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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1902
Page
6
A collage of comic captions and advertisements from a historic page features quack cures for scrofula, dubious claims about Hood's Sarsaparilla, jokes about arm loss, and public notices. The fragment includes mock dialogues, cartoon captions, and promotional lines from sources like the Philadelphia Prose and Puck, illustrating era humor and marketing gimmicks.
A fragmented OCR page mixes songs such as The Star Spangled Banner with stray quips about a menu change and a courtroom remark. It shifts to a gag about insomnia tied to a student remark and a tongue in cheek reference to a cough syrup. The disjointed text also mentions the Austrian government and a new metal named pagnalum.
The ad claims S.S.S. rebuilds blood lacking nutritive qualities amid weakness nervousness and emaciation. It touts S.S.S. as a vegetable blood purifier with no minerals and offers a free book on blood and skin diseases plus medical advice without charge. Atlanta Okla Cow?
An Indianapolis newspaper excerpt quotes Jinks and Jenks praising self-made men who accept blame, noting some act truly Christian by taking responsibility themselves.
The article discusses the Japanese practice of seppuku as a medieval and early modern response to shame and death. It explains origins among the warrior and noble classes, notes that some sailors and officials once performed hara kiri, and references the Forty Seven Ronin tale. It contrasts sentiment with legal prohibitions on vendetta and dueling.
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