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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1900
Page
6
A collage of remedies and odd notes spans patent medicines, galley gossip, and crowd tales. Lydia E Pinkham promotes free advice while Ella Ewing towers in Missouri, and new materials for cottages and footwear spark discussion. Alaska miners push Nome beach mining rights and Congress is urged to act.
An elderly woman shares a long journey home to the old family farm in Ohio, visiting relatives in Missouri by rail. She recalls a late husband, five grandchildren, and four sisters in Illinois, and hopes for a warm welcome from kin. She reflects on past farming life, pays tribute to home, and talks of a passing train and changing paths. The scene captures a poignant nostalgia for roots and reunion.
Asta the widow, once charming and bright, returns to her old home after her husband Mr Blank dies. A solemn friend greets her with misspelled sympathy claiming happiness, while the widow insists she is happy though she did not die. The piece satirizes facades of consolation in mourning society.
A chaotic scene erupts as a thin haired man shouts for free speech while a stern woman orders him home. The New York Journal records that three thousand penal men occupy Kiendike.
The article describes a cameo cutter at work using dentist like drills on chalcedony and onyx to carve portraits. It notes the careful tools, the month long process, and high costs with onyx portraits at about 200 dollars and shell pieces around 50 dollars.
In Ito 24 a new method of time counting is introduced for all government documents. The old 12 hour day has been abolished and a 24 hour cycle now starts at midnight. The change replaces the previous afternoon and morning divisions with one continuous day.
The American consul in Germany notes a discovery by German chemists that applies a liquid to fabrics to render cloth fireproof. He claims tests show curtains and carpets treated with the substance resist kerosene exposure without burning, suggesting a significant advance in drapery protection.
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