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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1912
Page
7
In the early hours Stanton pilots the Mercury against the Duplex in a perilous race. A near collision, tire failure, and a tense finish feature Stanton’s daring drive and a quiet clash with Floyd over risky tactics. Valerie Carlisle watches as dawn breaks over the track.
In the opening moment of a major automobile race a Mercury team mechanician collapses and dies. A curious youth named Jesse Floyd volunteers to help. During the ensuing twenty four hour race Stanton encounters a mysterious woman, Misa Carlisle, who reveals herself.
A fragmentary extract mocks Jefferson Davis with Wardian wit. The letter calls Davis unpopular in Richmond yet kind to his parents, and jokes about cross-dressing and gendered references to the Confederate leader. The tone mirrors 19th century satirical humor.
Poor Little Bo Peep naps beside a tree by the sty when a bee stings her ear. She jumps up in fright and cries to go home. Her mother wraps her head and scolds her gently about the sting and staying safe.
A London physiologist outlined a four meal daily plan for schoolboys. Breakfast includes porridge and milk with tea, midmorning biscuits and milk, and a heavy lunch at one oclock with meats, vegetables, and pudding. Water is preferred with dinner to aid digestion. Regular meal times prevent bolting and maximize nutrition.
The article describes Alaska dogs by breed including malamute and huskie noting malamutes are wolf mixed and hardy but less intelligent, huskies from Mackenzie river regions, small dogs rare, sled loads vary from 30 to 150 pounds, and mocks dramatic dog fights as seen in fiction.
The article urges teenage girls to control health habits to improve skin. It links pimples and dull complexions to poor hygiene, mental stress, and sedentary living, recommending liver cleansing, castor oil, citrate of magnesia, laxative foods, molasses on coarse bread, hot water with lemon, sassafras tea, and a diet rich in fresh fruits leafy greens olive oil and eggs.
An improved coast er designed by a Stilinoiss man uses a vertical pump handle to move the wheels. The system includes lost motion to rest the handle during coasting, a one way drive to prevent backward movement, and a brake to stop the car if it speeds downhill. The device aims to protect riders while giving them pleasure.
Simple candy instructions for honey fudge outline ingredients including white and brown sugar milk honey vinegar and butter. It instructs boiling sugar and milk to a soft ball in water then adding honey and continuing to boil to another soft ball before mixing in vinegar and butter and beating to creaminess.
A child question and a sibling reply recall the biblical idea of humanity’s lifespan. The exchange notes a Sunday school lesson about God’s long ago judgment reducing lifespans. The dialogue uses simple humor to reflect on ancient ages and divine purpose.
The Maine Woods notes a prank by two boys replacing sap with water, leading to a failed syrup season. Whit Toothaker and Han Vining report boiling sap the day after yielding no syrup, calling it a mighty poor sap year.
A Country club district resident with many backyard chickens demands a stop to blasting after a light blast from a nearby plumber jars her home. She warns that her sitting hen fears damage to eggs and distraction from the blast.
L C Probert, then Associated Press correspondent, toured Washington with a friend. In Senator Stone of Missouri’s office Probert recalled a 1900s suit in which the St Louis Star sued the AP for trust allegations. Stone recalled the case as well and praised AP lawyers.
A small embroidery project in linen features a flat bow shaped edge stamped for scalloping with two large eyelets on each side. The rabat below is similarly scalloped with a tiny end pattern. Eyes and eyelets are threaded with a velvet ribbon bow.
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