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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1904
Page
7
A Portland boy explains a woodshed shooting as play for war maneuvers while a photographer warns against replicating fear. The piece contrasts battlefield play with harsh poverty as millions struggle to feed and clothe families on meager wages despite wives working.
An advertisement touts a constitutional remedy for catarrh and similar diseases. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, building up the constitution and promising a cure with a $100 reward if it fails. Readers are invited to send for a list from F J Cheney & Co.
Mexican gentlemen greet with a hat tip or brief salute as they pass, a courtesy observed in a meeting that likely lasted about two minutes.
Four distinct cucumbers in Brandon Vermont were described as growing from a single seed and forming a solid bunch in a remark by Arnold Manchester last week. The unusual fruit was compared to a Maltese cross in a whimsical note.
A reader questions hereditary insanity in a family and asks if there is any insanity in the family line. The message notes concern over mental health and seeks clarity in a formal, newspaper tone.
The article describes the Alpe people with smoky interiors, raised sleeping platforms, and a family night circle. It notes their large, ape-like features, peaceful nature, and extensive facial tattooing done by women using ash bark and birch soot.
Morrow, a miner, vanished for days after entering abandoned shafts beneath Joplin. He reemerged wild eyed with gray hair, recounting encounters with workers and shafts that led him deeper than he could navigate. Guides doubt his memory, but his escape appears miraculous.
The article surveys the western expansion of farmland from 1850 to 1900, noting the region between the Mississippi and Pacific now yields major shares of wheat and oats and dominates cattle, gold, and silver production. It highlights shifting population and manufacturing centers toward the west and rails expanding nationwide.
An American firm has contracted to furnish Russian flour millers with 300000 dollars worth of machinery. The deal aims to expand mill capacity and increase U S supply to Russia amid postwar trade efforts.
A garbled OCR style passage presents a speaker claiming fearlessness and questions whether another is a bachelor, featuring stray phrases about a man with one eye. The text is inconsistent and lacks clear narrative context or decisive events.
The article describes blood poison as an ancient, widespread malady. It follows a small sore entering the blood, causing eruptions, facial swelling, skin spots, and bone and muscle pain. Without eradication it devastates the body, especially harming children.
A garbled passage from a 19th century column shows fragmented phrases about pricing, comfort, and worry. The lines hint at economic concerns and personal musings, but the text is largely incomprehensible. No clear events or identifiable names are present.
Two Liverpool tea traders and close pals drift into personal matters at a wedding. One partner, a simpleminded bachelor, reads ardent letters from a Northern lady who signs herself Buale. The other partner returns from China and greets the bride, while she corrects him with her name Helen. Mothers use Winslow’s soothing syrup for children during Olbing season.
Fragmentary lines note themes of originality in wedding descriptions and bidding farewell to a party hostess, without concrete names, places, or dates. The text reads as reflective musings rather than a reporting item.
An old style ad promotes a powder called Te Bask ta New Shell for curing corns bunions and ingrowing nails. It claims fast action and sweating relief with a free sample offer. Listed locations include Le Roy New York and Rawple.
A collage of street talk and product pitches appears with lines about free peanuts for elephants and police, a claim for Piso's Cure for coughs, a boastful price, a conundrum about a socialite's wealth, and a staged medical quip about appendicitis.
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