A Skyscraping Affair
A skyscraping affair features Donald Allen in a high rise event. Local observers note the striking scale and dramatic skyline influence as spectators watch from nearby venues.
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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1912
Page
6
A skyscraping affair features Donald Allen in a high rise event. Local observers note the striking scale and dramatic skyline influence as spectators watch from nearby venues.
In Traverse City Henry Hawkins and R Ogden Winterbury compete for Miss Kate Barstow who secretly loves Burt Rayl. The trio’s scheme at a county fair backfires when a mistaken wheel pairing causes comic disaster and a thunderstorm washes away the romance leaving only law and literature.
In Wicitshire England the causeway funded by market woman Maud Heath since 1474 keeps villagers dry and connects Chippenham cliff to Wick Hill. A four and a half mile Bremhill route crosses Avon low lands with a raised footway kept in repair for 450 years. Chippenham manor passed to Alfred’s daughter and Edward the Confessor. A summer wool market and winter cattle show continue.
Manila reports indicate central crater lake water has boiled and the cone interior resembles pre eruption features. Steam jets emerge from cracks as hues return, suggesting renewed activity after cold-water quenching formed a new crater lake over a mile long.
A New York customs deputy recalls humorous and serious cases aboard a Europe to America voyage. A Wall Street groom buys a $1,000 ring in London and lies on the declaration. an appraiser calls it a fake worth about $10. A sealskin coat in Paris outsizes the declared value, but the appraiser advises listing as imitation at $75, prompting a wealthy passenger to offer gold souvenirs. The appraiser refuses and the coat is later sent to a furrier for proper valuation.
Prominent Idaho progressive Republican Paul Clagstone refused Roosevelt and Bull Moose calls to switch to the Progressive party after losing the Republican primary by under 100 votes. He said he could not abandoned his party and cannot run again in the general election, staying true to his candidacy.
Senator Bourne denounces the direct Primary law, arguing it underpins Oregon’s system which he once championed. He previously urged Republicans to support the Democratic governor nominee, and now calls for repudiating the law when it doesn’t fit his political aims.
The article reports Ben Selling securing the Republican nomination for U S Senator in a fair direct primary, with Bourne defeated. It argues Oregon voters should back Selling and the direct primary law, noting Selling’s role in enacting the system of popular government.
The article accuses Bourne of inconsistent support for the direct primary. It states he backs the direct primary when favored but repudiates it when an opponent wins under the game law, proving himself an enemy of a system he professes to defend.
The mirror crystal and sword are the three symbols carried before the emperor on state occasions. The mirror invites self reflection to know oneself, the crystal urges purity and shine, and the sword reminds to be sharp.
A fragment describes a Tyrolean custom where women and children come outside at bedtime while husbands and male relatives answer from the hills on their way home, illustrating a communal family routine tied to nightfall.
In the direct primary, Selling defeats Bourne by 6500 votes, carrying 27 of 34 counties. Acting on a record as a pioneer and advocate of progressive legislation, Selling is praised for supporting Oregon's progressive laws and urged for all electors who believe in popular government.
The quote reflects on how personal hurts and caused injuries are not measured by the same standard. It contrasts the impact of our actions with the consequences we endure, noting imbalance in moral accounting.
The text frames a clear choice between Ben Selling and the preservation of the direct primary law versus Jonathan Bourne and repudiation. It asserts no room for compromise, presenting a stark, unmistakable political issue without nuance.
A vintage recipe column offers multiple cream puff variants with instructions for vanilla orange and lemon fillings. It provides dough methods with eggs water milk and butter, bake times, and step by step custard fillings to flavor and fill the puffs.
A survey of seed cake recipes lists Spiced Seed Cake Light and Sweet Raised Seed Cake and Nursery Seed Cake. Each uses caraway seeds with butter sugar and flour, with methods for creaming, mixing, rising, and baking times.
The Myrtle Point boys lost 18 to 12 at home to Marshfield last Saturday with both touchdowns by freshmen Claire Nystrom and Harry Miller. The article also notes upcoming Sophomore vs Freshman game and details on class assignments, music lessons, and teacher activities for the year.
A call to defeat anti boycott and anti free speech bills in Oregon highlights Initiatives backed by big business. The piece cites a 8000 signature effort in Muhadmah county where a similar ordinance was rejected and urges voters to vote no on measures 369 and 371.
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