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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
7
A speaker rambles about mind sickness and fever while addressing a doctor. The exchange hints at an illusion and a confession of strain and confusion within a clinical setting. The dialogue presents a fragmented mental state and an appeal for medical understanding.
A cryptic recruitment note seeks legal agents in all countries for a Medicology tet book by Witshal. Claims large sales and million units in the mast, urging immediate territory assignments and experience. References Pioneer Hidg and Aleter Co as contacts.
The passage blends caustic banter about marriage and finances with comic lines on nervous disorders, a teething remedy pitch, and a Brazilian parrot joke. It references a bachelor’s blue mood, wife expenses, and a deceased parrot punchline amid fragmentary dialogue.
A stranded actor asks about the distance to Chicago as a gatekeeper describes the fare for three pairs of half soles and a pair of new heels.
An old medical patent remedy described as a cure for bunions calluses and swollen feet appears in the page text. Trade names and generic claims are listed with price references and pharmacist endorsements though exact product details are hard to parse.
A fragmented Chicago Tribune remark questions William the Conqueror’s claim after a battle at Hantings. The speaker notes the irony of rhetoric when real power remains with the conqueror, highlighting historical irony and changing dominion.
In a quoted exchange the character Cholly recalls never playing golf and asking a Scotsman for advice. The Scot’s response is captured as Hoot, man, prompting Cholly to admit he booted the first shot, illustrating a humorous misstep in golf learning.
A dated ad fragment offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case and promotes Ha. 14 Catarrh Care by J Cheney Co. It claims Hell's Catarrh Cure works internally on blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials and price 75 cents per bottle. Also touts Hell’s Fly Pills for constipation and includes a disjointed quote about Japanese height and navy.
In a terse exchange Mr Feathertop confronts a young woman who rejects his claim to visit her again. She dismisses his jealousy, recalling a past request for blessing and insisting that her previous agreement involved only a retainer.
The article advises early beetle control on vines using Paris green and Bordeaux mixture to prevent leaf damage and blight. It also covers tire maintenance, stock feed value, gradual work for horses, and bumble foot in poultry with tincture of iodine to aid healing.
Chief Galloway reports alfalfa red clover and grass seed tests from the open market reveal widespread weed contamination. Red clover shows dodder and yellow trefoil in many samples, while alfalfa and Bromus inermis seeds also carry weed traces. Kentucky blue grass samples mostly contain Canada blue grass traces, often immature, indicating mixed harvests. The potato bag or Colorado potato beetle note follows.
A crude hoax text pretends to offer a foolproof hog cholera cure by mixing Venetian red and kerosene with feed. It advises early chick hatching and rapid growth to beat cold weather and suggests growing a medicinal herb garden including sage caraway saffron and tansy for self-styled benefits.
Three Morse Doubletrees are described as attachments for a binder or sulky plow. The plan shows a doubletree that can be made to varied dimensions to fit horses of different sizes.
Seed germination ranges are listed for numerous vegetables including asparagus beans beetroot borecole broccoli Brussels sprouts cabbage cauliflower carrots celery corn salad corn cucumbers eggplant endive lettuce melon mustard onions parsley parsnips peas and peppers. Germination spans from about 3 to 56 days depending on species and variety.
Ashes from hard wood fetch higher value than soft wood ashes. Some soft wood ashes are too low in value to bother with. Value largely depends on the tree part used. It is declared by authorities.
The diagram outlines a thirty four foot wide piggery cross section with stone or concrete foundation and concrete piers. It describes a two layer floor, a central six foot alley with crowned level for dryness, pen partitions from quarter inch boards, an eight foot loft for storage, and rope pulleys controlling doors and ventilators along the feeding alley.
A grower explains rhubarb success from rich soil and heavy annual manuring, noting soapsuds irrigation as a weeded practice that yielded $80 from a small patch. Minnesota now has 825 creameries and 76 cheese factories, largely farmer owned, using Balck milk tests and standard dairy school methods.
Guidance emphasizes draining excess surface water and using underdrains and overdrains. Start seeds in a seed box or hotbed, then transplant to two inch pots after seedlings grow. Do not work wet soil as haste damages crops. working wet soils yields nothing and causes losses.
A Westminster Gazette letter-writer cites a publisher note about a forthcoming book on roguery and mentions that the author Carelessly references the reader by name. The writer expresses mild discomfort at the framing and suggests a different presentation would have been preferable.
A critic argues that artists known for portraiture should not be forced into painting only their established subjects. The author laments the mislabeling of talent by specialty, noting artists famed for cats or portraits may be unable to pursue broader landscapes without losing artistic identity.
An Eastern tourist asks how to stay healthy in the West and is advised to avoid bullets knives and rope. The reply suggests dangers of weapon violence as a warning to travelers.
A humorous exchange in the Home Herald features Mrs Fillem and Mrs Skimpem debating boarders and fat pockets. The artist counters by selling paintings and is urged to pursue high money ventures like life insurance or steel bridges.
In a Camden-style exchange the veteran boarder tells the new lodger to start paying his board. He notes Mrs. Starvem was unusually polite that morning, implying tension over finances at the boarding house.
A humorous exchange from the Methodist Recorder has a mother explaining to a child why the bay rum on the table is not what he thinks. The punchline reveals the liquid is mucilage, prompting a puzzled question about his missing item.
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