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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1912
Page
6
Bulletin from the Oregon Bureau of Mines reports 1910 mineral stone value at 1 108 478 up from 228 946 in 1909. Lime output 6742 tons valued 65 039, mineral water 88 970 gallons valued 22 987, gold silver copper total 700 676, coal 67 553 short tons worth 325 229. California petroleum hurts Oregon coal.
Oregon coal output dropped from 87 276 short tons in 1909 to about 6 553 tons in 1910, a 22 62 percent decline, while total production value rose slightly from 235 085 to 235 229 dollars. Only two mines in Coos County shipped coal, Port land cement use surpassed 3 million dollars in 1911, with no state barrel production.
Consul General Richard de Fontana of Greece leads efforts to carve a white marble Parthenon on Telegraph Hill near the Exposition site overlooking San Francisco Bay. He has cabled King George for approval and expects donations from Greeks in the United States and Europe to fund the structure with cooperation from the Exposition’s Exploitation Department.
The Enterprise presents a calendared 12x18 inch paper containing the September 7 1774 prayer at Carpenter's Hall Philadelphia with the names of attendees and a brief note by John Adams. Subscriptions at one year in advance include a free copy. extra copies 25 cents each, limited quantity. Do not miss bidding early.
In the French Revolution a writer named Schlaberndorf faced execution by guillotine. He insisted on wearing his boots, delaying the sentence as a new jailer changed the fate that morning. Eventually the cart moved on without him and he survived, freed when Robespierre fell.
A vintage recipe column outlines English muffins and variations. It covers making English muffins with flour, milk, sugar, salt, baking powder, and a hot greased griddle with muffin rings, plus instructions for Health Flour Muffins Graham Muffins Rye and Rice Muffins with exact proportions and baking times.
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