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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1912
Page
4
On March 14 1912 a Nebraska Wis congressman John Esch introduced a bill to prohibit phosphorus in match manufacture. The reform targets phossy jaw risk to workers claiming the harmless phosphorus is only marginally more costly.
A brief exchange explores the idea of Myrtle Point forming a baseball team for the coming season and the type of squad needed to compete.
The quotation portrays a dual reaction to a person’s downfall. Public sympathy hides a harsher private judgment that the subject deserved the consequences. The line captures social tension between appearance and reality.
Trade territory depends on local enterprise not distance. Merchants must actively seek surrounding business, advertise truthfully, and fulfill promises. Growth comes from vigilant effort by town and nearby residents, building a reputation as a thriving trade center.
A sharp critique questions Congress for tolerating harsh labor conditions. It cites phossy law abuses and the Lawrence Mass incidents, urging collective action and accountability from lawmakers and the public.
The Farm Journal notes a paradox stating J. P. Morgan can raise $10 million instantly by check, but a person who sustains a family on $9 a week is a greater financier. The remark contrasts mega wealth with frugal, steady living.
The passage compares a farmer and a newspaper man, noting the persistence of a seller and the farmer’s effort to reach many buyers. It describes a farmer raising one thousand bushels of wheat annually and selling to a thousand people across the country, with many promising to pay later.
A store advertises Rexall Orderlies as a fair risk buy for constipation. The ad promises to refund medicine costs if the remedy fails to relieve symptoms, touts an odorless and gentle active principle, and notes the product is sold only at their Rexall Store with prices for 12, 36, and 80 tablets.
The speaker notes a publisher who wastes his crop and faces tiny, frequent debts from many debtors. He asks how long such a method can continue, arguing that annual driblets undermine business and justify persistent dunning as a necessary practice. The passage emphasizes the strain of small outstanding debts.
Notice announces the merger of Pacific Monthly and Sunset into Sunset the Pacific Monthly. It offers a four month subscription with 50 cents postage paid, a free Mid-Winter number, and a Sunset Indian poster, sent to Fred Lockley in Portland Oregon.
Republican candidates announce for assessor and superintendent of schools in Coos County with platforms and election dates April 19 1912. Also joint representative race and theater review noting Gladys Brockwell Stock Company in Myrtle Point and plans for future appearances.
A March 8 1912 bulletin by Prof H M Parks of Oregon Agricultural College argues Oregon produced little of the Port land cement used in Portland last year and urges thorough geological resource study to attract industry. It cites $3 million cement value and $12 million in imports, plus local clay product figures, and notes Portland area demand. The report links limestone deposits to future development. Also noted are historical items on the First Prayer in Congress and land filing notices in Roseburg and Siuslaw National Forest.
The office invites teachers preparing for the 1912 examinations to request the circular if not yet received. Note from H. Bunch Wy Co Supt asks whether the printer has been paid.
Taxes for the year 1911 are due and payable on and after February 5 1912. Three per cent rebate up to March 16. From March 15 to April 1st pay taxes at face. No further notice of amount will be mailed except on request. Send in lists of property as early as possible. Dated January 16 1912. Tilst W W Gage Sheriff and Tax Collector.
Neer’s Poultry Yards advertises numerous pens of pure blooded birds including Leghorns from show stock, Blue Andalusians, Minois, Reds and Orpingtons with prices from 50 cents to 3 dollars per setting. Eggs for Hutchinson and California stock priced at 1.00 per setting, all from top stock and hatchery services. Phone 32x8 Myrtle Point Oregon.
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