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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1909
Page
2
Myrtle Point Enterprise notes the Knapp roller boat sale at roughly $600. The piece also remarks on remarks by President-elect Taft and Mr Rockefeller while commenting on aging and political figures.
A Chicago professor argues for dog meat as a diet, stirring suspicion he is financed by the sausage trust. The claim suggests possible industry influence behind provocative culinary advocacy.
After courts deem bleached flour unlawful, Dr. Wiley is urged to focus on peroxide chorus girls. The remark implies a broader campaign against chemical additives affecting public health and beauty standards.
The item notes Mrs. William Howard Taft as a splendid cook and mentions her distinguished husband as producing a convincing after-taking picture.
Chancellor Buelow signals Germany supports reform in Turkey. England will view Turkish reform as a distinct blow to civilization and reassess its stance accordingly.
A Kansas City woman petitions for divorce arguing her husband refuses to speak to her. The court must determine whether she gave him a fair chance to communicate before filing.
An article notes that while some infants cope with a distant relative, the new Emperor of China will be tended by thirty nurses. It highlights the contrast between royal care and ordinary family life.
An Italian historian asserts evidence that Mark Antony wed Cleopatra for her wealth while colleagues doubt Cleopatra sought Antony’s title. The debate centers on ancient motives and historical interpretation.
Dr. Benjamin Wheeler of the University of California told a Boston audience that the old New England gumption is dying out. He warned that those who do not know gumption are not true New Englanders, though East and West still claim the trait.
France endorses simplified spelling with a government order for public schools to teach reforms from the Academy. Changes include dropping the h in rhinoceros and replacing for and ph with f in analyze and phenomenon.
The author argues waterways must be utilized to lower freight rates as railroads seek higher charges. With prosperity, rail congestion could again strain capacity, so the solution is to open rivers and canals to transportation.
The text notes Germany’s large emigration despite a population that nearly doubles over fifty years. It cites about 3,000,000 in the United States, 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 in Russia, and sizable Teutonic communities in Australia and Brazil. Births exceed deaths, with growth from 49.4 million in 1890 to 61.177 million in 1904, and savings deposits around 3.25 billion.
The secretary of agriculture presents a twelve year record of wealth expansion for American farmers. The report blends past data with optimistic projections, portraying continued growth and strong prospects for agricultural prosperity.
The article notes a quoted claim of 7 778 000 000 in farm product value for 1908, calling it the most extraordinary amount in world history. It credits Secretary Wilson for shaping farm wealth growth since 1897, citing doubled and tripled prices and improvements in farm life due to extension work and producer contacts.
The death of Ihuang hsu exposes Tzu hsi as the shadow behind the throne. A former slave she rose to power over the emperor and his mother, wielding control through palace politics. Her role spanned reforms, Boxer era sympathy, and a lasting impact on China’s leadership.
A Tradesman and a cashier exchange witty replies over a long bill. The tradesman asks for payment month after month and receives polite returns including a $104.26 amount and an unsigned check. After four months the tradesman yields and the matter ends without payment.
A fragment quotes The Catholic Standard and Times on conscience and judgment. It contrasts a man’s own promises with how others are seen as sinners, and notes a boarding house keeper’s poor appetite as a virtue.
A lengthy discussion on anger's effects, detailing heart strain, indigestion, and fatal outcomes from rage. It cites historical beliefs, expert warns, and offers remedies like cold plunges, walking, and cultivating calmness to prolong life.
The excerpt recalls a Saskatche wan plains hunt where a buffalo stampede shifts danger to the hunter. A rider is overturned by a granite block, then flees as a herd charges, Indians fire, and the narrator wounds a charging bull before the foe falls.
A paroxysm of violence ends with the wounded monster turning upon horse and rider, hurling them aloft and tearing them with horns before stamping them to death and collapsing dead beside its victims.
The Dowager Empress dies and the weak emperor passes away triggering talk of rapid reform in China. Observers see chances for faster adoption of occidental ideas and brisk modernization aided by influential reformers in the empire.
Kang Youwei, a leading reformer once influential in Qing China, lives in exile in Penang. He continues advocating western-style reform amid danger and opposition. He inspired the Emperor’s early modernization but faced downfall after the Dowager Empress exposed the plot. Kang has traveled to the US and Europe, organizing reform groups including a main association in New York.
The article portrays Menelik II of Abyssinia as a strong ruler ruling with personal power and now introducing a cabinet to handle war finance justice foreign affairs and commerce. It notes his past victories against Italy at Adwa and his reputed descent from Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. It discusses Abyssinian race identity and long Christian history since the fourth century.
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