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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1907
Page
6
A Punch writer comments on a housemaid applicant who explains she left previous employers due to constant quarrels. The mistress often asked why she left and the maid recalls, in a wry exchange, that the quarrels involved both mistress and master and sometimes the maid.
Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson exited a downtown streetcar when he felt a hand in his pocket. He did not turn, recognizing his wife's delicate touch and averting the incident.
Pol de Leon notes English wives' hysteria prompt boredom from husbands who seek clubs or doctors. He contrasts with French husbands who react with affection anger or violence, remaining emotionally engaged and never indifferent.
In a humorous exchange Mrs Rawler compliments a photograph while noting it is a poor likeness of her husband. Mrs Crossway agrees and jokes that she prefers the photograph, saying her husband makes an admirable subject despite the imperfect image.
A witty wife notes her husband’s peculiar habit of only attending church when it is closed for summer vacation. Her quip labels him the crankiest man alive and underscores his seasonal churchgoing.
An antiquated quip filled exchange describes a cynic's view of human nature, noting a long association with others. A local anecdote about a hat mishap sparks a humorous dispute over a dropped hat and ongoing quarrel.
An elderly woman aboard a train wakes at a stop and asks her husband Lemuel the name of the town. He replies Medicine Hat. She pleads to close the window to avoid catching a cold, in a brief Chicago Tribune quip.
The Well Informed world seeks a pleasant and efficient liquid laxative. California Fig Syrup Co offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a known value remedy. Physicians sanction for family use. gentle yet prompt action. Price fifty cents per bottle.
Reports note tobacco pests in India guarded by new protective paste, a rat poison test in five villages, wart contagion myths, and the Renard road motor-train shown at Olympia. France, England, Germany, and the United States shift auto output. emigrants to Hamburg reveal motives and plans, while Lombardy natives suit North Carolina climates and a call for state commissioners of immigration.
Senator Latimer returning from Europe says most emigrants are not the best and brightest. many already have US connections and know wage and living conditions. He notes strict entry controls and high repatriation costs in various countries and that Italy is an exception to reduced emigration. He reports courteous treatment in Germany once the commission’s purpose was understood.
George Meyer’s new tactile watch lets a sightless user tell the hour in under a minute by feel. Hours are read from depressible left dial buttons, with a rotating plate and a minute pointer guiding the user. The mechanism includes a small spring to prevent extra drag on the main movement.
The United States shows rising peanut activity with imports increasing to about 5000000 dollars and exports near 300000 dollars for the year. West Africa and the East Indies supply most peanuts, with Senegal and British India among major exporters.
Rev William J Long recalls a Stamford school scene where a pupil shocks the class by declaring birds masculine because only cock birds sing. The tale highlights a playful nature lesson on language and gender.
Tess notes poet uses spoondrift on the bosom of the waters a nautical term. Jess speculates spoon drift implies solitary boating with a partner and drifting.
A humorous exchange notes a wife’s frugality with a remark about spending five hundred dollars on bargains last month. Mr Prones questions the trait while Mr Tsmith groans at the amount cited.
A Pennsylvania inventor proposes a trolley wagon designed to run on overhead wires for freight and passenger use. The concept imitates standard wagons but adds electrical pickup to feed driving wheels, aiming to integrate with city street traffic in larger urban areas.
A proposal describes a vehicle using overhead wires to run alongside trolley streets without disrupting traffic. The power would be leased by the company and could operate on streets unused by trolleys. The driver could approach near destinations with final mile by hand carts.
At a Greeley Pennsylvania picnic, twelve rattlesnakes fought and killed each other after the group used blowers to drive them off. A young bear cub wandered in for honey scented sandwiches, was fed by the boys, and returned home with a docile teddy bear.
A Maryland bride received many gifts including a notable one from a neighborhood elder. The elderly donor kept a stash of card board mottoes from years past and framed them with colorful borders. Over the table of presents hung a motto reading Fight on, fight over in cheerful red and blue.
Mrs Woodby reports Mrs Van Asterbilt called this morning, claiming interest in charitable work. Mrs Cheung feigns indifference as the exchange hints at upper class involvement in Philadelphia society and press circles.
Peruna is described as both a tonic and a catarrh remedy. The herb Hydrastis Canadensis along with Cubees Copaiba and other tonics are cited as forming a specific remedy for catarrh. The article argues Peruna strengthens circulation and nervous system, with numerous testimonials supporting its efficacy.
A notice offers one hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. The claim cites the product and promises payment upon demonstration of intractable cases.
Mr Dustin Stax comments that railways will follow the law only after their lawyers finish interpreting it. The Washlington Star reports the exchange about legal compliance and delayed obedience pending court guidance.
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