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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1916
Page
4
An excerpt from the Boston Transcript’s Home Circle column urges readers to counter criticism with kindness. It exhorts finding good in others, forgiving faults, and uplifting those who vent or stumble, to foster a hopeful, helpful community mood.
The text traces Thanksgiving to the Pilgrim Fathers and their Feast after the first harvest. It mentions Governor William Bradford and his group gathering a meager crop, with death visiting their infant colony during early days.
The Hygienist urges readers to distinguish hunger from appetite and to cultivate normal hunger for health. It promotes a disciplined approach to food, linking appetite to disease and healthful vigor, and advertises subscription details for The Hygienist Publishing Co. Denver.
The governor sent men to hunt turkeys and Massasoit with 90 warriors joined the feast. Oysters from the Indians were the first seen by the white settlers. The dinner occurred in Plymouth in November 1621, with hymns and prayers. Puritans treated the day as holy, not a holiday, hoping the true spirit endures today.
A humorous reflection on boys' comfort in doing little work and delaying tasks. It highlights a boy's talent for pathos and mischief, including frog-stoning and inventing playful locomotion. The piece notes boys' collective laziness, relentless demand for errands, and knack for mixing pleasure with work.
A stern voice chides a brother for sour mood and dismal conduct calling him a Christian while living gloomily. It urges him to abandon constant discontent, stop misrepresenting virtue, and turn toward a brighter, more obedient path with renewed spirit.
The Coos County Good Roads Association reports plans for 1917 highway improvements. Engineer Elliott and County Roadmaster Murdock oversee surveys and bids for 73 miles of grade and line, with funds from the spring bond issue. Projects include Coquille Marshfield road work, open bids in January, and pave plans for Bunker Hill.
A verbose featured passage extols gratitude and living kindly, urging action now and celebrating Thanksgiving as America’s great festival. It also promotes a 1917 subscription deal for The Youth's Companion and McCall's Magazine at two dollars, with bundled 1916 issues and calendar included.
North Bend Oregon November 16 1916 letter to editor explains local Chamber support for preserving the Myrtle Point Roseburg survey funds while backing the Coos Bay Eugene survey. It cites actions by the State Highway Commission and local officials urging both surveys proceed as planned.
Dr. R R Daniels critiques twilight sleep as unsafe for the child and advocates natural childbirth with proper care. The piece then surveys Hawaii volcanoes, Mauna Loa and Kilauea, and introduces Professional Paper 88 on lavas of Hawaii, noting its value for geologists and petrologists.
The Hawaiian Islands display dramatic volcanic activity as a dominant feature. This article notes insular plant and animal development, rich warm-water marine life, and the striking ash cones such as Koko Head.
A statistician imagines a 4000 mile string of turkeys from San Francisco to New York and back to Chicago. If the average bird weighs nine pounds, the nation would consume a vast number of birds in the Thanksgiving cycle.
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