dewitt Clinton leasing his blacksmith shop to Stryker who comes well recommended as a blacksmith and horseshoer. Also mentions Adventists at Myrtle Point camp, local visits by Crissels Munroes, a burial at North Fork Church, and relatives from Yakima and North Bend visiting Gravel Ford.
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Gravel Ford
Dewitt Clinton
Stryker
Myrtle Point
Crissel
Munroe
Munroe .& Crissel
Portland
Oregon
Jas Clinton
North Fork
Grandpa Johnson
South Fork
Dean
Yakima
Grandpa Culbertson
North Bend
Revival meetings draw large crowds at North Fork church
Lee Love Lee reports revival services led by Rev. Thomas and Rev. Anderson at North Fork church attracting big crowds. Local social notes mention visitors Hattie Wyland and Zella Sumerlin, Myrtle Point and Leek residents, and other small town happenings including travel to Gravel Ford and a mystery headband style seen on a local youth.
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Lee
Thomas
Anderson
North Fork Church
Hattie Wyland
Myrtle Point
Zella Sumerlin
Leek
Grandma Rackleff
Maude Mast
Gravel Ford
Flora Philpott
Bandon
Arthur Brown
South Fork notes on roads visits and prospects
South Fork residents report road improvements by Supervisor Hermann and helpers between two fords boosting winter prospects. Local families travel to and from Marshfield Roseburg and Patterson with visits to relatives. several come and go this week. A Brethren meeting at the Hermann schoolhouse is to be recalled after church meetings at the Point.
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South Fork
King
Marshfield
Forest Hermann
North Fork
Tony Whobrey
Roseburg
Edwin Schroeder
Milton
Norway
T. M. Hermann
Myrtle
Joe Lett
Norman McDonald
Hermann
Charles Holiway
Patterson
Cal
W. W. Whittington
Riverton
Lower River
Orm
Portland
Newt Livingston
Stringtown Social News Highlights
Miss Stella Barklow stayed overnight with Mrs. C A Davidson. Roy Royer and family moved into the Noah Bonewitz house. George Adams is at home this week and will return to camp Sunday. Grandma Adams visits George Adams this week. Everyone returned from Bandon earlier in the week. Blue Feather.
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Stringtown
Stella Barklow
C. A. Davidson
Bandon
Roy Royer
Noah Bonewitz
George Adams
Grandma Adams
Blue Feather
Give the boy or girl a chance in college walls
A reflection on offering youth access to higher education as a path to personal growth. The author argues that even if success is not guaranteed, students become better men and women through the college experience, meeting a timeless world need.
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Coliseum
Ottumwn Courier
County Seat News Briefs Highlight Local Moves and Marriages
Local items report travel plans of Mr and Mrs Paul Sterling as they prepare to climb Mt Hood. Mrs L A Langley and daughters visit Mrs J C Savage in Bandon. County Agriculturist J L Smith rents Lyons building for farmer meetings and retains chamber office in Marshfield. Baxter House changes hands with lease transfer to M M Young. Barns ranch rented to Fred Nosler of Bridge. Marriage licenses issued to six couples between July 17 and July 22. Circuit Court filings include four divorce actions and other suits.
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Bob
the Sentinel
Paul Sterling
Mr. Hood
L. A. Langley
Valine
Eula
Bandon
J. C. Savage
Inez Bunch
California
J. L. Smith
Lyons
Front Street
Chamber of Commerce
Marshfield
Baxter
Arthur Peart
Baxter Bros
M. M Young
New England
Fred Nosler
Bridge
Sherwoods and Liljeqvists plan Curry county outing
Mr and Mrs A J Sherwood with two daughters join Mr and Mrs L A Liljeqvist and their daughter for a two to three week trip camping on the Clark and Dwyer ranch at Floras Creek headwaters. The region is touted as a fish and game paradise and observers expect lively reports on their return. The Oregon Power Co electric pumping project for city water works undergoes a preliminary test. full delivery to the reservoir awaits extended pumping as new wooden pipe leaks tighten. Others named include Albert G Hill Emma A Stevens Walter J Sabin Velma Klepfer O Hansen and Margarite Haberly.
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the Herald
A. J. Sherwood
L. A. Liljeqvist
Curry County
Clark
Frank McNair
Frank Murrays
Dunsmuir
California
I. E. Rose
Caxs Pavilion
Norman O. Dodge
Riverside
Orvil Dodge
C. Lyne
Marshfield Electric Co
Farm town progress and a boy’s blunt view on family
A Kansas boy questions his newborn brother asking where it came from and mocking the angel story. The piece then argues farmers must build up their town with local merchants machinists and mechanics rather than importing goods from distant cities.
