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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1912
Page
7
A passenger in a smoking car argues speed obsession causes rail accidents. He cites ads touting fast NYC to Chicago runs and urges prioritizing safety over speed as rain slows tracks and trains run late. He voices frustration at delays and vows not to use the line again.
A dialogue recalls a college social rite, the Gibber and Squeak society, where a student is celebrated with the back slap of selection. The punch lands hard, revealing the prank by a class bully over a collar set, yet the speaker calls it a great honor.
Mr Cumrox complains his English butler fails to show proper deference when paid joke orders. In a playful exchange Cumrox asks Hawking which came first the chicken or the egg and hawking retorts asking who ordered it.
A man discusses his son, a divinity student who graduated from the theological seminary about a year ago. He is now earning a wonderful large salary, with a raise planned next year, and is identified as one of the pitchers in the big league.
A playful dialogue notes a child asserting a cat as the animal in question. The exchange centers on identification and a parent figure confirming the feline nature.
A dialogue shows Jim asking Julia for money to go away while she laments their poverty. She says the wolf is at the door, but Jim accuses her of misreading, calling it a goat in disguise. The exchange highlights financial strain and miscommunication between the pair.
A witty exchange contrasts humorous observations titled The Reflections of an Old Maid with later remarks about a debutante. The banter notes irony as reflections humorously reveal social roles and expectations.
A cryptic exchange hints at readers' lack of news with a nudge toward a Central American revolt coverage. The fragment suggests attention to regional upheaval while focusing on the newspaper's supposed quiet day.
A fragmentary dialogue hints at a curious encounter as two speakers exchange vague greetings. The garbled text leaves the exact context unclear, but the interplay suggests a chance meeting or run in with an unknown acquaintance.
A Wyoming man recalls a dramatic rifle encounter with two grizzlies fighting after one was shot. He describes stalking the bears, the brutal ten minute clash, and both animals being torn and dying, their bodies nearly stripped of skin and flesh.
A wind swept Atlantic City pier tale recalls Dr Strauss visiting America before fame. An unnamed musician recalls Strauss at a Munich rehearsal where a bassoonist quips about playing the F sharp, provoking Strauss to vent at critics.
The excerpts from Mme Steinheil's Memoirs juxtapose gruesome murder case details with glimpses of the painter Jean Jacques Henner. The author recalls Henner's notorious habit of examining women's shoulders and arms in decollette, insisting on feeling the grain of their skin as he philosophizes that flesh is made of tiny colored dots.
An optician helps a near blind eighteen year old regain a usable eye and laments a youth’s lost sight while a customer praises his glasses for correcting mild astigmatism. The exchange ends with a reminder to value daily mercies.
Market prices show sable skins at about 200 dollars each while arctic foxes range 100 to 250 dollars a skin. Wolf skins fetch around 6.50 dollars and squirrels sell 0.15 to 0.32 dollars. Bear skins average 7.60 dollars.
The article advises preparing sows before farrowing by a thrifty diet and gentle handling. It describes building small 8 by 8 foot hog cots with 2 by 6 and 2 by 4 timbers, priced around seven dollars, emphasizing cleanliness, mobility, and use for other livestock when not in use.
The article argues farmers undervalue quality breeding, noting many use grade stallions due to cost. It cites Wisconsin Minnesota Pennsylvania and Utah laws curbing grade stallions and shows investigations by Dr. A S Alexander finding 60 percent grade stallions in Wisconsin. It warns that using such sires lowers progeny quality and harms farming states.
Calves and yearlings show bald patches from animal lice which hinder growth. Wash with warm water and carbolic soap, brush skin, dry, then rub in crude petroleum or substitute strong cider vinegar. Apply lime wash to stables, dust pen floors, and provide shaded pasture. Ensure clover rich feed, fresh water, and a slop mix with seed meat as needed.
The article notes pumpkins can feed pigs and cows with access to alfalfa pasture in fall. Brood sows and shoots and fattening hogs respond well to pumpkins. raw pumpkins perform as well as cooked. Cooking with grain increases intake, but seeds should be removed when feeding cows in large amounts to avoid digestion issues and milk drop.
Practical advice on horse handling and feeding silage for livestock. Emphasizes patient training, proper feeding to improve thrift, and cautious use of silage across horses sheep cattle and hogs with warnings about overreliance and poor outcomes.
A university professor known for absent mindedness pours maple syrup down his back at breakfast and scratches his pancake while his wife watches in disbelief. The incident highlights his distracted nature as he sits with a scientific magazine propped up before him.
The report from the public printer notes 280 workers in Washington government offices are over sixty five. The comment that among the older employees few die and none resign appears to explain the workforce aging.
A boy writes to his father asking for a raise in pocket money. He argues for a minimum sum to cover needs including more taffy and reading papers. The anecdote reflects a child’s constrained view of money and a teacher’s assignment.
An aviator carried a sack of letters on an experimental aerial mail run in Italy covering 101 miles in 88 minutes demonstrating a swift mail delivery test for the region.
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