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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1915
Page
4
The page lists ads for N P Peterson Pearce harness maker N G W Perkins druggist and firms Spencer Shelley Scott Bowne urging readers to “Look Them Up” as shopping options.
A speaker recalls taking a surplus meal to a poor family after hearing how they suffer. The narrator and parent visit a hungry household with vegetables, soup, bread, and a dish, hoping to ease their hunger. The act leads to reflection on family poverty and the value of generosity.
The terminal note of the Fourth Annual Exhibition by the Coos and Garry County Fair Association highlighted not just amusements and prizes but a deeper aim. The event, despite financial strains, united thousands and underscored educational efforts to improve agricultural work and regional resources in Oregon.
A fragment quotes a line suggesting fondness for harmony yields no earthly use for chin music. The terse remark hints at satire or social critique without naming individuals or places.
A fragmentary report suggests that with vodka restricted the Russian peasant turns to varied spirits and even ink as a substitute. It notes a growing appetite for potent beverages and unusual flavors amid prohibition.
A fragmented note describes scientists focusing on toothbrushes and odd comparisons to a famed opera singer, noting interruptions and opportunity as key moments in the discourse.
A reflective note argues war costs are high and questions moral value. It suggests a modern conflict may justify loss, concluding some men are deemed worth the price in battle.
Esther Trowbridge Catlin reflects on home memories and aging while offering moral guidance for wives and husbands. The piece blends nostalgic verses with admonitions on love, gentility, and restraint, urging attentiveness to family and polite conduct.
A cattle article notes differences between Shorthorn and Hereford breeds. The Shorthorn is larger with different hindquarters, while Hereford offers uniform color and easier calf handling. It suggests Hereford for year round grass with no extra feed, and Shorthorn where additional feed is available.
The article explains goitre as a thyroid disease with forms including cretinism and nervous goitre. It notes simple goitre, nervous goitre, and the severe nervous type that can cause death. It discusses causes such as over stimulation from stimulants and outlines a treatment diet and rest.
Portland area and hinterland report expansion with capital investment in a smelter by Ashland capitalists, river steamers, and permanent water systems. Baker, Astoria, and Milwaukie see street and water improvements while talks of reservoirs, extended pipelines, and new facilities push development along with irrigation and lumber activity.
Public notice from interior department in Roseburg Oregon announces publication of a land claim for parcel 09610 in township 30 range 10 W lamette Meridian. The notice lists filing details, payment term of 0.50 per acre, and references the Portland station.
A nostalgic verse extols small towns over larger ones, urging residents to value neighborly welcome and community spirit. It contrasts glittering city streets with the comforts of a modest town where work and daily life bind residents, asserting the town’s unique charm.
Robt RE Watson County Clerk notes that the Roadmaster has filed the certificate of completion for a contracted road project in Coos County Oregon. Objections to acceptance must be filed within two weeks from the first publication, by September 20, at the County Clerk's office.
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