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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1906
Page
3
A garbled dialogue snippet shows a debate about leaving a young person in a drug store and potential danger. It hints at customer and employer anxieties about poisoning and trust, but the text is unclear and incomplete.
A fragmentary OCR passage promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from O. C. Hall & Co of Toledo. It mentions catarrh as an inflamed condition and promises cure, with unrelated notes about rooms and typewriters and a Chicago Tribune reference. The text blends product claim with stray lines from other contexts.
The fragmentary OCR presents a jumble of names, places, and ads. It mentions Allen's Foot Ease powder, an ingrowing nail, and a nervous patient with kidney troubles. A Neva York remedy claims cure, with dated 70 plus years and references to La Roy New York and Houston Post style prose.
A roundup of curiosities includes phosphorus fire risks in Australia and global mining notes on tantalite used for lamp filaments. Parts describe wax like Sonorine post cards, a massive four by twenty four letter lock concept, and a Kingston Jamaica inventor’s grid cipher. The piece closes with frontier tales of a notorious grizzly called Hig Hen and feats of strength.
In Wyoming mountains hunter Hugh Sniverly of Sheridan says wild animals attack only when cornered or provoked. He claims grizzlies, black bears, and mountain lions rarely attack if left alone, noting danger from leaving a gun at home and that big city violence can be more likely than a bear attack.
In Carl Bock's Temples and Elephants a Siamese audience remains quiet as a chalked elephant mocks reverence. An English circus tricks reveal the white elephant as chalked, provoking Buddhist wrath. the crowd believes divine punishment followed the deception.
Ileury Vignaud recalls an American at Napoleon’s tomb being shown a multi layer sarcophagus. The guide lists a forty ton sarcophagus a twelve ton reversicle a two ton leaden casket and a mahogany coffin. The American quips if Napoleon escapes he should be wired at my expense.
A parish clerk known for quoting classics sat under the old pulpit and whispered sources during sermons. The vicar finally lost patience and blurted out a rebuke, to which the clerk replied in his usual grave tone, His own.
The patient Feebles asks the doctor to summon the pastor Rev. Mr. Blank before surgery. Dr Sawem agrees, noting the wish for prayer. A line about experience teaching is also mentioned, ending with a quip on a woman’s talking.
A collage of light humor and social sketches features diners, clerks, and lovers trading quips. Jokes touch on widows wills, Louvre jokes, and misheard phrases, with puns about travel, fashion, and everyday miscommunications.
A simple inexpensive device uses small water fall to raise water to desired height. Useful in dry seasons for farms on high land, provides domestic water and can lift spring water using muddy streams. No maintenance, few parts to fail, and returns investment quickly per happy users. Large stock available and illustrated literature offered by the hydraulic department.
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