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Newspaper

Madras Pioneer

Location

Madras, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1906

Page

7

Typewritten copy prompts reporter with audience reactions

A fragment shows a reporter asking a question about a typewritten copy and audience responses like applause and groans. It mentions elderly people and references to Germany and Bogland in a garbled exchange.

Opper

Scientific farmer runs farm by telephone in town

A Washington Star quips on a magnate and courtroom power with a joke about a "scientific farmer" who stays in town and runs the farm by telephone, reflecting satirical views on modern business figures.

Washington Star Cleveland Pinin Dealer

Welsh bard finishes fifteen year sermon work in Washington

Laurence I Filek an expert on Is and Welsh bard Gwill completes a fifteen year engagement in Washington D C with a final sermon after long planning and study.

Laurence I. Filek Washington Gwill

A Joke that Pailed Three

Mien Adelbert recalls a Maine coast village visit with a store that carried all but Browning soap. The tale unfolds as she explains the odd stock and a cousin’s puzzled questions. The exchange ends with a quip about saying yarulsh in the fruit place.

Adelbert Maine Browning Bert

Hall's Catarrh Cure Touted as Constitutional Remedy

Promoters claim catarrh is a constitutional disease and endorse Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as the only internal treatment. Advertises a money back bond offer for circulars and testimonials and lists Ceres & Co Toledo as distributors.

Antil Donce Hall F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio Ceres & CQ Osta

Amending the Declaration of a Clergy Man Sore Throat

A doctor notes a possible cleric health issue after a rapid check. The caller suspects a misdiagnosis and requests another examination to confirm or deny the result.

Guaranteed Cure for Piles Advertised in 1d Bottle

An old classified style ad promotes a one penny bottle from Sichlew claiming a guaranteed cure for piles with a protruding hemorrhoid. The text touts a refund if the remedy fails and references drug ingredients and patent language common to period remedies.

Misuns-Maury Gossip Meets Kitchen Kiss

Excerpt notes a kitchen kiss witnessed last night with a jesting exchange about truth and sight through a keyhole. The maid claims uncertainty while a neighborly dialogue hints at social scrutiny within a household. Other fragment references teething remedies and a bright conceit about wealth and romantic pursuit appear in the muddled text.

Maury Ann Cleveland

Permanently Cured by Dr Kline's Lire at Nerve Miles

Philadelphia based testimonial claims Dr Kline's Lire at Nerve Miles cured fits and nervousness. Trial bottle provided with treatment, highlighting relief and lasting calm.

Dr. Kline Philadelphis

Contentment and Bible Teaching in a Domestic Row

A Philadelphia letter mocks a lazy husband claiming religious instruction keeps him at home. A separate item recounts a stray cow on Cottage Grove Avenue causing a slapstick chase as a rookie officer attempts to seize the animal, sliding on a slick street before the crowd ends the pursuit.

Ascum Jackson Ascuto Philadelphia Presa Cottage Grove Avenue

Bill to whip wife beaters proposed for Washington

Philadelphia representative Robert Adame Jr introduces a bill to allow whipping of husbands who brutalize wives in the District of Columbia. He cites Pennsylvania 1904 figures and English, Maryland, and Delaware precedents, arguing corporal punishment would deter abuse and reduce welfare costs.

District of Columbia Congress Robert Adame, Jr Philadelphia Pennsylvania Washington Columbia Adama Chance Adams United States London Maryland Baltimore Delaware

Butterflies Raised on Tiny Farms Supply Museums

The article explains that butterflies are cultivated on small farms for museum displays. Experts manage larvae like poultry farmers handle chicks, ensuring steady demand and profit. The stockroom is a sunlit glass room where hundreds of iridescent butterflies flutter in bright, silent display.

A Lively Catch

Mrs and Bridget discuss plans as Bridget announces she will marry the corpee's husband. The mother reacts with surprise at the sudden marriage, recalling a past funeral request where Bridget met the man.

Mrs Bridget Pridget

Ambiguous Sonnet Idea Impresses Critics in Philadelphia

Rimer introduces a sonnet to Crit tek and Brightley doubts it. Rimer claims the idea is original and well received by Crit tek. The note adds a quip about a daughter marrying and leaving home to travel by plane, with family adjustments like bats and gloves.

Fin Rupert Fitzgoobler Cleveland Rimer Crittek Brightley Philadelphia

Sensational Cure Claim Attributed to Peruna Remedy

A letter from Jacob L. Davis of Galena Missouri credits Peruna with a thirty seven year health cure after twelve bottles. He urges others to write to Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio for free medical advice.

Bern Roote Bucke Ter Howe Merlot Eal Lee Knaus Aoliou Jacob ‘L. Davis Galena Stone Ccounty Jacob L. Davis Hartman Hartman Sanitarium Columbus

Chinese Girls Training Privately vs Mission School

The passage notes Chinese girls are usually kept at home with mother supervising domestic training. When older, they learn cooking sewing and mending and perform household tasks. An enlightened Chinese father may send daughters to school near a mission or alternative school.

Dance Hop Proposal Sparks Elis Happy Acceptance

At a local hop Elis heart thumped as he proposed and she accepted with a joyful leap, marking a true and happy moment in their evening.

Elis

Canal talk among travelers sparks debate on conditions

The dialogue centers on a canal discussion with comments about how long a man can endure fleas, suggesting varying levels of experience and exposure. One speaker doubts a person learned much, while another argues a short stay can still yield significant suffering.

Bigee Low

Stagey boast encounters on the roadside

A braggart named Sandy-Gritty George tells women in cottage areas he once owned a castle in France and an automobile. The tale invites ridicule about the press agent persona and stage ambitions.

Sandy George France

The Vest Pocket Cascarets Clinic Ad Claim

The advertisement promotes Cascarets as a convenient vest pocket health aid for constipation and indigestion. It claims Cas carets strengthen bowel muscles like exercise and offer a non purgative relief, with a Vest Pocket box priced at 10 cents and produced by the Sterling Remedy Company.

Sterling Remedy Company

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