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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1910
Page
7
An advertisement touts a constitutional remedy that supposedly inflames joints stiffens muscles and can cause suffering if neglected. It reports thousands of grateful people claiming radical permanent cures for a painful disease.
A garbled report describes a push for a three-cent fare in town and a protest over limited seating. The piece notes skepticism about how the scheme works and mentions crowding in street cars.
An Alabama man tells how a dog was given a name from a Bible tale cited by Harper’s Weekly, discussing Lazarus and the Tekman’s gate with playful confusion. The rest of the item mocks show business misfortune and oddball advertising, ending with a note on a Philadelphia show.
The Chicago Tribune recalls the initial meeting between Pecksniff and Turveydrog. Turveydrog questions Pecksniff’s department standards while Pecksniff derides him as an Ineffable Ass, noting he suspects Turvey has an Immortal Soul.
A fragment from a Buffalo Express piece records Lionel asking about Sir Henry Irving and his father explaining the famed actor. The dialogue touches on show life, safety, and the notion of peanut politics in/goobernatorial campaign references.
A fragmentary gossip piece recalls a scandalous scene in a bar where a daughter and friend share a private moment by the window. The old man protests while the daughter cites hardship, noting lights cost too much and they will manage by starlight.
A historical recipe claims the only logical treatment for catarrh is through the blood. It describes a mixture of one ounce compound syrup of Sarsaparilla, one ounce Toris compound, and half a pint of first-class whiskey. Shake and take in tablespoon doses before meals and at bedtime.
In a fragmented exchange, Marie questions a six nights a week visitor named Bessie and John is urged to show respect for the young man who may become a son-in-law. Maria asks for the adventurer's name.
A museum visitor asks where the hands of the Venus of Milo are. An attendant explains they were laid off due to a disastrous break in marble stock.
A nostalgic advertisement promotes Allen’s Foot-Ease powder to prevent and cure hot sweating aching swollen feet corns ingrowing nails and bunions. It lists 25 cents at druggists and shoe stores and offers free bend mailed to Allen 5 Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
Snatches of quotes drift through a montage of newspaper blurbs. The pieces feature a pompous funeral, a shah’s crimson tails, a medical consultation, a mob of exclamations about water and memory, and a playful clue to river naming in a collage of late 19th century humor.
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