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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1929
Page
4
A partial public notice indicates subscription terminations and end dates. It mentions subscription rates and months, with details garbled and unreadable in places. The fragment suggests an official closing of subscription service or renewal terms.
Senator William E Borah of Idaho spoke in the Senate about enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment while it stands in the Constitution He said the question of upholding the law and mobilizing moral and legal forces is more vital than the liquor question He warned against abandoning enforcement and cautioned about risking the government’s existence We never expect to meet a man honest enough to admit he was fired instead of resigning.
The National Garden Bureau notes city vegetable gardens are fading as auto culture raises seed sales for flowers while vegetable seeds decline. Urban residents now access produce fast via markets or travel, while smaller towns like Myrtle Point keep gardens for year round savings and food.
Readers are urged to consider mail marketing for farm products as a profitable venture. The notice references rural economies, print advertising, and the U.S. Mails expanding market access, urging locals to consult the postmaster for catalogs and potential guidance. It also mentions a public land sale and related notices from the Department of the Interior.
The piece argues against a fixed line between young and old, praising beauty industry and style experts for erasing age boundaries. It notes the benefits of experience and youth cooperation, and favors aging each payday without extra rent days.
Notice to Gwet Norback J W Houseman and heirs requiring payment of assessment work on the Big Chief Placer Mining Claim in Oregon. Delinquent for multiple years, the owners must pay portions totaling $176.00 for Norback and $1200 for Houseman, within ninety days from first publication, or the claim and its improvements may vest in the undersigned. Publication in Myrtle Point Herald.
A historical extract details mining claim work by John Kemth and Owen Smith in a Oregon Territory district near Jock Creek Mount and Thal area. It lists yearly activities from 1923 to 1928 including trenching, trail building, river work, and excavation on 20 acre tracts, noting dates between July and year end.
Notice to Harry Korsberg Chas E Harris and Paine Hettinger and all claimants that John R Smith and Owen W Smith claim the Independence Placer Mining Claim in the Agness Mining District Coos County Oregon The claim covers 160 acres with specific boundary markers described starting at Rock Creek and proceeding diagonally southwest then east then north details included The notice calls for action against delinquent co-owners and their heirs and assigns under Oregon mining claim law
Notice requires A Munyon and H Beattie to pay their shares of past assessment costs for a mine claim. Delinquent amounts total 75.00 for Munyon and 76.00 for Beattie with a 90 day window from November 20, 1928 for payment. Also reports trout plantings by state department and stray commentary on local fishing.
Wallace V Ginliyer of Coquille Oregon filed notice of intent to prove land claims in Township 208 Range 10 West Willamette Meridian before the Roseburg Land Office on February 27 1929. Witnesses listed include W E Boaserman Charles Harlocker Lawrence Jennings Elmer E Raphael and Hamill A Canaday.
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