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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1907
Page
2
A jumble of short items covers social quirks, satire, and odd facts. Notes on charity funding, fashion costs, crime, and speculation mix with bold claims by scientists and public figures. The column lampoons manners and headlines with playful asides and sharp one liners.
A Paris woman won a typing contest with sixteen thousand five hundred words in hours, while a man wrote seventeen thousand but was disqualified for mistakes. An American woman later beat the French record by writing ten thousand five hundred words in two and a half hours and making three copies. The piece urges readers to quit complaining and focus on action despite obstacles.
The author argues against large handouts to the poor, urging justice over charity. A critique of Professor Rose on civilization and birth rate notes misapplied theory, citing London University and Fabian Society findings that birth rates vary by class and living conditions, not by moral reform alone.
The piece honors Lucie Dreyfus for five years of silent suffering while France turns hostile. It recalls how she faced abuse and ostracism in Rennes as public sentiment rashly blamed her husband. The narrative highlights the woman’s dignity amid a charged moral storm.
A long survey of Pacific piracy notes the persistence of buccaneers amid vast oceans. It highlights Chinese and Western adventurers raiding ships, the rise of smugglers and blackmailers, and names figures like Alexander McLean and Red. A recent piracy near Canton on the British steamer Balham ends with loot taken and captives killed or wounded.
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