The Real Adventure A Romance Of A Quiet Wedding
Frederica, Rodney, and Rose navigate a family wedding in Chicago. Frederica schemes to win over Rose while shaping Rodney’s romance, insisting on a generous, shared life as she gently directs his courtship. The trio moves toward a dream of a real home together.
Enterprise Word Contest prompts new prize spelling drive
The Myrtle Point Enterprise announces a March word-building contest using the letters in ENTERPRISE. Top prize is $6 cash plus a one-year subscription credit, second prize $3.50 cash plus credit, and nine more prizes of a year’s subscription. Contest runs March 2 to March 31, with results April 5.
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Myrtle Point Enterprise
Coquille River Valley
Oregon
Enterprise
Myrtle Point
Coos County
Fragment of Romantic Moment Between Two Lovers
A woman tells a man she has little to give and wishes to give the world. She then puts her arm around his neck and kisses him, marking the first time she initiated such a caress.
Honeymoon Camp Escape Sets Stage For Savage Islands
Rodney and Rose retreat to Martin's Wisconsin camp for two weeks of rustic luxury and solitude. The couple enjoys deer, bear, fishing, and backwoods hospitality while preparing for a future beyond civilization. A humorous aside contemplates marriage and gender roles.
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Martin
Wisconsin
Rodney
Rose
Wives A and the Hidden Mastery in Marriage
A satirical reflection describes a wife who uses social rituals and status symbols to dominate her husband. The piece suggests the wife’s influence grows as she shapes daily life, leaving the husband unaware of her control until it is fully established.
The Girl Who Works an Honest Living Shines Through
An ode to a working girl, brave and active, who earns her living without shame. She serves behind counters and desks, keeps her hands stained by dishwashing grease or ink, yet remains an honest helper shielding families from misfortune and despair.
Truck garden dreams bloom as spring returns
The author notes a growing longing for home truck gardens as spring nears. High living costs push city dwellers to imagine a small plot behind the house providing fresh vegetables and easing grocery bills.
Why 18 It: The dangers of youth on streets and home life
An editorial lament on teens and young men loitering in city streets, arguing parental influence and home life shape behavior. It urges parents to engage with children, keep a welcoming home, and set positive examples to curb vice and stray conduct.
Life's Journey and the Power of Churches in Community
A reflective piece urges persistent effort to reach life’s summit and contrasts wealth with poverty and comfort with equality. It extols ambition, a strong youthful start, and avoiding sloth while noting churches’ potent good in communities, referencing the Galilean teacher and the light of His disciples.
Neighbors and friendship urge kind thoughts and help
A reflective piece extols benevolence toward neighbors, warns against gossip, and stresses that true friendship matters more than wealth. It notes that warm homes, good mothers, and loyal friends boost health and happiness, urging readers to cherish and protect real friends.
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Henry Kitchell Webster
the Bobbs-Merrill Company
Frederica
Portia
Stanton
Freddy
Rosalind Stanton
North Side
Roddy
Ich Rose
Asc
Chicago
Chapter
C. A. Harrington
A. A. Leach
Hartingon & Leach
Percy’s
the Family and Home Circle Department