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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1910
Page
2
A collection of fragmented lines discusses era topics. References to a reef trust, a weather prophet, and a divorce without stamps appear among scattered reflections. The text meanders with questions about Dr. Cook and Nicaragua, then notes a map comparison to Texas.
Irving Fisher of Yale University declares the gold market is oversupplied and asks if any gold has been sold off this morning. He frames current prices as reflecting excess supply and weak demand in the metal trade.
Carrie Nation reports turning down two marriage proposals in the last month, suggesting she is not universally opposed to men.
Peary suggests Theodore Roosevelt could be suited for a South Pole expedition but notes the former president has too many connections to risk sending him.
The price of diamonds is advancing as many farmers refuse cars lacking diamond studded features. This shift signals higher demand for diamond adornments and luxury vehicle customization, influencing market values.
Flint Michigan shows a standout rise in postal receipts, outpacing all other U S cities. Its nearest rival is Seattle, underscoring Flint's rapid growth as reflected in the latest mail data.
After a traveler settles a hotel bill, the landlord cannot be held responsible for any baggage that was stolen. The guidance also advises not paying until ready to depart.
French aviator Louis Paulhan attains a height of 4,000 feet in his aeroplane. The observer notes the risk of damage remains high even at half that altitude if a fall occurs.
A veteran Chicago drummer with twenty two years on the road says selling goods everyone wants is easy but moving something that everyone ought to want demands real salesmanship.
More than 7 000 residents along Rue des Mauvais Garcons Bad Boys street petition to change the name. The plea notes the historic name dates to the sixteenth century and questions whether it fits today, but details remain unclear.
A careful search of Prussian archives finds no proof Frederick the Great presented George Washington with a sword bearing a laudatory inscription about the eldest general in the world and the greatest. The tale is venerable but appears as unreliable as the hatchet legend.
The current era shows rapid movement toward centralization of power in political, commercial and social spheres. History has seen similar forces, often followed by dissolution and division before renewal of central authority.
The Boston exhibit displays current city projects and future aims for 1915. Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish groups collaborated on a tuberculosis tent system by Emmanuel Church, Salvation Army rescue work, Morgan Memorial looms, slum relief methods, and church based charity and education history. The article notes critics miss church work by not attending services.
Reports from France say planes in flight trigger mass flee events as wild ducks abandon areas near air routes. The strange tale notes fear and disappearance of feathered life wherever the aeroplane ascends.
The piece argues wild fowl ignore motorcars but fear flying machines. It notes migrations persist despite traps and guns, and questions if aerial navies will depopulate skies as dragons and devils loom in the duck’s view.
The article contrasts grandmothers’ handmade garments with modern mass production. It laments lost domestic textile knowledge and calls on conscientious women to restore personal sympathy between workers and buyers to avert future poetic indictments of labor misery.
A Minnesota inventor develops a cash register that announces sale amounts in a human voice. When a transaction like $1.65 is entered, phonographic reproducers vocalize the digits, and optional phrases such as Thank you or I think you will find these goods satisfactory can accompany the total.
Little Rollo asks about a prospectus and the father explains the term as a fairy tale adapted for adult tastes. The exchange contrasts child friendly tales with adult oriented versions in a playful, literary tone.
A reader recalls a tense scene where a man threatens to button a gown up the back if urged to hurry. The quarrel centers on a brutal temper and the grievance of a rising tax assessment.
The accompanying plan outlines a stable with economical use of space and convenient layout. Rolling doors are shown on most openings. swing doors are optional. Roof should be corrugated iron due to thin 11 1/4 by 3 inch lath strips. About forty one squares cover the roof. Rafters should be equal length on both roofs with slopes of 56 and 84 degrees. Framing and enclosing the barn alone costs about $200.
A farmer columnist details a buildable post driver with oak runners, braces, and a weighted timber, noting its simple construction and usefulness on smaller farms. The piece also discusses the trend toward smaller, more efficient farms, and the benefits of careful seed, fertilization, and cultivation for higher yields. It ends with a note from Indiana on corn silage reducing fodder nutrition loss by 25 to 85 percent, urging adoption of silage methods.
A Farm and Home note describes using a rope or chain on the short end of a pole with a forked handle to secure a shock, then lifting the entire load on a rack. The method relies on proper leverage and a forked attachment to hold the shock in place during the lift.
Proper hen selection requires good care, sanitary housing, and freedom from vermin. Avoid dog chasing to ensure steady laying in both cold and warm seasons.
A simple hoist uses horses and rope to lift a weight, which is released to strike a driver block and drive pointed posts. Four or five blows usually drive a post to depth. Two men and a team can drive half to three quarters of a mile of posts daily, at a cost around five dollars, quickly paying for itself.
An illustration demonstrates fodder being cut up and loaded onto a wagon. Several contrivances are shown, some better than others, with a stout post replacing the rear ladder and a pole adjusted to reach out to one side for loading fodder efficiently.
Advice on keeping poultry houses well ventilated with at least one window open daily to prevent overheating in the day and cold nights, ensuring healthy conditions for birds and avoiding stress.
Clover for hay ranks among the best crops on American farms. It often needs a nurse crop such as wheat oats or rye. If soil is too sour the field can be limed and manured this winter and seed sown in early spring. If sowing with oats treat the land similarly.
The text advises sun drying potting soil for sweetness and turning often, feeding poultry sparingly with wheat and corn, transplanting shrubs when foliage ripens, and removing dead plant matter. It warns against overfeeding pullets, cautions about tagging hogs, and stresses comfort in hog housing, while advising careful pruning and avoiding ear mutilation.
A survey of odd advances and events from early 20th century sources includes farm and industrial tips, early telephone and wireless tech, and curious anecdotes. It notes a New Haven exchange opened in 1878, Cy Caronia’s long range wireless gear, windmill electricity, and a butcher’s elephant meat sausage venture. It also covers a Serb case of poison, Rome mayor Ernesto Nathan receiving the crown, and mining telephones aiding disaster rescue, all reflecting rapid modernization worldwide.
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