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Newspaper
Southern Coos County American
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1925
Page
10
Little Jack Fenster fell Saturday and cut his tongue badly requiring two stitches. He endured the procedure without anesthesia and the tongue is healing well.
Rev. Fr. James L. Carrico departed Sunday for Portland to meet an old Spanish war veteran and escort him to a hospital in Prairie Du Chien Wisconsin. He will visit a brother in Detroit unseen for fifteen years. He plans east via the Canadian Pacific and return by Milwaukee with a stop at Yellowstone. Rev. Wm. Kremer of Mount Angel Oregon takes charge of parish during his absence.
Novel advertising notice announces J. Dobrin as local agent for Occi dental Life Ins. Co. He will host a question and answer department this week to educate readers on life insurance, urging youths to prepare for late life needs.
Mrs Ben McMullen of Bridge Road six miles from town was kicked Friday by a cow she was leading. She suffered serious injuries but no bones were broken and she was doing nicely at the last report. The Coce County Library Association will meet at Bandon the 28th.
The annual luncheon will be served at Hotel Westland at 12 30 with a program of music and speaking. Charge for luncheon will be sixty cents. F Amelia Henry invites all library workers and supporters to attend and hopes for a report on the library’s growth.
The Hawaiian Serenaders, four university students, perform an evening of stringed music whistling numbers handsaw solos and clean comedy at the M. W. A. hall on Friday August 28 after a Willamette valley tour.
Under state law pioneers who lived in the state before 1870 qualify for free hunting and fishing licenses. A. Snead of near Bandon recently received a license from the county clerk. All pioneers meeting the date requirement are entitled to the licenses.
W. T. Cribbins of Bridge planned a family outing on Thursday the 18th. He checked a roll of blankets he had put in the car, later finding the bedding missing. A passerby recalled seeing the blankets in the road nearby, but Cribbins found them gone when he retrieved them.
The piece describes Native American gambling across genders on the Mesa Grande reservation. It notes two sided dice with varied markings, throwing methods from hands and cups, and beliefs invoking deities like the Spider Woman. It mentions younger players coining modern phrases while elders chant ancient gambling songs.
The article traces the cockroach to India via Sir Francis Drake and His era, noting a ship carrying a cu carache or wood louse that evolved into the modern cockroach. It explains their rise with human trade, dark holds, and worldwide spread, with new species in America and Australia reflecting human influence on insects.
Excerpted notes from Lady Ritchie on Thackeray and Dickens reveal affection for pets. A brief item includes a humorous Felinese line translated into English, with Solomon the cat sending purrs and affection to his owner Peggy, lamenting being apart.
A substantial number of election board members filed complaints with the county clerk after the bond election. Judge Mast will have the complainants write their grievances and names for submission to the full county court.
The state of Oregon has foreclosed on a single mortgage in Coos County coal property used as security for loans to World War veterans under the Oregon Cash Bonus and Farm and Home Loan act, per Sam A Kozier, secretary of state.
University of Oregon reports libraries and schools statewide co operate in a prize essay contest for the All Oregon Exposition in Portland October 5 to 10. Two hundred dollars in prizes will go to winners announced at the exposition’s close.
The Oregon Bureau of Child Hygiene urges education for prospective and new mothers to reduce maternal and infant deaths. In 1924 Oregon saw 106 maternal deaths and 828 infant deaths. letters before and after birth guide care, signals, and health preservation. Physicians may request deliveries for patients. prospective mothers can subscribe with no cost.
Milt Simmes had a narrow escape while working on a water tank. His bolts slipped and he fell in. He clung to a rope with overshoes and overcoat freezing his hands. He devised a corking plan to free himself and reach the top, despite frost and exhaustion.
Church notices list events for M E Church tent meetings inviting cooperation, Presbyterian Sunday school and sermon by Elder Barklow, St Anne’s Myrtle Point mass times, Christian Church service with Allan G. Searle talk on Jesus life, and general welcome to all parishioners.
This reader letter argues that back seat drivers and critics complicate driving. It warns drivers misjudge stopping distances and urges couples to cooperate. The piece endorses driver confidence and mutual restraint to avoid accidents and keep travel enjoyable.
Benjamin H. Darrew notes a survey of junior farmers club work by the Ra-Roebuck Agricultural Foundation based on a U.S. Department of Agriculture count. In 1923, 450,074 youths began 722,408 projects. 249,416 members completed 420,746 projects, with girls outpacing boys three to two. Darrew urges rapid increase in county club leaders to keep youths on farms and strengthen American agriculture.
The article explains life insurance as mutual protection, using the example of 1,000 people sharing risk like 8 or 9 loaded rifles where 8 or 9 may die. It compares homeowners and fire losses to show why pooling funds helps every insured. It notes variations by policy type and hazard level and promises next week’s discussion of endowment versus life policies.
Back seat drivers taunt and nag offering unsolicited advice about driving. The piece notes the frustration of being second guessed by people who claim to know better yet often lack real knowledge of automobile operation.
A reader asks if stopping premium payments on a life policy loses all paid in. Answer notes most legal reserve policies have loan and cash values after three years. A second query asks if a sickness and accident policy bought as a lead miner remains valid when the reader works as a logger.
A motivational aside asserts that near misses count for nothing in true success. Only decisive wins matter in sports and business, with emphasis on crossing the final line, delivering real scores, and changing the record.
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