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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1908
Page
5
The Peruna company asserts it will market the remedy directly to the public as a household medicine, advertising claims clearly on the bottle, offering free literature, and inviting testimonials with consent. It pledges honesty, promises new plants abroad, and defends its honesty against critics while aiming to be one of the continent’s greatest household medicines.
Dudley muses on who started common phrases and cites It never rains but it pours as an example. Kidder agrees and mentions a poet, while Marlon confirms the author. Dustin Stax recalls vowing never to tell an untruth, even in delicate business, with a hired expert.
One of the essentials for happy homes is a well informed choice of health products. The text promotes Syrup of Figs and Senna as a trusted laxative, approved by physicians and widely accepted, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. and sold by leading druggists.
A Chicago Tribune quip playfully notes two generations at play as a diner jokes the hen on the menu could be the great grandfather of the omelet. Lipplacott's reports a parish scene where a thoughtful clergyman urges order as attendees are asked to return to seats after benediction.
A 19th or early 20th century notice extols borax as a natural cleanser antiseptic and sweetener for dairy utensils. It explains proper usage to prevent taints in milk and butter and promotes 20 Mule Team Borax from Pacific Coast Borax Co. Also includes assorted anecdotes and unrelated clippings.
A flood of testimonials claims Hood's Sarsaparilla cures blood diseases loss of appetite and after fever weakness. Patients hail relief from eczema muscular rheumatism and general malaise, with lenders from Lowell and Springfield endorsing the medicine as unbeatable. The firm sells liquid or tablets at a dollar per hundred doses.
Selections of dialog and jokes from newspapers and wires note playful exchanges about fortune, politics, and lines of travel. A comic tone meets wartime style quips on passes, riches, and public figures through brief snippets and advertisements.
A quirky exchange unfolds with Col Corpunclo alive and jokes about obituary notices. Doncan Ironside and Dele Honea discuss modest contributions to a mission. Mare Bird praises a parrot as the most sensible bird, noting it has spoken little since the visitor arrived.
A damaged OCR fragment from a local page mentions a harmful dynamite incident and a missing person called Timothy Squiggs. It includes stray dialogue about winter clothing and skates, and references several nonsensical phrases and names, lacking clear context or dates.
A fragmented excerpt presents a playful debate between optimism and pessimism about sunshine and shadows. It then oddly asserts “BROMO QUININE” in a laxative product and hints at a global cure claim. The latter sentence cites France’s seasonal alcohol production with estimated gallons and industrial share, but the text remains garbled and unclear.
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