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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
7
A Oklahoma man, William F. Vansbero of Okla writes that after years of doctors and remedies, Peruna provided relief from his condition. He states he will continue use and cheerfully recommends Peruna to readers seeking cure after other treatments failed.
A fragmented text from a newspaper item shows a husband asking why his wife rushes to marriage, citing Papa as a concern, while the wife reminds of a Rosenthal china gift. A separate notice mentions a 32 year old man advertising willingness to “take any adventure” in a morning paper.
In a Bisbee era reminiscence the author recalls dusty streets, saloons, burros, water scarcity and a frontier culture. He notes a single cottonwood yard tree, a library praised as vast, and locals including mine workers from Arizona and Mexico. The piece blends humor with stark town textures.
A collage of oddities and biographical notes spanning science, politics, and culture. Mentions include whale bone weights, city counts, rattlesnake trade, bullfighting bans, Yale prehistoric skulls, Bulgarian war suffrage ties, farm labor pay, Utah suffrage activism, Andreas Dipl the tenor, Matilda Evans as a pioneering Black physician, Miss Poppova and Tasslan airship claims, and Josephine Upham's naval welfare work.
A fragment notes a Vassar student and a Princeton man during the Newport season. Onlookers wonder at a tan coat that drew praise and mockery as sunburned faces appeared opposite sides.
A collection of medical remedies for catarrh and consumption cites Hood's Sarsaparilla and Sargatabs. The page then drifts through anecdotal items on writing style, industry wages, exotic curiosities, and brief humor sketches from a Chicago Tribune column. Topics include overseas orchid sales, rabbit hides in Australia, and a math of matches worldwide.
A garbled page fragment references a New Jersey farmer, patent medicines, and medical boasts. It mentions Mrs Winslow's Coons syrup, a nerve restorer, and a free trial offer, interlaced with malfunctioning lines about licenses and motor trucks. The tone mirrors a late era advertisement and dubious health claims.
An old advertisement claims a simple home remedy uses whiskey Toris compound and Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound taken before meals and at night to cure rheumatism. It also notes a Bengal government reward program paying for sharks caught in the Ganges, varying from 25 cents for small sharks to 1.50 dollars for six footers.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Bilixir of Senna as a reliable laxative option. It claims gentle cleansing of internal organs without debility or dose escalation, notes pleasant natural action, and asserts physicians approve the ingredients. The genuine product is manufactured by California Fig Syrup Co and sold by leading druggists.
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