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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1910
Page
4
Myrtle Point editors report on Coos County wet/dry results and temperance votes with 125 dry majority, 116 for first prohibition, and 103 for second. discuss presidential year 1908 tallies and looming Oregon results. Also mentions Bandon Daily Eagle launch with four column folio and a San Francisco trip contest prize.
The Enterprise summarizes post election sentiment favoring temperance, noting practical, hard headed support from local men and women. It highlights parents and ex-saloons keepers who urge moderation to shield children and communities from excess.
The piece argues temperance supporters form the real backbone of the reform. Ex-bartenders left jobs for temperance, while many observe the harms of over-indulgence. The author predicts many who defend personal drink choices will join the sobriety movement, seeking curtailed excess and restricted privileges. Absolute prohibition may not be reached, but tighter control is expected.
A long stream of quoted quips and observational vignettes on manners, public behavior, and social foibles. The text promotes The Pacific Monthly and a dairy-cow buying notice, with varied ad-like pieces and editorial asides.
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