A December Quiet Creed by S. E. Kiser
A personal reflective verse dated Thursday November 23 1916 invites renewal. The speaker vows to abandon complaint envy and resentment and to seek beauty and duty within self while praising others' merit.
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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1916
Page
2
A personal reflective verse dated Thursday November 23 1916 invites renewal. The speaker vows to abandon complaint envy and resentment and to seek beauty and duty within self while praising others' merit.
An aged patriotic meditation on the origins of Thanksgiving and the nation. It extols the Pilgrim Fathers birth of the United States and praises Providence for blessings, peace, and safety while noting gratitude for heroes who founded the republic.
The article argues town and country life suffer from mutual distrust and clannish prejudice. It cites political church social and business friction and urges individual charity to ease tensions and highlight mutual dependence.
A harsh critique of the shirk, a man who dodges work and pushes duties onto others. The piece portrays him as a chronic con artist in social and professional settings, humorously masking his failure with excuses and manipulation while sparking readers’ revolt.
A reflective piece extols God and the brotherhood of man praising past souls who kept faith with old landmarks. It urges Americans to look above self, embrace eternal truth and justice, and practice charity toward neighbors as a path to national benediction.
A Coos Bay Harbor column dismisses papers that boast of vindication and courthouse battles as wasteful. It argues unrest spurred change, urges citizens to act for the town, and cites missed deals in Myrtle Point as examples of misplaced honesty.
E C Roberts administrator of John Hayes estate files final accounts with Coos County Court Oregon. Hearing on objections and settlement set for December 4, 1916 at the Court House in Coos County by Judge James Watson.
City Recorder announces a sewer district assessment for Myrtle Point Coos County Oregon. Ordinance details, amounts and inspection rights are provided with a sample average lot assessment of 88.16 dollars and a ten day window to apply for bonding privileges or pay the assessment to avoid lien.
Notice issued by the Interior Department U.S. Land Office Roseburg Oregon on October 18 1916 announces that William O Doetar of Silver Lake Washington on October 6 1916 filed sworn statement under the Timber and Stone Law to appraise land and timber on SW half of Section Township 39 5 Range 9 W Willamette Meridian. Timber valued at 225 00 with timber estimated 450 and final entry subject to contest and affidavit follow up.
An ad claims thousands of deaf people can discard hearing devices and converse fully through a self taught lip language system. It touts originality, low cost, and free particulars from the School of Lip Language in Kansas City Missouri with no upfront payment.
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