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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1909
Page
7
Fragmentary text references the United States government as a large purchaser, mentions of Mrs Winslow's Baby Syrup for teething, and notes about visitors to the British Museum. Entities and details are highly unclear and inconsistent.
A household belief centers on Hamlins Wizard Oil kept on hand. mothers trust it as dependable in moments of need, granting a sense of security and freedom from anxiety in the home.
Edward A. Marx of Albany New York commends Cascarets for curing indigestion and biliousness after long use. He recommends them to everyone and says once tried they will be in every family.
English observers warn a major tax rise could push the well to do to emigration. The piece details inheritance, income, car, land, and luxury taxes on rings, carriages, and servants, with rates rising to 10 percent on estates valued at five million pounds. It notes expected capital flight to New York, Paris and Amsterdam as investors dodge the stamp tax and reports 1908 UK death duties totaling about 90 to 95 million pounds from tens of thousands of estates.
The Denver Republican recalls George Jackson who first found gold in the Rockies and died penniless. Idaho Springs plans a monument to his memory acknowledging a lone prospector who helped spur a mining state while living in poverty and obscurity.
A Kansas City Journal writer denounces easy money as a trap that robs the soul. It tempts even those with some scruples and mocks toil for bread, yielding a price paid in peace of mind and loss of self respect. The piece contrasts highway robbery and dishonest business gains with the enduring value of labor and moral integrity.
In Yonkers Statesman comic dialogue a pastor asks a deacon about church orientation and a woman is urged not to grieve, with a satirical note on hair and moods as remedies.
Belgian steel rails demand rises from Brazil Sweden and Congo. Mexico rubber profits slipping while far eastern rubber projects loom. Austria forms 35 joint stock firms in 1908 and Italian American trade grows. Argentina imports rise. Switzerland prepares pure food law enforcement. Portugal buys mostly American goods, six key exports dominate, transport and market knowledge hinder trade.
A London Spectator observation notes that adults, especially women, display childish shrewdness when discussing serious topics. The piece argues that playful fantasizing distorts reality as talk and thought diverge.
A punny exchange about sleepless nights and new fathers. Hewitt notes the baby keeps him awake. Jewett replies he fooled the baby by starting a night job. The dialogue hints at humor in early parenthood.
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