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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1911
Page
3
A Maine Agricultural Experiment Station article explains the rise of orchard spraying to combat insect and fungal damage. It details home made lime sulfur as a cheaper alternative to Bordeaux mixture, including recipe, storage, safety notes, and the need for a hydrometer to gauge concentration.
In Seldovia Alaska John Johnson a large fisherman attacked a stealing Kodiak bear with his fists after it took his fish. He punched the bear after the animal damaged his ribs and blinded the bear with a knife until help arrived. Johnson was treated at a local hospital in Seattle.
The Ohio department of agriculture has immunized over 10,000 swine against hog cholera since January 1, 1910, according to official counts.
Protect tomatoes and other plants from cutworms by shaping stiff paper into 4 inch tubes around 3 inch shafts and securing edges with small tacks. Place these tubes around plants as shown in the illustration to shield them from larvae.
In Omaha a young woman named Helen Asters, posing as Henry Akers, sought Navy enlistment. After a routine physical, she admitted she was a 22 year old woman who had fled New York four years ago and lived as a man, aiming to become a marine.
In Seattle R T Strum, long unable to eat beyond soup and fruit, read a polar exploration book depicting hunger and rationing. The vivid accounts revived his appetite, and he began eating meat again after years of dyspepsia.
Maria Ferrari, an Italian immigrant, wandered the Mojave Desert for days with no food or water and was brought to her brother in San Francisco. Terrified by stories about Italians she encountered on the journey from New York, she leaped from a Santa Fe train near Barstow to avoid imagined danger in San Francisco.
A treasure hunt on Castle Island Fort Independence aims to locate Captain Kidd's gold with permission from park commissioners. The exact northwest corner coordinates were given by Miss May Kinnear in a dream, and her brother George is coordinating the dig.
Fashion notes show a season of bold millinery with witch style hats, wide brims, and thimble crowns. Descriptions include rough straw greens, dainty ribbons, large bows, dragonfly wing decorations, and poke bonnets with dramatic heights.
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