Community Snippets and Quips From Myrtle Point Page
A collection of short items and wry observations from the Myrtle Point area. Jokes about child idleness labor relations and odd trivia about geese Mars and urban life appear, with playful gossip on fashion, manners, and everyday mishaps. Includes quips on passe sentiments and light social commentary.
Junking Warships Nets Dealers High Returns
A New York firm buys condemned warships for up to ten thousand dollars, with arms from the United States government targeting vessels named Niagara Ticeateroga Minnesota Galena Wyoming and Vermont. Burning is a common method to reduce ships to junk, while crews often see the profits as exceeding the salvage value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fim
New York
Niagara
Ticeateroga
Minnesota
Galena
Wyoming
Vermont
United States
The Palace Versus The Home In Public Life
A meditation on whether grand palaces fit private life, arguing for homelike beauty over artificial luxury. Note lessons from Mrs. Booth at Hope Hall and a critique of crime causes, emphasizing self-reliance, forgiveness, and the debt of memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marton
Centralized government vs states' rights debate warned
James A. Tawney argues the public feeds federal expansion by funding national programs through direct taxation, while state budgets pass the tax burden to residents. He cautions against a drift toward a bureaucratic federal system and urges protection of federal revenues from state encroachment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Tawney
Congress
Europe
Science Will Redeem Tropics
Col William C Cergas argues tropical sanitation advances far beyond eradicating yellow fever in Panama and Havana. He notes no current yellow fever cases and strong malaria control among canal workers and families under strict quarantine. The path toward Panama Canal construction hinges on continued tropical health gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tropics
Wiliam C. Cergas
Panama
Havana
Panama Canal
Abridged note on Consumption and fume practice
Fragmentary text discusses abolishing consumption and fumes affecting harvest, with unclear references to tuberculosia and lines to prevent disease. The readable parts mention spirit, yield, and an immediate work plan but lack coherent context or identifiable entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Emphasize the Glories of Peach in Military Pedagogy
Fragmentary text extols teaching the subject and the glories of war as material for instruction. It argues generals, battles won, and outcomes shape lessons, while peace lessons should not rob soldiers of glory in warfare history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnai
Ontario Timber Supply Figures From Lands Forests and Mines Report
The Department of Lands, Forests and Mines reports Ontario has 20 003 square miles under timber license. Key outputs include pine logs 674 800 408 feet, other pine 66 945 967 feet, pine square timber 688 228, other square timber 14 61T cubic feet, pile timber 649 000 feet, cedar 126 172 pieces, and pulpwood 84 901 cords. Pulpwood output exceeded 1008 by 12 285 cords.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Lands, Forests and Mines
Ontario
Boston Transcript
Sault Ste Marie
Spanish River
Sturgeon Falla
It & le
Mont Mas completes pore overtaking towns
In a fragmented note the phrase hints at a local event where a construction or project will advance, potentially changing the balance of several towns. Specific details are unclear but suggest a major development timeline and regional impact.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Adam
Nikola Tesla
Mars
Nikola
Poles
Toledo
Philadelphia
Alee
Mrs. Booth
Hassel
J. A. Tawnety
Mont
Iment IX
Krowor