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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1911
Page
2
The elder Sothern famed for Lord Dundreary irritated by interruptions. He shouted at a man leaving the box during a speech asking if another act was starting. The offender replied that this was the reason for leaving, adding humor to the moment.
The advertisement warns against liquid bluing and recommends Red Cross Ball Blue. It notes water adulteration, a penny’s worth of blue in large bottles, and price points of 5 to 10 cents for blue products. It targets laundresses and promotes buying at grocers.
A timeless quotation by John Ruskin urging that duties for earning a living be done with full effort and heart. It contrasts demanding work for bread with joyful tasks for pleasure, both to be pursued without half measures.
The Portland Young Men's Christian Association plans a new era extending its educational department statewide. Sixty0 percent of the 1400 students stay in Portland, with growing enrollment from other towns. Courses include commercial studies, college prep, elementary training, and vocational trades like plumbing and carpentry. The association releases an Activities booklet and expects a large registration. day classes start September 5 and night classes September 25.
In a French town rats were ordered killed by the town council at two francs per rodent. M Paul’s boy killed 90 rats and brought nine francs to the grocer, who demanded the money claiming the rats were his. The tale ends with the grocer telling the boy to return the money. Constipation remedies are advertised alongside.
A column explores social views on titles as a married woman prefers Miss over Mrs and single women react negatively to Mrs. The piece questions gender expectations and the social signals encoded in addressing with Miss and Mrs. within marriage and dating norms.
A witty exchange notes only two in the wedding party making one the better man. The quip hinges on phrasing rather than ceremony details.
An old advertisement promotes regular gentle cleansing with Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a natural family laxative. It highlights its age coverage from young to middle aged, claims physician approval, and urges buying only genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product with clear branding on the package front.
A Pennsylvania man introduces an improved mop with a crank operated wringer and a spread out cloth holder. The design features a long handle, a hinged lower holder, and a beveled gear wind to wring the cloth. It cleans floors ceilings walls and windows efficiently.
Practical advice on selecting tomatoes, avoiding sandsoap on porcelain, cleaning lamp chimneys, and timing for boiled syrup. Emphasizes patience with tomatoes, avoiding soap for enamel, quick cloth polishing, and testing syrup by cold water adhesion to gauge removal moment.
When frying doughnuts success depends on fat at the right heat. To test, dip a match quickly into the hot fat. if it ignites the fat is hot enough to fry doughnuts.
The technique says keep candle molds ready to make a few candles as suet accumulates. Melted ends and droppings on candlesticks can be melted and poured into fresh candles.
A simple old fashioned cake recipe lists half a cup butter one cup sugar one cup sweet milk one egg one pint flour one teaspoon soda and two of cream of tartar. Optional additions include raisins currants or sliced citron for variety.
A reader suggests buttering a deep plate and sprinkling cornmeal for a thin crust. The writer notes the result is fine and invites others to try the method.
Captain Thomas B. Nerry describes Oregon as a major horse center with lush pastures and strong breeds. He traces the rise of trotting sires from 1860 Waterloo to Altamont and Mambrino lines, notes heavy draft progress, and comments on Oregon thoroughbreds waning after Judge Bybee’s era and changing race politics. He salutes Portland Seattle and San Francisco markets and previews the Astoria Centennial Pageant and Salem Fair racing events.
Several out of the ordinary touches to this serge suit are very pleasing. It could also be copied in a heavy linen. The hat is a neat and practical model for traveling.
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