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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
7
A fragmentary union of verses and prose hints at thrifty youth saving for a two week vacation and a reference to a Washington Star teething remedy. The text also recalls a theatrical or lecture scene with Berapley and Horrocks discussing marriage and audience role.
A New York Sun item recalls General Corbin’s hand me downs kept for years. A visitor begs for an old suit saying he needs clothing, but the general retorts with a quip about a new bride suit, in a light wartime anecdote.
Local readers are urged to use Hall's Catarrh Cure to treat catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. The ad claims it is prescribed by physicians, not a quack medicine, and offers free testimonials. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Mr. Halloran recounts a political meeting noting eight nations with ward ties. He struggles to recall the exact mix, naming Irish, French, Italians, Poles, Germans, Russians, Greeks, and finally unsure about the others. His wife suggests Americans as a possible missing group.
A Chicago Inter Ocean piece surveys women and banking habits highlighting errors and overdrawn accounts. It notes women enjoy banking, often request loans with no security, and sometimes mishandle deposits and checks. It ends with a reflection on ten years of female banking progress and asks about the next decade.
John C. Muller sets a corduroy bridge floor over a ditch near his home on a Denver to Colorado Springs route. As autos roll across, cogs power a churn, turning the floor and producing fine butter from the road traffic dust and churned by engagement with passing vehicles.
A California inventor proposes a safety scheme to curb accidental poisonings by placing bottles in a distinct form with raised stickers warning in haste. The design would alert handlers instantly if they pick the wrong bottle, prompting them to drop it and search for a proper remedy.
Mrs Lap sling complains of loud crowd noise and unclear acoustics during a performance at Fassity Construction theater. She says the agnostic properties of the venue hamper hearing, while nearby actors struggle to project.
An advertising notice touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a proven ethical family laxative. It urges buying the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product, endorsed by physicians and well informed consumers, and sold by leading druggists.
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