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Newspaper
Heppner Times
Location
Heppner, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1904
Page
3
Advertising copy extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a universal purifier and tonic. It claims unique blood cleansing powers and radical cures of humors and eruptions, with testimonials of improved sight and energy after multiple bottles, promoting low cost health restoration.
A doctor notes redheaded individuals possess thicker hair strands with many hairs on the scalp. He argues 30,000 red hairs create a well thatched scalp, while the same count of brown hairs yields a thinner cover. Approximately 100,000 red hairs or 105,000 brown hairs are needed for full coverage.
The fragment references a witty exchange about wisdom and marriage, notes on Premier Sedden's relatives drawing salaries, Piso's Cure advertised as a long‑standing cough remedy, and Russia's reported annual revenue. Names and specifics are sketchy, but the piece Mixes humor, public figures, and 19th century commercial copy in a single extract.
A comic exchange features Willie and Mother discussing Willie’s “second childhood” marked by baldheaded looks like baby Dick. The fragment hints at a humorous dialogue typical of a local newspaper transcript.
A fragment from a New York Times account shows a book club discussing Hamlet encountering light chatter at an afternoon tea. Members joke about advancing the stage and elevating reading beyond mere fashion or hats.
A new rail experiment in Atlantic City New Jersey operates a trolley road without a trolley third rail or storage battery. Motor cars draw a 200000 pound road and are powered by a button contact system triggered by magnets as the car passes. The design promises lower costs and no overhead wires, aiding fire safety and reducing shock risk while powering the sixteen feet of track between contact points.
Mrs. Leighton forces Jim to join her Monday shopping trip despite his lack of enthusiasm for hunting and bundles. Edward scrutiny of a golf vest shows a price comparison to a Brown's bargain, while Mr. Leighton doubts the placard claiming bargains and notes the tag reads selling regardless of cost.
The passage notes one divorce per four marriages in Japan and claims the Japanese dynasty traces to Emperor Jimmu, dated 204 years ago, asserting it is older than any other. It mentions Korea's true name Choson meaning Land of the Morning Calm used in State Department papers, plus comments on Japanese military diet and meat allowances on campaigns.
A physician and an ambulance driver describe a man found near a ball at the St Fashion Assembly Hall. The exchange hints at a nonfatal collapse or fainting while noting no clear injury or illness.
A youth asks if working men live longer and the angel replies that it depends on whom they work for. The exchange hints at the quality of labor and the conditions surrounding work rather than a simple cause and effect.
A fragment from a historical newspaper page presents verses about The Mistletoe Bough and poems by Thomas Haynes Bayly and Frances Laughton Mace. The piece mixes lyrics and ballad stanzas with archaic language and nostalgic seasonal imagery.
A 19th or early 20th century profile of three Wall Street magnates John W. Gates J Moerpont Morgan and Edwin Hawley. It depicts how endless suitors lobby them to back schemes risking national finances and even global catastrophes from fake earthquake plans to South American revolutions, with Morgan and Gates relentlessly pursued by impresarios and photographers. It notes Morgan’s dislike of photography and his need to avoid public exposure while Gates awkwardly adapts to a dining-room in his office.
Biographers, book collectors, and fantasy financiers surround Mr. Gates as royalty and capital seek influence. Promoters from Morgan to Cantro propose high paid pages, ancient tomes, and ventures in South America. Hawley, backed by Huntington’s circle, faces Western mining schemes, while global mining offers flood in from Mexico, Europe, and beyond.
Des Moines News argues the country raised boy has advantages over urban youth. A city lad lacks space, gym, or a room of his own and is driven to streets. The piece urges giving city boys country access, shops, and homes to nurture honest, energetic youth.
An Italian youth drafted an essay on citizen duties for a New York club. He urges voting, independent judgment, tax payment, industrious living, public service, order, and learning country history to stay true to nation state and city. Russia’s purchases and US trade figures are noted, with a concluding quip about being level headed.
Hon Nelson Rice writes from St Joseph Michigan congratulating the Perana Medicine Co Columbus Ohio on building public trust in Peruna as a tonic and remedy. He notes many grateful patients in the county who report cures and praise the medicine.
An old advertisement touts Peruna as a spring medicine that balances blood circulation calms the nervous system and strengthens the body. It claims to relieve colds lagrippe and lingering spring fatigue and offers free medical advice from Dr. Hartman in Colombia Ohio to readers reporting their cases.
A Chicago Evening Post quip questions timing of a death scene in a theater joke. A convoluted ad note promotes Mrs Winslows soothing con to calm children during teething. The text notes a needlepoint blood drop contains a million red corpuscles in a curious scientific aside.
A concise price sheet listing specimen costs for gold and silver items, standard testing reagents, cyanide tests, malling envelopes, and related control and survey work. Includes references to Ver. 7Técold and Zincor Vepper and notes soliciting work from Ville Cole Eteference.
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