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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1909
Page
4
The Seattle exposition closes as a success and Oregon leaders project rapid development. Boom prospects include railroad traffic, Coast ventures, and a San Francisco Panama canal celebration. W C Connor buys Cottage Grove Leader. Hill's Oregon entry spurs railroad competition and future improvements.
James J Hill declares railroad expansion will stay within Oregon with new feeders added in the state and no plans to enter California. Observers tie Pacific coast rail growth to canal era demand as orders for steel rails flood the industry.
Department of the Interior notices Lawrence Berryman Jennings of Remote Oregon intends to prove up five years on a homestead under application No 13727 03810 in section 22 township 29S range 10W Willamette. The proof will be before U S Commissioner Edgar A Lodge at Myrtle Point Oregon on November 10 1909. Witnesses James Gurney George V Gurney Joseph D Myers and William A Doney all of Remote or Myrtle Point Oregon named by claimant.
Cautions on coughs and colds leading to pneumonia and consumption. Recommends Ballard's Horehound Syrup as the standard America cure and preventive. Sold by N. G. W. Perkins at 25 cents, 50 cents, and 1 dollar per bottle.
Coos Bay Boise railroad surveyors push a three mile extension from the turntable toward the south to reach the junction of the Middle and South Fork rivers. The plan aims to haul gravel from river bars and may secure strategic sites against rivals. A $50,000 cash and stock deposit guarantees surveys and two years of construction. Douglas county must raise $25,000.
The plan aims to extend the main line well south of Roseburg and build branch lines to key points in the valley. Moffat notes the Salem operation is already profitable beyond expectations at construction time. Also a health ad promotes Ballard's Horehound Syrup for quick cough relief and throat recovery, sold by N. G. W. Perkins.
Real estate dealer J Q O Stemmler advertises bargains including six room rentals near a school house eight room houses two business lots on Spruce street twelve acres near town and city lots all at low prices plus a cheap two and a quarter acre city plot. The piece also promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a trusted cure for colds sold by all good druggists.
A local ad promotes Ballard's Snow Liniment as the best remedy for rheumatism chilblains frost bite sore joints and muscle pains. Available in 25 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles through N G W Perkins.
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