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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1929
Page
5
Esther’s friend recalls a velvet dress dream from youth as twenty-three years pass. A Christmas package arrives containing the dress, prompting a heartfelt reaction from Esther and her parents at the farm home. The scene ends with the velvet dream fulfilled.
A brief item notes an Arkansas man repurposing abandoned stills into a chicken house while hinting at flaws in some drivers who reveal petty dispositions on the road. The piece mentions Old Crow as a drink tied to the context.
Oregon State College announces a broad new farm course for a single term of 11 weeks from January 2 to March 20. Every department will participate with 3 practical subjects for non-degree students over 21 years old, taught by leading faculty including Hyslop, Brown, Lann, Gilmore, and Nelson.
A physician’s prescription Thoxine is promoted as a double action remedy that soothes irritation and addresses the internal cause. It claims rapid relief with one swallow and no harmful drugs, offered in 96c, 1.00 bottle sizes and backed by a money back guarantee. Sold at Harpeckers Pharmacy and other drug stores.
Notice is given that the annual meeting of stockholders of the Bank of Powers in Powers Oregon will be held at its office in Powers Oregon at 8 00 p m January 9 1980 to elect a board of directors and transact other business. Signed cashier E Keller.
Ranger L J Cooper of Powers reports that a Barklow Mountain forest fire on the Elk and Sixes river headwaters burned over 9000 acres in the Siskiyou national forest destroying old growth. Damage is about 100000 dollars with 100 firefighters and 6000 dollars suppression cost. Human carelessness, vandalism blamed. Deer carcasses found in a canyon.
Oregon State college engineering group tests exhaust gas based carburetor tweaks and reports potential fuel savings from slight to 650 percent. The simple device could be installed cheaply in most garages. Final results pending publication by G. W. Gleeson and team.
Goose hunting at Arlington along the Columbia River draws many hunters who seek to bag Christmas geese. The bag limit is fifteen geese per day and twenty per seven days, with hunters posted on the hill behind Arlington waiting as geese fly from the river to wheat fields. Goose hunts in southern lake districts are noted as excellent.
Friends and relatives visit across county lines as Mrs Lattrell recovers in hospital from a severe illness while Mr and Mrs Johnson and Lewell Den travel to see kin. The Carl family hosts in Arago and Laie Carey stay. Warren Broadbent area memories are recalled.
A cryptic OCR fragment mentions licensing and a hunting event. The readable parts reference a baring hit during a hunting activity and a fesicg term, but no clear entities or outcomes are provided.
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