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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1915
Page
5
In a vivid scene Fatou Anni, nearly a hundred, recounts her many children and grandchildren and rejects the Evil Eye. She remains unshaken by armed men and refuses to surrender the Frenchman, gifting him to the women of his people as onlookers watch a dignified old Bedouin woman.
In a Sahara oasis, Hammet Abou and a companion demand a white captive be handed over to avert the Evil Eye. Fatou Anni, elder of the village, weighs danger and sacred protections as a caravan gathers at the edge of the palm shade. The scene thickens with chanting women, curious children, and looming threat from distant armed men.
A week after the Duc de Tremont’s caravan leaves Algiers, Julia Redmond travels into the Sahara with Madame de la Maine. They endure heat and magic in a desert night, sharing fears, perfumes, and a vow of independence as they watch the horizon and listen to distant camp life.
The article traces conflicting theories on the word Yankee origins, noting a probable creator from Indian mispronunciation of English or French Anglais. It says Yankees originally referred to New England natives but later extended to all U S inhabitants, with Southerners using it reproachfully during the Civil War.
The sugar industry drives Porto Rico’s exports, accounting for 26.06 million of 43 million total exports in the year ending June 30, 1914. Sugar, normally about two thirds of export value, was the lowest realized in five years, signaling the sector’s pivotal but strained role in the island’s economy.
The article argues insomnia is rarer than feared and urges relaxation over rumination. It notes a paradox: wakeful sufferers can welcome daybreak, hearing roosters, birds, and city sounds as a small reward. Dawn begins with robin songs and a breeze, signaling a new start.
Collier's Weekly reviews the merged coast guard and revenue cutter service, noting 300 stations along 10 000 miles of coast and 28 000 distressed vessels aided carrying 180 000 people with 1 455 lost. It honors Sumner S. Kimball who built the lifesaving service from huts and volunteers. He retires after securing support and pensions.
The Wisconsin state senate approved a bill appropriating 3000 dollars to operate a tuberculosis camp for inmates in state institutions. The camp is established at Tomahawk Lake within the state forest reserve.
A playful dialogue recalls Miss Seresum's birthday celebration with attendees describing the event as the best ever. The speaker offers a candid view calling her a game loser, reflecting a mix of praise and teasing.
Announcement reports Dr. Leland C. Howard will bequeath his brain to a neurology school for study. Other scientists present consider similar bequests. The piece recalls Robert Peebles who sought athletes for posthumous body studies, examined leg muscles of about a thousand men, and died after Sanity tests.
The New York World notes sodium salicylate, a remedy for rheumatism, now sells at $2.40 a pound versus 30 cents before the war. Export is barred as Europe needs carbolic acid for explosives. Horace Graves cites depleted coal tar derivatives and rising carbolic acid costs from seven cents to about $1.50 a pound.
The Krupps, normally a maker of railway gear and cars, are today devoted entirely to guns and war munitions. The furnaces burn hot while stacks emit black smoke as workers man endless shifts creating naval and coast defense weapons, siege and field guns, armor, ordnance wagons, shells, torpedoes, and all accessories for warfare.
Nath Taylor, unable to read or write, sought marriage guidance from a city preacher visiting his employer’s farm. He paused on the steps and then asked how much it would cost to marry, expressing lingering nerve and uncertainty about formalities.
In a playful exchange MrsFlatbush notes the boy grows taller than his father and Mrs Bensonhurst confirms. They joke about cutting down the boy's clothes for his father as he ages.
Malverne L. J. Bisbee reports a novel method using wax paper drinking cups cut at the base to shield young tomato plants from cutworms. Cups are half buried as a reservoir of moisture, preserving soil moisture and guiding roots as the plant grows. The technique also suits slips by cutting drainage holes and burying the cup part, with the plant eventually outgrowing and eroding the cup material.
The Engineering Record notes war prompts engineers to seek materials that resist high explosives. Concrete fails under explosive shock, while earthworks survive better. The article weighs reinforcing concrete or adopting improved earthworks, noting dirt or snow can halt penetrative projectiles.
Harry E. Brock of Seattle confessed to a seven month Chinese smuggling operation delivering subjects from Canada to the Hop Quick Co of Portland. Brock said he received 200 dollars per person and identified Ching Chong Kee of Vancouver as the Canadian agent. He described transporting the contraband from near the international boundary to Blaine and onward.
The Italian soldier endures strict discipline with a 4 30 a m start and long drills ending at 5 p m a two hour compulsory rest follows then four hours of freedom before a nine o clock curfew in winter an 8 30 deadline and a mandatory silence at 9 30. He is well cared for yet long marches are a core part of training with regiments capable of sixty mile marches at five miles an hour considered routine.
A girl at the foot of the class recalls Joan of Arc wearing a suit of steel trimmed with sheet iron and cut along severe lines, as described in a Louis narrative.
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