Local Advertisements Echo Myrtle Point 1915
A Myrtle Point page lists ads for Southern Pacific S S Breakwater Palace of Sweets and merchants Pearce Harness Spencer Shelley Scott Bowne N G Perkins Druggist Myrtle Point Hardware Co and Myrtle Point Mercantile Co with a look them up prompt.
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Southern Pacific
S. S. Breakwater
Sweets Pearce
Spencer & Shelley
Scott & Bowne
N. G. Perkins
Myrtle Point Hardware Co
Myrtle Point Mercantile Co
Sport shirts for wilderness outing spark casual gear debate
A note discusses sport shirts as suitable attire for a large outdoor trip. It weighs comfort against practicality in rugged terrain and suggests choosing breathable fabrics and compact fits for trekking, camping, and exploration.
Bandon Favors Bond for Trunk Roads in Coos County
In Coos County the town of Bandon supports a road bond as the Myrtle Point area opposes. The petition trims $70,000 for Bandon south while the rest goes to be spent where the county court directs. Voters in Myrtle Point deem $379,006 bond too small and favor direct cooperation with county officials to build practical roads to markets.
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Bandon
Coos County
Myrtle Point
The High Cost of Government
The piece argues government expansion raises costs and lowers efficiency. It cites federal jobs for life in railroads telegraphs and telephones and notes a senator's son in law securing a lucrative life tenure as bank examiner. It blames civil service for bloated payrolls and doubling taxation.
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United States
Public
Fashion Notes Hint Gowns Won’t Stand Out This Season
Fashion notes suggest this season’s low and behold gowns will be less conspicuous. The prose hints at toned down styles and subtler silhouettes for upcoming events.
Norwegians prove cheaper electricity than steam in Norway
The article argues Norway uses electricity more cheaply than steam and warns that Oregon communities waste horsepower daily in the Myrtle Point Section. It calls for ditching freak laws and local development to attract outside capital for power utilization and electric current generation.
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Myrtle Point
Oregon
Older but Stronger: Health Wisdom Across Ages
Fragmentary health musings on aging emphasize starting fitness in middle life to stay resilient at seventy. The text notes common aches and the impact of early habits on later well being, urging proactive care rather than neglect.
Manufacturing boom to turn Myrtle Point into a major city
A passage notes that certain industries including canning and furniture factories will drive growth and turn Myrtle Point into a significant manufacturing center in the United States, highlighting ambitious economic expansion.
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Myrtle Point
United States
Deluge of Laws and Court Decisions Prompt Warnings
Elihu Root notes a surge in legal activity with 62 000 plus federal and state laws passed in five years ending 1918 and over 65 000 last resort court decisions reported in 630 volumes. He asks how officials can manage such volume and stay out of jail.
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Library of Congress
Elihu Root
Congress
Railroads report no idle cars for first time in years
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad says there are no idle cars for the first time in five years, with other eastern systems noting similar prosperity. A year ago about 350,000 idle cars existed nationally. now fewer than 50,000 remain and are quickly returned to service, signaling rising prosperity.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Middle
United States
Home Circle column on mothers and home life values
A Home Circle column extols mothers as the heart of the home and urges quiet virtue over gossip. It argues family focus strengthens the nation and church, and warns against slander while highlighting the home as a moral center for fathers and children.
Lessons in Kindness and Moving Forward From the Past
A reflective piece urges children to study kindness and gentleness for harmonious development. It warns that unkind words injure reputations and hearts, while memories of the past should guide a fresh start and perseverance in life. It contrasts effusive memorials with genuine living virtue.
Dinner at Noon or Night A Digestion Experiment
An experimental comparison shows digestion proceeds best during rest, not after exercise. Resting dogs showed complete digestion of food while running dogs left undigested contents. The piece argues for a light noon meal and a hearty night meal to aid digestion and better sleep. It urges better town upkeep and window presentation for advertisers and citizens.
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R. R. Daniels
Doan's Kidney Pills Featured in Ashland Testimony
Ashland resident John H. Baron of 304 Mechanic St reports long use of Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder troubles with quick relief. The 50 cent remedy is recommended by Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo New York and sold at dealers.
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Myrtle Foot
Dean
Ashland
John H. Baron
Mechanic St
Oregon
Doan
Baron
Foster-Milburn Co
Props
Buffalo
N. Y
Crowley and Baker complete Coos Bay Wagon Road planking
Crowley and Baker Contractors have finished the planking of part of the Coos Bay Wagon Road in Road District No. 12. The County Road Master approved the completion certificate. Objections to acceptance must be filed within two weeks from the first publication date, starting September 24, 1916, at the Office of the County Clerk in Coquille, Oregon. County Clerk Robert R. Watson signs dated September 24, 1916.
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Crowley & Baker
Coos Bay
Coquille
Coos County
Oregon
Robt
R. Watson
J. A. Devault
Real County
No Editors In Penitentiary Theme in Prison Mirror
The Prison Mirror of Minnesota notes in a satirical tone that the penitentiary has preachers doctors and lawyers but no editors. It claims editors are absent to the extent the paper has never had one to dwell there.
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Prison Mirror
Minnesota
Hades
Port of Coquille River Budget Hearing Notice 1915
The Port of Coquille River in Myrtle Point Oregon announces a budget hearing for 1916 on October 20 1915 at 10 30 AM in the Myrtle Point Bank Building. Taxpayers may object or propose amendments as the board reviews continuing improvements and expenses totaling 6050 00 with a 2500 00 balance and 3550 00 to raise by one mill.
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Coquille
Board of Commissioners
Co‘quillé
Co- River
Coquille River
South Fork
North Fork
Fox Bridge
East Fork
Myrtle Point
Myrtle Point Transportation Co
Port of Coquille River
Minard Bridge Contract Completed in Road District 17
Hag quist and Bjorkquist Contractors have completed the Minard Bridge project in Road District No 17 and the County Road Master has certified the work. Objections to acceptance must be filed within two weeks from the first publication date of September 24 1915 in the County Clerk's Office.
Notice of road work completion and objections deadline
J A Devault contractor completes county road improvement work. County clerk accepts objections within two weeks from September 10 1915. Public notice posted at Coquille Coos County Oregon by County Clerk Robt R Watson.
Notice of Timber and Land Purchase Interest in Oregon
The U S Office at Roseburg Oregon announces Ernest D Park of Portland filed Sworn Statement and Application 09810 on Oct 24 1914 to purchase W2 of Section 36 Township 30 S Range 10 W Willamette Meridian and timber land at valuation $500 timber 20000 bd ft at 50c per M land $80 Final proof set for Oct 11 1916 before the Register and Receiver Protest or contest allowed prior to patent.
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Interior
U. S
Roseburg
Oregon
Ernest D. Park
Portland
Section
Willamette Meridian
United States Land Office
The
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tAny
J. Me
Upton
Register
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