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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1905
Page
7
The article explains that bird's-eye maple forms from woodpeckers drilling into rock maples to sip sap rich in sugar. Repeated pecking creates small holes, later filled by new growth leaving the distinct bird's-eye pattern. After years, the holes vanish and the effect becomes indistinct.
In Leek Staffordshire the sun is said to set twice daily due to a mountain to the west. The first sunset behind the hill triggers gas lamps and perceived night, then light returns through the mountain opening about an hour later. After a second descent the night returns to stay.
A witty note frames a compliment about the author of a poem. A-labeled exchange from Fliegende Blaetier hints at mistaken authorship and playful banter about a retreating chin signaling hesitation.
A man with keen gray eyes stops on a busy downtown street and uses a cane to force a rat from a pipe. The crowd gathers as bystanders suggests dogs and terriers while he unveils Wilkinson's Weird and Wonderful Patent Whistle. The device imitates rats and rhinoceroses and costs ten cents with few left.
Major Unge of Sweden unveils an aerial torpedo using gunpowder propulsion and a tiny rear engine. Two smaller sizes reached about 2 1/4 miles while a 12 inch version could exceed five miles, with tests witnessed by foreign observers and a London Times correspondent.
A city salesman muses on the fate of fake faces produced for Carnival wear noting elevated road views reveal doors where many workers craft them. The piece contrasts a light year round trade with the vast leftover stock and a public appetite for masks during holidays.
A North South anecdote contrasts good and bad monopolies. A young man boasts of eyeing two sisters Miss Henrietta and Miss Clarissa Brown, claiming he will pursue both, despite the other man’s counter that only one sister is involved.
A rhyme from the Chicago Chronicle recounts autumn scenes as summer fades. It notes harvest imagery, college crowds, football cries, and the joy of cooling air when the frost settles on pumpkins and pies. The piece preserves a nostalgic tone of seasonal change.
Article notes Canada holds vast timber stores across Algoma Thunder Bay Rainy River and belt from Alaska to the Atlantic. It cites annual cuts of 4.5 billion feet and Washington Oregon and northern California timber comparisons with Tacoma housing the largest sawmills.
A historic ad copy touts Kline’s Urval Nerve remedy promising permanent cure and no nervousness after use. It repeats an address in Philadelphia and Praises the product alongside household etiquette and another period ad snippet for Piso’s Cure.
The excerpt mixes dialogue about gifts to soldiers and a daughter, plus an ad touting Mell's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward claim and testimonials. It notes a naval army image mentioning chairs for sentries on duty.
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