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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1916
Page
2
A discussion argues no one has a wholly independent mind. It shows how public opinion, articles, conversations, and others’ actions influence individual thinking and convince people to change their views. A truly autonomous mind is described as impossible and undesirable.
In these days of high prices and expensive living it behooves us to guard the pennies with a far seeing eye. Bad pennies sometimes return but good ones seldom do. It therefore becomes our duty when we part with a good penny to secure the greatest possible returns for it. Lost pennies soon amount into dollars, and the vanishing dollar blazes the
It has been said that every third week lies catarrh in some form. Science shows nasal catarrh signals general weakness. Local snuffs and vapors give little relief. Enrich your blood with Scott's Emulsion, a medicinal food and building tonic free from alcohol or harmful drugs. Try it. Scott and Bowne Bloomfield N J.
The piece urges readers to study weekly newspaper advertisements to snag bargains, save pennies, and make informed spending choices. It argues prudent consumerism supports enjoyment of life, notes that merchants advertise to back prices, and warns against wasteful, ignorant handling of resources.
The text proposes starting a question campaign to survey residents about improvements in the Myrtle Point Section. It suggests asking everyone encountered what can be done, then sharing and repeating the process to absorb knowledge until all issues are explored, aiming to reveal defects retarding commercial growth and to advance conditions for the future.
The piece denounces opponents of water power development as a government monopoly block, arguing private capital would build coal mines, copper mines, railroads and smelters. It credits Pinchot as leading the obstruction and laments delays in Alaska, irrigation, and other federal projects, warning of long timelines and the risk to national power.
The piece argues that money circulates via payrolls and business, praising beet sugar factory investment in Southern Oregon and warning against restrictive legislation. It notes enterprises, farms, and factories boost circulation, while advertisements shape informed readers and encourage economical choices.
The Oxregon California grant bill would vest title to 2 500 000 unsold acres of the original Southern Pacific grant in the federal government. It passed the lands committee and was introduced in Congress with support from interior agriculture and justice departments. The measure provides suits to settle any amounts due to the railroad and classifies land into water power, mineral, timber, and agricultural. The long agitation has blocked settlement, costing taxes to the state and localities and delaying forest reserve additions.
Myrtle Point readers are urged to use Doan's Kidney Pills to aid kidney function and relieve backache. Local resident J W Stoops of Cottage Grove credits the remedy with removing his back pain and stiffness caused by kidney issues, noting dramatic improvement after use. Price is 50 cents at dealers. Doan's Kidney Pills are advertised by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A collage of satirical quips, social comparisons, and reflective musings on money, marriage, politics, and culture. It riffs on editors, poets, and public figures while musing on fate, virtue, and societal norms in a compact, tongue in cheek vein.
The article urges newspapers and club leaders to provide clear photos showing actual club work by boys and girls in Oregon. It notes demand from eastern publications for such illustrations and suggests sending pictures with brief explanatory notes to H. C. Seymour, State Leader of Industrial Clubs, Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis.
A British writer laments that allowances and pensions may be killed by war and publicity. The piece mocks propaganda speeches, elocution, and political expediency while questioning alliances in South America and U S. pacification plans.
County Court of Coos County Oregon appoints Amelia Nelson administratrix of the Henry Grady estate. Creditors must present claims with vouchers within six months from the date of notice to attorney O Stemmler at Bank of Point Folding Myr tle Point County Oregon. Dated May 4, 1916.
Z. T. Johnson, Executor, filed the final account in Coos County Oregon. The hearing on objections and settlement is set for May 22, 1916, at the County Court House. Judge James Watson will preside as the court fixes the day for the hearing.
An advertisement from Kansas City Missouri touts a lip reading system that claims to eliminate the need for hearing devices. It promises easy, quick results and urges readers to request free particulars without payment.
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