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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
2
Myrtle Point Enterprise released Every Week Myrtle Point edition highlighting local news, events, and community notices for residents and businesses in Myrtle Point Oregon with weekly distribution updates.
Fragmentary testimony centers on a defendant described as acquitted, while observers note the proceedings and the judge’s handling of the case. The report highlights uncertain phrasing and unclear details about the parties involved.
A tongue in cheek note suggests Congress should not adjourn for a dead bill. The text mocks melodrama and mentions a royal wedding in Russia described without any dynamiting. It jokes that Nihilists enjoy change too, reflecting unsettled attitudes toward current events.
A Montana man inherits a country home and humorously names the property The Kennels, saying it suits his two dogs and his own sense of style. The note frames the home as a playful nod to his pets and personal taste.
A reflective note on steadfast belief in a brighter future despite today’s clouds, portraying a person of resilient hope and forward focus rather than dwelling on present gloom.
A local quip notes a man paid 4750 dollars for an unwilling kiss mocking the concept of consent and the abundance of available girls seen as awaiting opportunity.
A Chicago woman received her sixth divorce, allowing her to retain her surname. The case highlights ongoing legal separations and the unusual suggestion to use the name as fishing bait.
The Atlanta Constitution’s columnist observes that men admire widows who pretend ignorance, arguing this stance reveals what they truly know about social expectations and concealed knowledge.
The pianist's wife paid 7500 for four chickens in a remark noted for its extravagant contrast to her husband’s earning power. The line suggests the sum’s ease given Paderewski's finances.
In a Easter gesture the Czar released 20,000 political prisoners. Russian reactionaries may not see this as a cheerful spring opening.
The first Hindu temple in the Western world was dedicated in San Francisco, illustrating freedom for all faiths to flourish in America as long as peace is maintained.
A London clergyman calls an excessive talker a human vampire draining others. He refers to a male figure but hints the remark targets his wife present in the room. The remark exposes social tension and a sly gendered edge in private conversations.
The notice praises Miss Jean Reid's fiancé for his active life and constant participation in state and social affairs. It frames such vigor as a source of joy to an American girl and reflects the era’s values on courtship and public life.
After a careful investigation Governor Magoon reports that the island has no yellow fever cases. The finding redefines “Cuba libre” as a healthier reality than wartime aims and public fears.
The flag of the American frigate Chesapeake, captured by HMS Shannon on June 1 1813, was sold at auction in this city and presented to the Royal United Service Museum by William Waldorf Astor. The note calls it an unpleasant episode that the flag captured by Britain might stay outside America, even against an expatriate wishes.
The author argues that appealing to historic figures to answer modern policy questions is absurd. Lincoln, Jones, Jefferson, and Jackson cannot be fit to today’s issues like wool tariffs or currency bills. True greatness lies in acting from deep guiding principles, not in matching slogans to each new problem.
A hotel in Fort Wayne Indiana burned with heavy loss of life and was found to be a firetrap. The structure stood for over fifty years and failed to meet modern safety standards, prompting calls for earlier detection and safer construction.
The essay decries costly firetrap hotels and lax city oversight. It urges authorities to inspect local hotels for fire hazards, order safety improvements, and act before tragedy repeats, warning against reliance on luck. It argues common humanity requires proactive fire safety measures.
A discussion notes similar costs of food in England and the United States with some provisions pricier in England and rent higher in the U S. Yet American wages are higher, enabling saving two dollars as easily as fifty cents in England. The piece highlights frugal workers who retire early on modest earnings and praises self restraint as the driver of national strength in democracies.
A physician notes that early job ads in 1774 required workers to have had smallpox, arguing disease avoidance made pocked workers undesirable. The volume shows ads seeking a footman or butler who had the natural smallpox and a similarly constrained maid to serve a fashionable young lady.
An English paper describes a tiny boat made by an Italian from a single pearl, weighing under half an ounce. It features a gold gait studded with diamonds a ruby prow headlight an emerald rudder and ivory stand valued around five thousand dollars. Florentine artisans also assemble stones and glass particles into lifelike flowers and insects with meticulous color gradation.
A proverb notes that a woman owning a cow with milk yields greater household luxuries than those provided by her husband. The saying highlights economic value of livestock in domestic life.
Government testing of alfalfa red clover and grass seeds shows widespread dodder and yellow trefoil contamination. Red clover 1 217 samples. alfalfa 399. Bromus inermis 55. Kentucky blue grass 429 with Canada blue grass traces and misbranding concerns.
The potato bug or Colorado potato beetle overwinters in the soil and debris. Experts describe hibernation patterns affecting spring emergence and crop protection strategies for farmers.
A compact reference listing vegetables and herbs with their expected germination days. Includes corn cress cucumbers endive lettuce melons mustard onions parsley parsnips peas and peppers with ranges from 3 to 80 days depending on species.
Ashes from hard wood command higher value than those from soft wood. Chemists note value depends on tree part, with ashes from young twigs more valuable than trunk ash, and leaf ash the most valuable among parts. Some soft wood ashes may be too low in value to bother with.
A doubletree attachment to a binder or sulky plow is described with a plan shown. Dimensions may vary slightly to fit different sized horses.
An old farming note explains rhubarb needs deep fertile soil and heavy annual manuring. A grower reports large rhubarb from liberal manure and soap suds applied on washing days, yielding $30 from a 2.5 rod patch in one season.
Farmers are advised to keep wheels properly set when tires rattle and avoid chinking spokes. The article notes that feed value is the same for scrappy stock and thoroughbreds, with idle teams needing attention.
The diagram outlines a thirty four foot wide piggery cross section with stone or concrete foundation and a two layer floor. The center alley is six feet wide with a crowned dry floor and pen floors sloped toward the doors. Partitions use 1 1/4 inch boards atop two by fours. A loft eight feet high provides storage for straw and crates while avoiding meal storage to prevent contamination.
The article describes how potato beetles appear as potatoes emerge and damage young leaves. It advises early treatment with Paris green dust mixed with slaked lime or flour, or spraying Bordeaux mixture with bluestone and lime, to kill beetles and prevent early blight on vines.
Germination durations vary by crop. Asparagus seeds take 20 to 30 days, beans 5 to 10 days, borecole broccoli Brussels sprouts cabbage and cauliflower 5 to 12 days, carrots 14 to 21 days, celery 14 to 20 days, corn salad 14 days.
The text outlines disease notes and unverified cures for livestock and poultry. It mentions cutworm larvae feeding at night, iodine treatment for bumble-foot in poultry, a dubious hog cholera remedy using Venetian red and kerosene, and advice on early chick hatch and rapid growth to beat cold weather. It also notes horse behavior around fire and homeward tendencies when danger is sensed.
A collage of joke dialogue and witticisms from Philadelphia and Chicago papers. The samples feature quick banter on cards, deficits, marriages, races, hair dye, and social foibles, with lines from Mr and Mrs, teachers, grocers, and newspaper columnists.
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