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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1900
Page
7
A reader reports long illness with abdominal pain, swelling, and and bearing down, claiming Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped her recover after weeks in bed. The letter also mentions other patent remedies and personal health anecdotes from Michigan and nearby communities.
A story about Congressman Jobo J. Ketcham of Doven Plains New York and Secretary Gage of the Treasury. Ketcham persuades a deaf constituent to apply for a civil service job, seeking a twelve hundred dollar position. Gage refuses, then the man is guided to a vacancy. Ketcham remains optimistic while Gage doubts the hearing.
A collection of column excerpts outlines a rule to estimate life expectancy by subtracting the current age from 86 and halving the remainder. It cites examples, critiques, and varying claims about accuracy, plus a note on electric power in navy ships and Mexico’s economic data.
An article by The Citizens' League of Chicago reports May prosecutions of saloonkeepers with 92 charges including selling to minors and to drunkards. Of 46 cited, 37 were convicted or sent to criminal court. grand jury indicted nine violators for liquor to minors and gaming.
A fragment from a Civil War scene recalls a June 2 1864 engagement near a tavern on the Chickahominy Road close to Richmond. The brief fight left Confederate and Union forces with heavy losses in about half an hour.
The fragment questions trust in testimonials from insurers and medicine makers, citing a cynical view of publicity and belief. It quotes a Puritan style meditation on divine observation and human pride, contrasting grand trees with a modest bush as a sign of humble faith.
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