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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1909
Page
2
A collection of satirical notes on public figures and trends. Mentions railroads Harriman airships and Panama Canal progress. Comments on divorce meat prices Greek language reform and college hazing with critic's tone and brief anecdotes.
The active list shows fifteen officers who served in the Civil War and will retire by age 64 within six years. The youngest, Colonel John L. Clem known as the drummer boy of Shiloh, beat the drum at the Union charge as a child. A psychologist warns mothers against baby talk as it may cause later speech problems.
A boy found an automatic pistol and burglars tools in rubbish. police say the robbers will return for property and use a trap to catch them. Later, plans show Congress funding a larger White House wing to add offices and a new Cabinet room.
A remark notes that six months after marriage, women stop asking husbands about their preferred meals as domestic choices shift away from culinary signals toward routine obligations.
The essay by Rev R F Campbell argues humanity evolves toward a unified divine consciousness beyond individual identities. It reflects on immortality, spiritual certitude, and the afterlife, then contrasts American and European luxury, suggesting extravagance stems from American democracy and Puritan roots. It notes a mining disaster and a public library built by Morgan with Carnegie libraries mentioned.
Ferrero argues that while some Americans spend lavishly, such excess is not typical of American life. He notes European perceptions of American wealth and compares American mansions, such as Vanderbilt and Morgan residences, with European palace standards and luxury hotels in Paris.
A Tit-Bits excerpt describes Hungerford’s Hocktide kiss tradition with two tuttymen visiting homes to collect a penny tax and receive a kiss from each family. It also details Maidenhead road kissing versus being bumped and Newcastle's Barging Day where the mayor and sheriff kiss eligible women for sovereigns, followed by the mayoress gift.
Baroness Von Suttner argues that peace advocates want to make peace the ruling motive of society and war its illegal interruption. She contends peace develops as nations unite, viewing universal peace as a natural next step in human development.
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