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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1912
Page
6
London faces a severe smoke nuisance with coal fires in private homes blamed for much of the pollution. Authorities note enforcement gaps and urge public education while mothers are advised to use Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children as a remedy.
A primary grade boy in Fredwas was asked to write a sentence using the word chicken. Lacking correct spelling, he wrote A jiken is a small hen can spell hen.
Testimonials from women in various states claim health restoration after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ailments. One letter from Mrs. Henry Leisberger details nineTEEN years of suffering and hospital treatment with recovery after the remedy, while Mrs. G B Whittington credits relief from weakness and long-term improvement. The Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Mass invites letters for confidential expert guidance.
Harper’s Weekly describes the moon as roughly the size of North America in visible area, heavily mountainous with many cratered plains. It notes extinct volcanoes, craters up to 200 kilometers wide, tall mountains and a thin atmosphere yielding clear light and shadow, and says the moon is uninhabited.
The Massachusetts state house in Boston houses one of the world’s largest public indexes with over 9 million names covering births marriages and deaths since 1848. Records consolidated from town files in one location show birth and death data and vital statistics with diverse names from Grecian Assyrian Italian and classic New England origins.
An Ohio farmer Mr Hendershot reports a theft at his farm. His son with a camera snared the pilferer in the act of stealing a piglet amid a milk shortage. The thief faces severe penalties.
The article notes large amounts of free prussic acid in certain plant tissues and suggests it may serve as food material. Peche's observations on cherry laurel indicate prussic acid originates from carbon assimilation in green leaf cells under light, with part forming glucosides while some is stored as a labile form, possibly with tannin, as a reserve food.
Advertises medicines from herbs and barks claimed to cure many diseases through centuries old Chinese methods. Proclaims remote-sourced ingredients and numerous in-town and out-of-town patients allegedly healed quickly and permanently. Open evenings and Sundays. those out of town can request a symptom blank and circular with 4 cents in stamps.
An Oregon classified brief for The C Gee Wo Chinese Medicine Co located at 1623 First St Col Morrison Portland listing business address in Portland Oregon with no further details.
In Blackburn Lancashire a swarm of several thousand bees occupied a bedroom on Walnut Street while the tenant was away. The hive drove off attempts to remove them as youths suffered stings requiring medical care. Workers used ladders, brooms, and protective gear to spray and smoke out the insects. many bees were killed and the operation succeeded later that evening.
A report notes Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria has reigned sixty three years seven months twelve days. Queen Victoria shares sixty three years seven months and two days. Only Elector Charles Theodore and Louis XIV exceeded Francis Joseph's time, but both began ruling as minors.
An anthropologist reports findings from 100 skeletons showing gout and rheumatism were common in stone age men and women. The study argues these bone and muscle ailments stem from damp unhygienic dwellings and cold, climatic exposure, not high living.
A Denver Weekly Post writer argues for regular drag use to shape roads after rains and during dry periods. Dragging centers on smoothing ruts, retaining moisture in soil, and preventing deep, recurring holes. When drag isn t available, a harrow with stunted teeth offers a cheap improvement.
Wisconsin agriculturist outlines practical poultry house plans suited for various flock sizes. Design includes widths of fourteen to sixteen feet, south or southeast facing, a cement floor with sandy loam, raised ground to aid drainage, and multiple pens with roosting closets.
Green feed for pigs is described as a near panacea for dairy cows and fattening steers, offering a satisfactory substitute that yields economy in feeding. The note highlights its effectiveness and cost savings, suggesting broad livestock benefits.
Lucinda notes how men protect straw hats in rain as New York Times describes scenes of hat handling. She observes men shielding hats with newspapers or coats, or tucking hats away, while women stay composed in finery as showers begin.
A large man boarded a subway, dozed between two women, then drooped his head onto a passenger's shoulder. The woman calmly produced a vinaigrette smelling salts, woke him with a sneeze, and the car filled with laughter as he sat upright and stayed awake for the rest of the ride.
A Chestnut Street shop offered a display shower labeled Complete for ten dollars. A seedy man bought it with a ten dollar bill, no C O D. He took delivery, then a girl asked where the bathtub was, prompting the firm to reclaim the shower and refund the ten dollars.
German inventor develops a foot operated air pump to provide steady mouth air for wind players. The device feeds air through a tube to the player's mouth, allowing continuous sound while breathing through the nose between notes. The system avoids altering the instrument by sustaining the mouth air supply without interrupting tone.
Instructions describe constructing a catcher's mitt using canvas for most parts and leather for the face. Directions cover cutting, sewing a finger lining, adding a stiff front panel, back strap with buckle, a crescent pocket, lace-around band, and stuffing materials like horsehair or tar to improve grip and durability.
A shrewd practical man explains to a boy that employers want modest, prompt, pleasant, industrious and honest workers who listen and stay on time. He notes intelligence is not the main trait sought and a quiet, reliable temperament matters more in service.
The article explains brick wall construction and common laying styles. It contrasts the typical method seen in Fig 3 with the more common styles shown in the first two sketches. It urges readers to inspect local brick walls to learn hands on.
A nostalgic sketch recalls the old wagon show with a funny clown. The crowd lined the dawn to see it arrive and paid all their last money to gain entry. Children and adults sat close as the single ring performed, keeping every detail in view.
A quotation from De Witt Falmage compares hearty laughter to a bombshell and a gun that recoil on the shooter, linking mirth with explosive social force and the relief of spleen and discontent.
The article extols good cheer as beneficial to health and mood, noting that cheerful people bring joy and transformation to homes and workplaces while gloom and fault finding darken spaces and lives. It emphasizes the medicinal effect of optimism and positive attitudes.
A poetic exhortation to share loving words over posthumous praise and to seek simple practicalities such as using Cross Ball blue for laundry. The author urges kindness as the best tonic for happiness and notes a preference for practical, affordable cleaning agents.
The first wrinkle appears on the cheek near the ear and often goes unnoticed by the person. Behind the ear the neck loses roundness and hair thins, giving a bald look to women over 40 unless addressed. Massage is presented as highly effective for these facial flaws.
A simple method suggests placing a handful of common salt in the basin bottom overnight. The salt will gradually melt and the first morning flush will clear the pipe.
Olmsted Le Roy New York offers a free sample of Allen's Foot-Case claimed to cure sweating hot swollen aching feet ease shoe comfort and help corns ingrowing nails and bunions. Sold by all druggists for 25 cents. Do not accept substitutes.
A Persian saying lists eight men who deserve a slap this includes the man who despises power the intruder who enters a house uninvited the person who gives orders in another’s home the one who sits above his position the speaker ignored by others the interloper in conversations the beggar of kindness and the lover of enemies.
Egypt discovery by Prof. Flinders Petrie shows linen used for mummies remains in near mint condition after 4000 years. The material apparently never went to a laundry, suggesting remarkable preservation.
A 70 year old writes to the New York Times objecting to a reporter calling a 60 year old “aged.” The writer suggests using “venerable” for a man in his sixties, sparking debate on respectful phrasing in journalism.
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