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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1909
Page
3
Wild health claims fill the ad with promises of blood purification and cures.makers offer tonics and pills like New Vinile Four and toning preparations, toutting profits, proprietary blends, and exotic imports. Also mentions a typewriter pitch and a gemstone note claiming ruby values from stones of varying carats.
A Kansas City Times piece quotes a landlady musing on boarding house life. She notes trunks and labels deceive, landladies know character, and true fairness comes from paying in advance or not. She argues experience in landladies could guide young women away from unsuitable matches.
A biography excerpt describes Alexander H. Stephens's father using a schoolroom drill called learning manners. Pupils seated in rows bow to each other then exchange salutations, practice imaginary parlors and visitors, and carry out introductions with formal phrases.
Osea Culver of Brooklyn was reported dead for three minutes at the eastern district hospital. Dr Henry Jaffer gave whisky and strychnine with artificial respiration to revive him, and after hours of effort Culver spoke and opened his eyes though doctors warned recovery was unlikely due to consumption and rheumatism.
A touching scene as Captain Gridley leaves the Olympia for sick leave after leading the ship at Manila Bay. He declines to stay ashore and is ferried in a cutter manned by Olympia officers, receiving a cordial farewell from Rear Admiral at the pier.
In a witty exchange, a first young lawyer argues attachment is justified by Mia Goodeateh owning 300 acres, while the second notes the gendered view of fashion and ownership. The discussion ends with a remark on how styles fit men differently from women.
A Oregon State Agricultural College expert decries polluted water from open wells and nearby cesspools. Samples show extremely high germ counts and ammonia. flies spread typhoid from excreta. Recommendations include insulated brick wells, septic tanks, and cleanliness to prevent contamination.
An old advertisement fragment hints Pettit's Eye Salve sold by a Buffalo company. The text mentions ocular relief and a boxed product, with partial names suggesting a distributor or manufacturer. The fragment provides little context but indicates a medical salve product.
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