Notable Myrtle Point News Highlights and Local Notes
Local items record Claud Mullens twentieth birthday party with 20 guests and supper. Various residents visit, relocate, or repair homes, farms, and dairy operations. School progress at District No. 2. road petition for Eckley road dismissed due to cross-county routing. community events, travels, and family movements noted.
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James Parry
A. B. Gant
Dan Lewis
Salem
W. H. Bunch
McKinley
Coleman Bros
Windy Point
W. A. Bright
John Clinton
Myrtle Point
Paul Iverson
Montana
Miss Iverson
The
Academy
District Boundary Board Deliberations on District Consolidations
November 5 1913 proceedings show the board approving consolidations for Rogers District No 36 with Nos 39 and 86 and similar steps for Riverton Beaverslough and others. A remonstrance in Sunnyside and Riverton was deferred, with a vote of qualified residents planned at the 1914 meeting. Property in Coos County transferred from District 45 to District 1 and Z T Johnson named special truant officer for District 41. Raymond E Baker secretary.
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J. F. Hall
Armstrong
Dement
Baker
Rogers District
Rogeyan
Coos River
Forks of
Riverton
Beaver Slough
Sunnyside
Boundary Board
Coos County
Oregon
Z. T. Johnson
Raymond E. Baker
An Editor's Love Letter to Our Subscriber in Arrear
A playful plea from an editor to a delinquent subscriber in arrears. The letter mixes flirtation and humor to urge payment while describing the office as waiting and watching for the subscriber's return. It alternates endearing metaphors with a light, teasing tone.
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Tey
Fire Alarm Chaos Over $2 Bill At East Side Tenement
A thief pocketed a $2 bill from a woman in a crowded New York tenement housing 300 plus residents. The word fire sparked mass evacuation as residents shouted it in six languages triggering a fire alarm. Fire engines, patrols, chiefs, and thousands watched the sensational scene.
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Pittsburg
York
Card of Thanks for Fire Assistance at Stauff Place
We the undersigned thank the people of Arago for help during the barn fire on the Stauff place west of Arago and for donations totaling 400.65 from Myrtle Point Arago and Norway. Also thanks to the Stauff Bros for a 300 donation equal to half a year’s rent. Tanking you all and God’s richest blessings from J. S. ROOT and FAee.
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Arago
Stauff Place
Myrtle Point
Norway
Falso
Stauff Bros
J. S. Root
Faee
Your Hair Fortune and Beauty Remedies Ad
An old advertisement promotes Harmony Hair Beautifier and Hesmnony Shampoo to brighten hair and scalp. It promises instant lather and deep cleansing, with topical claims of improved beauty and polish. Perkins' Drug Store is noted as the supplier.
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Haraer
Perkins
More Fruit Tees And Good Roads NEEDED
Editor Enterprise urges Coquille Valley to expand apple and pear production on hill land with four to five acre plots. Advocates cooperation with inspectors, proper spraying, and building road bonds funded by fruit sales to attract immigration and markets.
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Coquille Valley
Coos County
Coquille Valley Fruitgrowers Association
Astern
City School Notes and Local Updates
School notes report postponed date due to debate and a Christmas week reschedule. Junior class debate teams to be formed at county meeting in Coquille. Fourth grade welcomes Gladys Warner. Miss Campbell returns from poison oak. Editorial staff shifts as Blanche Neal departs for California. Hazel Neal takes over. Football game pending if Coquille recovers. New schoolhouse construction progresses smoothly.
Senator Chamberlain Bill Seeks Oregon War Claims Reimbursement
Washington Nov 10 Among measures of importance to Oregon Senator Chamberlain introduced a bill to repay Oregon 193 543 02 for volunteers in the 1864 to 1867 Indian wars. The amount follows a court of claims opinion of Dec 31 1908 and treasury audit under the 1910 act. A H Bachley returned to Coquille after a week in town and D C Green Oregon Power Company manager moved to Bevert Washington plant. Green was also president of Marshfield Chamber of Commerce and Hugh McLain chosen to fill a vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oregon
Chamberlain
United States
Court of Claims
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
D. C
D.D.D. Prescription Promises Cure for Eczema
Local druggist N. G. W. Perkins advertises D.D.D. as a remedy for eczema and skin itch. A trial is offered with a money back guarantee if the first $1.06 bottle does not meet expectations.
Opportunity Questions Incomplete Thought On Suffrage
A fragmented quote ponders how many opportunities one can seize, noting that opportunity ignores gender and suffrage concerns. The text hints at reach and grasp as a measure of opportunity beyond sex questions.
Telephone in your house or office you can reach the world
A brief note on how telephones connect homes offices and neighbors to a vast network. The piece highlights practical use and the sense of instant communication across distances. It mentions daily tasks and social reach enabled by direct lines.
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New York
Chicago
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