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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1910
Page
6
The article notes thin skinned individuals face more discomfort in winter, stresses chilblains in damp, cold England and dry climates in America, and offers simple care. Tips include avoiding very hot or cold water, using pure soap or oatmeal, applying emollients like glycerine and rose water, keeping hands covered, and exercising to improve circulation.
The Rio Tinto mine near Gibraltar is traced back 3000 years to Phoenician discovery. The New York Times notes successive rulers from Carthaginians to Romans to Moors mined there, with output rising under English ownership and a turning point in 1906 1907 dividends. An American later proposed a new approach to profit from low grade ore.
Scientific American notes average open ocean wave heights near twenty feet in gales, with ordinary maximum waves around forty feet on the North Atlantic. Rarely observed are much taller, toppled seas reaching sixty feet, due to the vast area of the ocean not under observation.
A Drexel Institute librarian recalls a humorous request for a dermatology book and cold cream recipe amid a parade of quips and vignettes. The piece riffs on social norms with quick bedside humor from readers and city life observations.
A mixed digest notes varied topics from ancient Babylonian libraries to modern New York tenement lighting, plus statistics on foreigners in colleges and U S dairy cattle. It recounts a Belfast breach of promise case, Robert Wynne’s career, spider money folklore, a Morena dam blast, and details on rock extraction and bee fruit interaction.
A Yonkers Statesman item notes a manager asking about a fountain pen given at Christmas. The clerk says it’s locked in the safe as a new year begins, and a rubber stamp dated 1910 has been made.
Dialogue from Punch presents a landlady warning her lodger that the bath is freshly painted and will not dry for two or three days, prompting a comic exchange as the lodger replies from within the tub.
A speaker laments life as a failure noting endless work to earn food and clothes, but those essentials do not fit or agree with him, highlighting a bleak cycle of toil and deprivation. The exchange with Henry reveals shared sorrow and bleak humor amid hardship.
A man voices enthusiasm for buying a car but worries the craze will fade. The remark appears amid a broader public sentiment about affordability and rising prices, reflecting the era’s automotive interest and cautious optimism.
A customer asks how to know if meat is tender. The butcher replies that the only sure way is to taste it. The customer notes she must buy first, to which the butcher agrees the prescription lies in eating it.
A playful exchange contrasts curiosity and argument about chewing gum. The boarders note gum chewing as a curious habit and discuss its connection, or lack thereof, to the high cost of living.
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