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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1907
Page
9
The Well Informed demand a pleasant efficient liquid laxative with known value. California Fig Syrup Co offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna praised for gentle prompt action. Buy genuine California product from leading druggists, price fifty cents per bottle.
APennsylvania inventor unveils an electric trolley wagon designed to pull freight along city streets. The device attaches to the wagon and obtains power from overhead trolley wires to drive the wheels, offering a practical adaptation for urban freight and express use.
A proposal suggests stringing fire strung overhead wires to power a vehicle. The setup would not hinder trolley traffic and the car could shift onto the street edge to allow passes. The power right could be leased by the company and wires placed on streets unused by trolley lines to allow door to door goods transport.
In Pike County at Rattlemake Creek a carefree picnic led to a rattlesnake confrontation as twelve snakes attempted to cross a dry stream bed. The boys armed with blowers dispatched the reptiles, leaving them dead by venomous bites. A curious honey-scented bear wandered in for bread and honey and was taken home as a docile trophy.
The article argues Peruna is both a tonic and a catarrh remedy. It credits Hydrastis canadensis with effectiveness and cites herbs like cubeus copaiba collinsonia corydalis cedron seed as forming a potent trio. It claims these ingredients strengthen circulation and nervous vigor, with widespread testimonials supporting Peruna’s utility.
Fragmented OCR text shows a crude insult about a Chinaman and a crowd shouting and cutting at clothing followed by a garbled ad for nostrums and a patent medicine claim. Names like WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN and Hall's product appear amid nonsensical phrases. The readable parts reference a reward notice and a fake medical claim.
In the dialogue Mrs. Rawler compliments a portrait while noting it poorly captures her husband. Mrs. Crossway agrees, adding she likes it more for the compromise. The exchange hints at affection and humor over appearance.
The article promotes simple at home cures for a late summer cold. It advises hot baths hot drinks and rubbing the body with alcohol and Turkish towel at night. It also suggests Vaseline on the nose and warm salt water snuffs to clear congestion and warns against overfeeding when sick.
George Lawson Sheldon Jr., 14, son of the Nebraska governor, operated a lemonade stand at the capitol dome during the state fair and earned 20 dollars. He also sold newspapers in the streets with the newsies, planning to continue the venture.
Buffalo Bill recalls a Newport visit with Reginald Vanderbilt who drove him to a farm in a motor car. Vanderbilt describes a penniless youth asking to pay attention to a millionaire's daughter and the father’s objections with quips about faith and charity. A Stamford classroom anecdote cites a pupil correcting a teacher on gender of birds, noting only cock birds sing.
Tess and Jess discuss quirky language in a playful exchange about spoondrift as a nautical term. The dialogue references a poet and a war setting, with colorful quotes and media labels noting sensational remarks about a relationship.
A brief dialogue fragment shows a sentry blocking a soldier until he proves captain’s oral permission. The scene hints at misdirection and a comic transfer of authority across borders.
A playful exchange recalls aging hairlines and barbers discussing Mr. Baretop's thinning hair. A Philadelphia Press tease notes Mothers favor Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, while a Washington Star gag imagines railways complying with the law once lawyers finish explaining it.
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