19 Dec 1918
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Newspaper
Southern Coos County American
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1918
Page
1
A local reader condemns the Southern Pacific schedule as a farce claiming it makes the Marshfield to Powers run in far longer times than driving. The critic notes four trains now extend to Powers, improving Upper Valley service but adds the timetable remains unreasonable and burdens travelers with delays.
Edward Coke Burtenshaw, born August 28 1904 in Myrtle Point, died in France on November 1 during World War I service. He moved with his parents to Council Idaho in 1901, enlisted September 19 1917, served in Argonne Forest and Army Candidate School, with letters prior noting he was well. His parents ran the Myrtle Point Hotel and his mother was sister to Mrs Nettie Warner. He held the rank of company sergeant at the time of his death.
Charles Hall of Marshfield was chosen president at the Oregon Chamber of Commerce meeting in Portland last week. The Coos and Curry interests are expected to be well served by Hall, a noted booster for state development. The Red Cross reports 2875 women and 2921 men have gone to France for specialized work, mostly volunteers with high skill.
Lawrence and Ora Roselle visited dyrtle Point last Tuesday while N W McDonald and family stayed with relatives at Point. The Southern Pacific timetable earns praise for cheaper fares and steam heated coaches, urging reliance on trains over jitneys in winter. Local papers note Marshfield hotels follow the schedule, and questions arise about Coos Bay and Coquille Valley impacts. Miss Nita Hayes returned to Eckley to resume school, and Grade Summerlin arrives back after years away in Alaska and U S Navy service. J P Stinson returns from unspecified travels.
Camp Lewis reports army life being enjoyed. Broadbent store received fresh walnuts almonds oranges lemons bananas sweet potatoes and candies for Christmas shoppers. Various locals work on wood hauling river timber and stump removal as community notes flu impact bank concerns and a shooting accident involving Guy Grant are reported. Raymond Fisher plans to move to Patterson California to start a dairy business. Mina Magness visits Myrtle Point while others attend to farm and logging tasks around North Bend and nearby areas.
A compilation of brief wartime dispatches from soldiers and nurses. One letter from Oct 10 in France reports a friend wounded with a left wrist injury and a broken right arm, expecting home soon. Another from Quantico notes a nurse advancing to ward leadership and hints at potential homecoming as peace settles. A Washington DC liberty visit describes touring the capital and the 550 foot Monument, with a glimpse of the White House.
An old advertisement touts PUROLA Medicated Plaster as useful for inflammation and pain related to flu pneumonia or grippe. Claims it "draws like a magnet" without blistering and urges asking a druggist. Priced at five cents in Canada and sold by G&C in St.
The column records numerous family visits and holiday plans, including Miss Alta Abbott’s return from Portland and Mrs. Guerin becoming a grandmother of seventeen. It notes flu cases, four new infections reported by Dr. Pemberton, and multiple out-of-town trips to Portland and Coquille.
A city health officer links the surge in influenza to recent ramp days and urges household preventive use. Parola Influenza Tablets are advertised as a safe early treatment, priced at 50 cents for a 30 tablet box.
A welter of questions offers a remedy by Dr C R Bloyd at the First National Bank building in Coquille. The ad promises quick relief for heart and stomach troubles and even corn removal in minutes without pain.
Cities advise residents to use preventive measures against influenza and highlight ROLA Chorezin as an effective gargle and antiseptic mouth wash. Available in 25 cent and one dollar bottles at drug stores.
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