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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1910
Page
3
Vienna painter Makart was noted for taciturnity. At a dinner he sat beside Mme Gallmeyer for an hour without speaking until she nudged him to change the conversation.
A dispute erupts over a hair found in drinking water at a boarder’s residence. Mrs Hashleigh quarrels with the host, claiming the ice was shaved and the hair could not be hers.
The passage urges embracing everyday wonders rather than seeking distant realms for the marvelous. It argues the world’s inward grandeur surpasses any imagined afterlife and life’s vitality holds transcendent potency in the present moment.
An old ad promotes Allen's Foot-Tabs antiseptic tablets for instant relief of foot discomfort. It claims cure for hot sweating and odor, noting their combination from Allen's Foot-Ease powder and a foot bath. Sample free offer appears with distributor details.
How matches are produced with shaved grain from blocks or cut both ways by sawn. Some blocks are boiled to ease cutting. Machines revolve a boiled log while a shaver cuts round and round to create match sticks. Round matches are formed by dies.
Arizona offers grand views including the Grand Canyon and a chalcedony forest with thick trunks and color blocks. In England, policemen rescued a dog from a river near Yarmouth after a second dog lured them with loud howling, and the first dog refused to leave, staying at the station overnight.
An ad from Murine Eye Remedy Co Chicago promotes Murine as a cure for red weak weary and watery eyes. The copy urges readers to ask their druggist and seize the remedy for eye relief.
An item notes a fair arrival at a craggy tree site known as Lovers Leap. The scene prompts the question of why the spot is named and adds a light aside about a caterpillar dropping onto a reader’s neck if they sit too long.
Robert asks Uncle Bill about price for pups and is told two apiece. Robert wonders what use a pup has, in a light anecdote from The Delineator.
A London naturalist recalls freeing a poisonous snake from a brandy bottle after an hour of failed attempts. He describes fingers jammed, a near bite, and a tense struggle as the snake twists, flicks its tongue, and nearly injures him before he finally secures it and warns to keep calm.
The Bass & Co workers annual outing goes to Scarborough from Burton on Trent 134 miles away. Twenty trains carry about 8000 employees and their families for a day trip with each worker paid a day’s wage. Families are not invited to join.
A playful exchange notes the automobile could prove useful near the south pole with a motorist and a nervous pedestrian discussing their desire to see all of them there.
The piece extols the charms of the old hotel noting freedom from charges for basic comforts. It praises simple amenities like free hats removal of umbrellas and private washrooms and contrasts with modern service demands. The excerpt quotes Simeon Ford via Leslie's.
A dialogue unfolds about a dog described as highly impulsive and unpredictable. One speaker questions whether the animal will bite, while the other admits ignorance about its potential actions.
Reverie, like night rain, restores color and force to weary thoughts. It awakens dormant germs and gathers materials for the future, shaping images for talent. Amiel's Journal calls Reverie the Sunday of thought, questioning whether labor or rest holds more importance for man.
Mothers urged to use Mrs Winstow’s Soothing Byrup as the preferred remedy for children during teething. The ad touts gentle action and safe relief for distressed infants.
A young man asks how fully his companion trusts him. She replies she would trust him to the extent of not fearing poison in a candy box he might mail to her, the exchange taking place on a trolley ride.
An article describes Welsh infant school teaching using hand signals for directions. A bishop attempting order during a sermon noted the children whispering and held his hand upright as a warning, prompting the pupils to shout perpendicular.
Russian law prohibits marriage for anyone aged eighty or older. Modern nations largely do not impose such limits. In ancient Rome the maximum ages were sixty for men and fifty for women, a stricter rule.
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