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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1928
Page
7
A Myrtle Point boy imagines riding to the clouds as a remedy for illness avoiding school. The lighthearted notion reflects a child’s playful coping with sickness and absence from classes.
The Spanish dictator announces he will not marry, choosing to continue governing without a partner. He signals marriage would hamper his authoritative control and emphasizes uninterrupted leadership.
A roundup of community updates includes Rev. and Mrs. J C Templeton driving to Eugene on Tuesday. A R Bennett builds a home at Arago for Mr. Collier. F N Heath and children spent weekend at Bandon beach. Karama McKay began work as secretary to Dal M King. Geraldine Watzling of Sandy Creek visited Myrtle Point last Tuesday. Wesley Seaman of Marshfield was a business visitor in Myrtle Point last Monday. Gus Dietz and family had a turkey dinner at J M Wagner home last Sunday. Ernestine Schneider visits aunt Evelyn Carey at Gaylord. Lillian Catton, Pearl Sykes and Claude return from San Francisco. Irene Hayes resumes duties at Mast and Wilson hospital after a brief vacation. Jease Clinton and spouse left for Chico and Orville, California. return expected later this week. J D Bennett fell from his porch last Saturday and was bedridden this week. The Sumerlins returned from Portland with daughter Verla to seek a specialist. Mrs Sumerlin stays in Portland with her daughter.
A fragmentary note suggests Stevenson wrote under cold influences in Edinburgh. The Manchester Guardian cites cold mood as a possible cause of a literary blunder in The Master of Ballantrae translation plans by Marcel Schowb.
A Helena Montana editorial urges focus on the positive and the fruit of virtue amid daily news of evil. It contrasts muddy paths of dissolution with harvests of grain, encouraging contemplation of happier things and the triumph of goodness.
A discussion echoes the Chinese proverb that one picture is worth a thousand words. Rear Admiral Snow notes pictures convey ideas quicker than Chinese ideographs and compares adults to children when absorbing new books through illustrations.
Early in the present century two experimental date orchards were started in the Coachella valley California. One was established at Mecca in 1904 by the Bureau of Plant Industry of the U S Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the horticultural department of the University of California. A larger number of date varieties has been tested in these works.
In a tense moment a groom questions a bride’s coldness and sobs as she reveals she saw him looking out the window twice and fears his affection has faded. The scene ends with her earnest plea and his bewildered response.
Shirley Laird entered MAST & WILSON HOSPITAL for medical treatment last Thursday afternoon. Numerous patients including Corrine Wilson age 11 of Coquille and others from Myrtle Point, Bancroft, Bridge, Powers, and surrounding areas received operations and treatments for appendicitis fractures burns and other ailments. One patient Joe Bell died, while several were discharged or recovering at home.
Readers are urged to prepare children for first grade with thorough medical checks. Emphasizing weight, posture, throat, teeth, vision, and hearing, the piece notes only about 15 of 100 are fully healthy and many need care before school entry.
The text describes dental care needs and throat and nose conditions among children. It notes about one fifth with enlarged inflamed tonsils and another fifth underweight, with many showing unhealthy posture. The passage ends with a garbled phrase about the epalinas and a stray line “2. MRE MANE EA.”
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