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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1907
Page
7
The report notes glass type altering water’s alkaloid effect on cholera bacteria and references peat coal parallels. It covers Pennsylvania coal mine water removal, costs of anthracite, and a German savant’s theory on giant sloths in Patagonia. It also mentions singing Japanese teakettles and Mexican and British holiday disputes.
The piece traces the origins of sugar plums to Julius Dragatus a Roman baker of the Fabius family claiming the 177 B C invention. It notes dragati meaning drageon and their noble distribution, then traces Pastilla the Florentine and the French pastilles to Maria de Medici and Henry IV. It also mentions burnt almonds Praline created by Lassagne for Marshal Duplessis.
The Chicago News reprints a young man’s note declining Mrs. Raymond’s invitation to Seenaia. He apologizes for not understanding polite correspondence and thanks her for the invitation with a sense of tactless misstep.
Reader Magazine describes Rio de Janeiro’s Avenida Central project begun March 8 1904 and opened November 15 1905. The plan demolished 641 houses displacing 4 000 residents to create straight sunlit boulevards and palatial facades. Debates focus on slums, costs near 80 million dollars, and the city’s racial and social dynamics amid ongoing poverty.
Lady Swettenham, wife of Sir Alexander Swettenham governor of Jamaica, stood among the foremost helpers aiding the homeless and suffering. Her work drew notice after the governor faced censure over his handling of Admiral Davis and American actions.
A Lebanon County farmer in his nineties continues to work daily. A neighbor, also over 90, remarks on aging and planning for the next tasks, but Mr. B. counters that very few men die at his age.
A prosperous farmer writes to his Philadelphia merchant son’s employer asking how the boy is faring and where he sleeps at night. The merchant replies that the boy naps in the store by day and the item leaves the question of his nights unresolved.
A discussion on how the efficacy of a medical compound hinges on the skillful selection and precise proportion of ingredients. It emphasizes that the drugs themselves are less decisive than how they are blended, balanced, and protected from degradation to create a potent catarrh remedy.
A new device protects shirts from stains during handling by covering the garment in a transparent envelope large enough to hold the shirt while showing size numbers. The envelope keeps shirts clean, reduces returns to the factory, and offers cost savings to dealers and customers alike.
In an Irish man’s trolley accident report a lawyer asks about damages. The injured man replies that he already has damages and intends to sue the railway for repairs, highlighting playful legal bravado after injury.
An alienist wanders a insane asylum and encounters a clan seated in a brown study. A dialogue reveals identities of Czar Nicholas and former German Emperor claimed from a bygone marriage. The quip underscores shifting titles and satire.
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