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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1908
Page
10
An orator proclaims a platform to “Leave well enough alone” and a Boston chairman cautions on phrasing. The text notes travel from England to Japan via Vancouver taking 24 days, reduced to 17 days by Russia, with further reductions expected after a Russian double track is completed.
The Pilgrim warns that covering toy animals with skin using chalk and glue risks death from inhaled chalk dust and fumes. Leather skins for elephants and camels require tight fitting coats, while rubber balloon making exposes workers to poisonous fumes and dyes.
A teacher asks for the largest city on the Ohio River. The pupil replies Cincinnati, noting it isn’t always on the river. The teacher corrects, asking where the city is the rest of the time, and the pupil answers it is in the river.
An ad notes Sarsa tabs for catarrh 100 doses for $1 and 50 cent Catarrlets. Also mentions Hood Co. of Lowell Mass and antiseptics. A paragraph reflects on job references and a joke about a dead last employer, plus Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup for teething and a translated Meggendorfer tale.
An illustrated kitchen utensil allows lifting hot pots without hands by gripping pan rims with a plate and clamp mechanism. Tips cover canning tomatoes in glass jars, including washing jars, preparing tomatoes, and boiling, then frying with lard and butter. Also included are canning corn kernels and repurposing leftover fish with a milk onion sauce and potato crust.
An old kitchen column offers practical recipes and tips. Ingredients include Insipid Melon salad served on lettuce with lemon oil dressing, baked eggplant shells filled with tomato parsley crumbs, and Rice Balls with chicken and cream sauce. Also a pantry trick to deter ants using cloves or salt.
A classic promotional notice extols a health remedy Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as an ethical physician approved product with world wide acceptance. It urges buyers to obtain the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. version from leading druggists.
A three year old boy named Edwin appears before his mother with a guilty look and a scratch on his hand. He admits to beating the family cat, saying he "beat the kitty a little" after being asked what happened.
Mr Harker on the porch notes the baby appears in turn in the dining room parlor and front steps as Mrs Harker smiles. The exchange ends with the baby described as a moving picture.
Clarence Kneryv criticizes professed politicians as selfish, predicting schemes behind their actions. The visitor and James debate trust and motives, with Clarence accusing a dirty cut of deception.
A substitute quips about a diploma while claiming the shop offers a homegrown preparation as good. In other dialogue, Raymond notes Iaskin’s shift from opposing magnates and trusts as his partner confirms buying his first stock block last week.
The article urges that rheumatism is blood borne and cannot be cured by liniments. It attributes cause to excess uric acid from waste buildup and urges using S S S to purify blood, improve circulation, and permanently cure rheumatism. Free physician advice and a rheumatism treatise are offered.
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