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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1911
Page
7
Dr C W Aked defended quiet speech over eloquence by unfair means at a San Francisco banquet. He recalled a divine whose sermons were printed long ago and critiqued a New York push to raise teachers to near policemen wages, calling it extravagance.
A playful exchange reveals a mistaken fishing encounter leading to a bear hunting misperception. The dialogue centers on an accidental meeting and a humorous shift in the narrator’s self-view.
A garbled newspaper fragment questions public attendance and funding for a ceremony. It then shifts to an advertisement praising Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a teething remedy for children, reflecting period consumer notices.
Crawford questions originality of a contrivance while Crabshaw argues it was not even used by the Chinese thousands of years ago. The exchange highlights disputes over novelty and historical precedent in invention discussions.
Elwood Indiana woman Mrs Lipiz Mullen reports relief after taking Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for three months avoiding surgery. The ad touts the product as a standard remedy for female ills including displacements inflammation and backache and offers confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
A vintage kitchen roundup covers Pond Lily Salad with lettuce and hard boiled eggs, Veal Croquettes from leftover meat, Stuffed Peppers using veal and rice, Madge's Cookies with sherry, and Good Pie Crust. Recipes note oil and dairy use, baking and frying steps, and simple seasonings.
A round steak is cut into two inch squares, rolled in flour and seasoned with salt and pepper. Pieces are browned in lard or butter, then finished in the oven or on the stove with water for about one and a half to two hours. Gravy is thickened and served.
Practical hints cover kerosene for waterproofing boots water softening wax olive oil and chloroform for stains steel rust removal with sweet oil and lime keeping parsley fresh in a cool jar scalding milk with a double boiler and renewing leather shine with benzine and sweet oil.
Spokane notes a forecast of 100000 carloads of apples from Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana in a letter to the National Apple Show from Howard Elliott president of the Northern Pacific Railway Company. He praises the show’s role in building a sound basis for the industry and urges growers to expand publicity storage and transportation to capture higher market prices.
At the Oregon Pure Bred Live Stock association banquet at the State fair Dr James Withycombe, director of the state experiment stations at Oregon Agricultural College, listed live stock values totaling 91 683 400 including cattle dairy cows horses mules sheep hogs goats wool mohair dairy products and poultry. Co L Hawley was reelected president and H C Morris appointed secretary as President Kerr urged agricultural education and early farming interest.
The Royal High Clerk, last year's Berkshire champion and runner up at Salem, sold to Oregon Agricultural College from Barrows & Davenport Crabtree Ore for establishing a Berkshire herd on campus. The college also bought eight pigs for a demonstration train visiting Sherman Gilliam and Morrow counties in October featuring four breeds Poland China Berkshire Chester White and Duroc Jersey.
In a London Chronicle item a mother chastises Willy for fighting again. She recalls his promise to stand still and count to a hundred before striking, but Willy replies that Jacky Jones acted while he counted. The exchange highlights a child's misbehavior and parental discipline.
Best bluing on the market after twenty years of experience. Red Cross Ball Blue guarantees all blue and all white laundry. Liquid bluing discarded after use. Leaves clothes clear and white. Large package ten cents. Sold at all grocers.
A household once supplied with Hamlin’s Wizard Oil is rarely without it, believed to replace the old family doctor in sudden mishaps or accidents.
Dialogue excerpt shows a barber asking if he ever shaved the customer before and the customer confirming once. The barber doubts the face, and the customer notes it is all healed up now.
Caddie phrases and dialogue appear in a garbled exchange about a flip under a log and a punch. The text shows truncated speaker labels and unclear context, with no coherent event, date, or identifiable organizations.
Allen's Foot-Ease powder relieves painful sweating and swollen feet and makes new shoes fit. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores. Do not accept substitutes. Free sample offered. Address A. S. Olmsted LeRoy New York.
A reader quotes the Presbyterian Standard asking why dentist offices were once called parlors, explaining that parlor referred to drawing rooms in old times.
Washington Herald records a tense exchange about a shooting case. A city editor and a person discuss whether the shooter is an actress or an ordinary woman, exploring gender and sensationalism in reporting. The dialogue highlights a claim that a woman’s lot is to suffer in silence.
Boil cream with sugar lemon rind bay leaves and cinnamon. Stir in ground rice with cold milk to form a paste then simmer. Strain when cooled add vanilla and freeze. Fold in whipped cream, then serve in cups with ground almonds.
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