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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1910
Page
2
A Wichita Beacon reflection argues against eroding childhood innocence by exposing children to harsh realities. It recalls the joy of a once common cabinet organ and the playful myths of Mother Goose, urging parents to let children enjoy childhood while it lasts.
Spring brings preparations by York shire cliff climbers to raid sea fowl nests along the northeastern coast. Bempton near Bridlington is noted as a favorite site where climbers risk dizzy precipices to gather eggs, per the London Daily News.
F J Doyle announces a coal burning device for locomotives tested on a Chicago Junction locomotive. In view of road mechanics and engineers, the engine emitted only a slight white smoke resembling steam while varying speed with heavy cars attached. The inventor says the device works by achieving perfect combustion turning coal into coke and burning its gases.
The Kansas City Times notes that a cabinet organ once costing 150 dollars now parallels a basic piano price, while upright pianos emerge as affordable, leading to a decline in organ sales. Farmers’ daughters learn piano via books and diagram lessons, and experts predict widespread piano use with future player attachments. Meanwhile egg hunters scale chalk cliffs to harvest seabird eggs, with William Wilkinson dubbed king of the egg hunters as crew assist and sell eggs locally.
A reflective line speaks of a mother delaying chores to comfort a child, recalling intimate domestic scenes. The verse hints at maternal tenderness and the quiet moments that outweigh daily duties.
In a candid reflection lifelong friends challenge each other’s boundaries. The piece probes what peers say about one another and how trust shapes the dynamic.
The author notes luck plays a key role in hunting success, a factor that discourages excessive hunting. Readers are implied to consider chance as a tempering influence on pursuit.
An authority argues coal ashes have fertilizer value, especially soft coal ash, due to phosphorus, potash, nitrogen, and lime. He notes coal beds retain minerals after trees became coal, making ashes valuable for ameliorating heavy clay soils despite some preferring sifted or fully burned coal.
The piece discusses keeping two small pigs with a sow to draw her milk, then gradually removing them to minimize harm while using the extra milk to boost pig growth. It also mentions an Iowa farmer using an ingenious calf feeding trough as noted in Coburns Swine in America.
The text describes a manure spreader setup in sheds with wall obstructions extending outward. A low manger for calves is hinged along a wall to swing up and save space. When raised it occupies only five to six inches from the wall, with sections about six feet long for flexibility, as shown in accompanying illustrations.
Farmers visiting the Ohio State University studied farm accounting methods used in experiments. While land is not tilled identically to Wooster station plots, trials determine profitable land management. Accounts record results of different methods across fields for practical farming guidance.
A New Hampshire Station bulletin reports clay and clay loam soils hold enough potash to maximize hay yields, and much of potash in fertilizers is wasted for the crops involved. It concludes that adding commercial potash to these soils is unnecessary when barnyard manure is used.
The article advises dipping sheep with coal tar dips to remove external parasites, testing dips before use, and performing a thirty second dip for effective results. It also notes using large plump grain for seed to ensure robust plant stands and better yields.
A Washington Evening Star excerpt discusses crop vulnerability to temperature swings drought and frost affecting barley samples A B C and D and notes a farmer’s changing life from hands on field work to money focus with fewer hardships and altered rhythms as seasons shift.
The article argues for skilled cultivation by young farmer foresters to promote tree growth in natural groves. It notes tough ground in woods and wonders how trees on hillsides obtain moisture. It contrasts rainfall absorption between level plowed fields and hard-baked slopes and marvels at the height of oaks and hickories on hillsides.
The essentials to profitable egg production are a healthy flock of fowls with vigor, bred from a laying strain, proper housing, and correct feeding. Select hens of greatest vigor that produce the most eggs in winter, mate with a good male from a laying strain, and keep only the best daughters from this mating.
Cowpeas improve soil fertility and serve as high protein hay and forage for dairy feed and young stock. Proper ventilation is crucial for hatchability as incubators depend on air temperature difference between inside and room.
Munyen's Pills claim to ease stomach, liver and nerve strain without scouring or weakening. They enrich the blood and help the stomach absorb nutrients from food. The medicines are soothing healing and stimulating and sold by druggists for 25 cents or 26 cents per box with a trial offer.
A San Francisco Call writer contrasts modern overcrowding with trips in the gold rush era. He recalls a New York voyage carrying over a thousand passengers and a passenger who slept on a sick man as the old captain jokes about finding him a place to sleep.
A London Chronicle note traces the evolution of oaths from kissing the Book to raising a hand toward heaven. It cites Abraham and Germanic customs, and recalls the 1398 Shrewsbury parliament where lords swore by Canterbury’s cross while the commons only lifted a hand.
A traveler asks a steward to bring a continent or island, insisting on solid substance. The steward answers, and the traveler adds urgency by stating if none is available the ship may sink. The dialogue centers on need, supply, and peril aboard.
Uncle Allen recalls a preacher who earns a large salary and is tempted to invite a college student studying for the ministry to fill his pulpit for a Sunday. The student does the task and receives only thanks, a situation Uncle Allen notes as a harmless but irritating game.
The text notes an early instance of tar and feathering in 1189 under Richard I during the crusades. It cites a law that punished robbers with shaving, hot pitch, and a feather cushion before being set ashore at the first landing site of the voyage.
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