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Kansas
Jimmie
Notice of Final Account for Mary J. Lundy Estate
R W Lundy as administrator has filed the final account with the Coos County Oregon Clerk. A hearing on objections and settlement is set for September 8 1914 at the Court House Coos County before Judge John F Hall.
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R. W Lundy
Mary J. Lundy
Coos County
State of
Oregon
John F. Hall
R. W. Lundy
Shamrock III Aims for Trophy in International Races
Sir Thomas Lipton’s Shamrock III sails to America for the international yacht races with strong odds for victory. Port Orford cedar used in the vessel was cut at Johnson mill in Coos county last year.
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Thomas Lipton
America
Port Orford
Johnson Mill
Coos County
Major Kinney
Salem
Coos Bay
Bandon
California
George Daffan
F. H Botsford
Bandon World
United States
Department of Agriculture
H. C. Hampton
Dorothy Portwood
Teachers’ Institute
Eckley
Hampton
Miss Portwood
W. T. White
Wedderburn Trading Co’s
Local Notes From the Community Spotlight
The column lists a variety of small notices including social events, visits, and local happenings. People arrive or depart for visits, hunters prepare for deer season, and local businesses work on infrastructure projects. Community figures such as Mr. and Mrs. Rose, Miss Eunice Kinnicutt, and Professor L W Wimberly appear in personal and civic contexts.
Presbyterian Sunday services and sermon topic
The church schedules Sunday school at 10 a.m. worship at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. The morning sermon is titled A Personally Conducted Journey. The evening service focuses on studying and singing old favorite hymns.
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Presbyterian Church
Electrical Safety Do Nots For Home Wiring
Do replace cracked insulators and worn sockets. Do not hang clothing on electric wires or cords. Do not tinker with wiring unless qualified. Do not oil motors while in use. Do not adjust lamps with power on. Do not use tools near sockets without turning off the attic switch. Do not handle meters roughly. Treat loose wires as live. Do not replace fuses with wire. High voltage dangers caution readers. Do not touch lamps in water. Ensure current off before changing sockets or switches.
Underestimated Foe The Common House Fly
The Ottumwa Courier argues that a tiny, playful creature, the house fly, causes widespread harm. It claims millions suffer daily as flies swarm kitchens, contaminate food, and threaten infants and diners across restaurants and lunch counters.
Math riddle on family deaths and siblings
The puzzle asks to compute with counts of living brothers and sisters. Follow steps: start with number of living brothers, multiply by two, add three, multiply by five, add number of living sisters, then subtract one hundred fifty. The final right digit gives deaths, middle digit sisters, left digit brothers.
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E. E. Johnson
Coquille Mill & Mercantile Co
Red Cedar Foundation
Norway News
Bill Harmon
John Sumerlin
Mike Sumerlin
Fred Mast
E. D. Myers
W Sarford
Lee Love
Howard J. Moody
Marjorie Smith
Glen Grant
Minnie Inez Schnur
J. W. Josephson
Emma Clarno
Fred E. Wilson
Rebecca Luse Stump
Charles Homer Hale
Ruth van Zile
Robert Holland
Florence Furley
H M Fensler
Agnes C. Kulzer
Circuit Court
Fannie O. Donnell
Robert Marsden
Matilda L. Grindrod
Thomas H . Grindrod
A. A. Chamberlain
M. Ida Chamberlain
Florence Waters
Geo. L. Waters
A. F. Astabrook Co
C. Evan Lucas
Sadie Johnson
Arthur E Johnson
Albert G. Hill and
Emma A. Stevens
Walter J. Sabin and
Velma Klep
O. Hansen
Margarite Haberly
A. T. Park
Star School
Chas. McDowell
Star
Idaho
Courier
Port Orford Tribune
Manzanita
Cape Blanco
Fox Rock
Oregon Street
John Fromm
Eunice Kinnicutt
Evelyn
Muriel Pike
Oregon City
Henry Fisher
Wagner
C. A. Barrhore
Australia
The
Latter Day Saints
Barmore
Mr. Barmore
C. E. Crumley
D. C. Kellems
Dora T. W. Panter
J. O. Stemmler
O. K
H. M. Shaw
Irving Elk
Ted
C. Eliot
Oregon Agricultural College
School of Ausic
Corvallis
W. T. Ramsey
Price
Benjamin Ostlind
Ore
Perlberg
A.H. Bender
the Enterprise the News
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