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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1912
Page
3
The henna plant grows widely in lower Egypt, reaching up to seven feet and bearing snowy tufts. Its tawny dye flavors the eyes in the Rostrila and on the barriot as women apply paste made from rolled dried leaves soaked in a liquid drawn from another herb.
The text outlines varied attributions of the Wandering Jew figure by Matthew Paris and Roger Wendover. It notes labels such as Carta philus a porter for Pontius Pilate and Abasuerus a Jerusalem cobbler, discusses the legend’s age and the overlaid medieval accretions shaping its central premise.
The fragment discusses origin of the term Mutt as a contraction of mutton head and compares it to dunce and puddin head phrases. It cites an old publication claiming Columbus taught a parcel of muttonheads that an egg could balance on the smaller end.
The Emporia Gazette notes many Kansans spend time arguing as if fighting for principle, amid growing discussion of political trust and integrity and public discourse.
In a domestic scene, Jennings and Wetherell clash over parenting styles as Junior faces a summer plan to work. The boy asserts a desire to earn his keep, prompting quiet shifts in tone and a father’s dawning pride at earned responsibility. The dinner scene underscores family dynamics and expectations.
A fragment shows a tense exchange about women's rights and a husband’s control of a wife. One speaker questions if a husband may access his wife’s pockets while the other responds with truculent defiance.
Fragmentary dialogue shows doctors preparing for surgery on a patient while others fret about the cause a stomach coat and concerns over style. The exchange hints at social pressures shaping attitudes toward illness and treatment.
Fragmentary note quotes a query about a dot at Modauke Rese Ri and mentions water depth around three feet. The text appears to be a damaged OCR snippet with unclear context and names.
The article explains constructing a wooden 4x5x7 box to hold photographic plates with a light tight interior. It covers making a plate holder, coating with dead black paint, sealing joints with putty, installing felts, and drilling a centering hole and finder via simple sketches.
A New York inventor designs a 44 marker that lays multiple parallel lines in one motion. Chalks fit holders on a U shaped frame with a back handle. A bar and lazy tongs regulate spacing by extending or contracting to set the line distance, aiding classroom board work.
Mrs. Dodge alleges the spirit of her husband’s first wife controlled him. the young wife fled to country, filed for divorce in London after returning from Havana where the couple wed in 1910. The case involves Ethel Dodge’s ghostly influence, jewelry removals, and cruelty claims in New York Evening Mall reporting.
Fragmentary lines show a child presenting a toy to a grandparent and urging him to reveal himself. The dialogue hints at a playful exchange amid a toy collection, with scattered punctuation and garbled wording.
A reader asks how to pronounce Chihuahua. The suggested method is to say Ch hew a hews then laugh as if knowing better, a playful aside. The note adds a quip about artistic phrasing and recurring success with a similar string.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cure hot sweaty aching and swollen feet and ingrown toenails with bunions. It claims relief for shoe fit and promises a sample by mail from Allen S. Ohmsted in Le Roy New York.
A fragment notes the phrase whole hog or none linked to Mahometan custom. It suggests followers could eat all but one portion of a pig but the exact portion was not specified. The result implies avoiding pork entirely to avoid risk of consuming the whole hog.
The New York Sun argues that if all future immigrants at U S and Canadian ports engaged in soil cultivation, the resulting production would meet the people’s needs, stressing a push for greater agricultural output.
Fragmentary in text cites William Hazlitt and a reference to Mrs Winslow’s Syrup as a teething remedy. The passage appears as a miscellaneous quotation about speech and value of restraint. No clear event, person, or place is established.
A walnut tree near Therfield church housed a bell used to summon villagers for 40 years. The old church tower could not be rebuilt due to funds, so the bell was moved to the walnut tree and no longer rings from a tower. Snow lies on the tree and no peal is heard in the new church tower.
Reports show over twenty large beaver colonies along the Raquette River as efforts to prevent beaver extinction succeed. Authorities fear potential damage to poplar timber from increased beaver activity and urge caution.
A fragmented excerpt discusses the cost of ignorance on children and society, urging thoughtful consideration. It notes that people suffer because they lack knowledge to judge properly and hints at a plea for wiser governance and education.
A chaotic scene erupted in the gallery as a speaker was interrupted by a heckler demanding action. A solemn man stood and shouted to restrain the speaker, saying not to throw or kill. The incident was witnessed amid the widely read Republican periodical coverage.
Fragmentary notes discuss courtesy as a necessary study like place and beauty. The text suggests manners open doors and reflect on character, urging attention to self-discipline and social conduct.
The government weekly public reports cite a New York Milk Committee finding on germ growth in contaminated milk. If initial counts exceed a threshold after 24 hours, the milk could reach germ levels around 438 million, highlighting public health concerns.
A one man strike in a Perth Western Australia prison occurred when a prisoner serving a seven year sentence, employed in the tailoring room, protested unfair competition with outside trade. He was sentenced to three days solitary confinement and ordered to resume work.
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