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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1914
Page
5
In Foynes Ireland a cooperative loan committee of six farmers demonstrates Irish rural finance. They evaluate each case individually, approving loans for productive use while balancing hardship with practical recovery plans, under inspector guidance.
An article praises Irish co operative banks under the Irish Agricultural Organization Society for their business discipline and audits. It argues farmers can be good bankers with supervision, notes democratic one vote per member, and calls for larger long term loans similar to German Landesbanken to aid estate owners. It features Doctor McCarthy’s interview and notes need for broader rural credit reform.
The New York Herald reprints La Gazette de Hollande claiming the U S general staff may use bees as dispatch bearers. Messages would be photographed on bee wings via sensitized wings and tiny aeroplanes of war described, with defense against enemy fireflies and dragonflies to remove intruders.
The Kansas City Star recounts Philander Johnson describing a rich man who refuses to help a tramp. The tale contrasts extreme wealth and poverty, noting the man's relentless hustle and neglect of meals while the tramp watches regretfully.
A salesman extols a radiant hat to a man in a Broadway shop. The buyer hesitates then realizes the hat suits a finely chiseled face and wide brim, a sale pitched as a precise match rather than a prejudice against women.
The article notes four Japanese noble ranks: marquis count viscount and baron. Admission to baron costs about 500000 dollars and higher degrees cost 250000 more. Only a baron or viscount son can advance. A commercial aristocracy has risen and is economically dominant, while old feudal lords dislike it and may fade away.
A Philadelphia Telegraph item cites Senator George Chamberlain recounting a Washington house cleaning gone wrong. A man hammers a thumb while spike nailing a carpet, swearing loudly as his wife admonishes him, prompting a heated exchange over better methods.
Marcella-Mayme broke off engagement with Martin after he sent a book titled Beauty Hints for the Middle Aged on her last birthday. The rift remains, with friends noting the gift caused resentment and the couple no longer communicate.
Dialogue sketches a bashful suitor who must kneel on a rug pinprick prank set by his fiancée's brother. Marie notes the bashfulness and Irene asks for details while the sister recounts the trick.
A humorous exchange from the Cleveland Plain Dealer features a confirmed bachelor proposing after claiming he was inspired by winning a side saddle in a raffle. The bride asks why the sudden plan arose, and he explains the decision was made yesterday.
The pair discuss a moving picture star known for long runs and a prominent role in chase films. One notes the actor’s constant boasting about his endurance while the other points to his screen success and attention in cinema.
Train announcer Mr Beanbrough cannot work today after his wife bought glue in a tube and toothpaste that he cannot open his mouth.
A shopkeeper offers two antiques as the customer spots their flaws noting they are truly old. The exchange highlights the humor of valuing objects by age and appearance.
A humorous exchange features Little Pitchers provoking Miss Gubby with a pretend mouse trap. Nervous Caller admits fear of mice as the joke unfolds. Mamma comments that the caller is an old cat, heightening the playful mockery.
A man accused of stealing a turkey was defended by a lawyer due to his lack of funds. The defendant lamented the attorney but admitted the lawyer secured his acquittal and the return of the turkey.
A sage cautions his son that beauty runs deeper than skin while a youth responds with witty misdirection and playful self awareness. The exchange explores perception and self doubt through a compact moral dialogue.
A playful exchange reveals two minnows found in the morning milk, prompting Reginald to explain cows do not drink fish. The whimsy centers on an unlikely dairy mix up and a mistaken assumption about animal habits.
In experiments led by Dr. L B Bates at Ancon hospital, large yellow ants fed on cultures of typhoid bacillus showed no infection when consumed but carried bacteria on their bodies as they walked over broth and dishes, producing positive results in many trials. The study suggests ants may mechanically transfer pathogens to food, though internal infection was not demonstrated.
Fannie H. Eckstorm argues in Atlantic that today’s youth are not inferior to past generations. She questions the harsh critics of younger people and suggests that memory can mislead about past vigor and virtue.
The text notes a rise in demand for foreign clothing, shoes, hats, jewelry, furniture, locks, and hardware across Chinese provinces. Foreign foods and canned provisions grow in popularity, displacing traditional Chinese fare and impacting local specialties such as sharks fins sold by the Chungking guild.
Mr and Mrs Thomas A Edison halve their former food intake and report better health. Mrs Edison says she even gains weight after dieting and feels clearer minded, more rested, and twice as active now that she has conquered her appetite. She estimates her previous weight at or above 350 pounds.
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