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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1908
Page
7
A warning discusses mothers giving paregoric laudanum and morphine to soothe children. It notes narcotics cause sleep followed by potential death or lasting harm. Druggists must label narcotics poison and avoid selling to children. Castoria is claimed to contain no narcotics if signed by Chas H Fletcher.
In a courtroom excerpt Mrs. Tapsling describes her husband’s difficult debt collection, saying he claimed that before receiving payment he had to Barney Shea the man’s wages. The remark highlights disputes over wage garnishment and legal terms.
A Wall Street Journal excerpt notes the Pennsylvania railroad posted notices banning profanity at work shows amid the rail system’s current situation and suggests extending such rules to executive offices and sending copies to each stockholder.
A promotional piece lists 20 Mule Team Borax products and related soaps as quickly obtainable with wide value and an offer for a 40 page illustrated catalogue from Pacific Coast Borax Co. Oakland Cal. It also includes a humorous exchange about dialect and a teething remedy advertisement.
In a playful exchange, Jack and Tom discuss Miss Faintheart delaying a proposal. Tom hints at wasting time with her while considering a possible chance to refuse. The ad promotes Allen's Yoot-Ease foot powder claiming relief from painful feet and swelling with a free sample offer from A. S. Olmsted of Le Roy, New York.
A humorous exchange after a spelling bee ends with Mr Spoonamore admitting a fondness for the word with a U. Miss Daisy teases him for spelling honor as honour while the couple’s banter hints at a budding romance.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh with a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure. It cites internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and promotes testimonials. Also mentions a call for a Live Improvement Society in small communities to advance hygiene and public health provisions.
Dean James E. Russell of Columbia urges American farmers to mimic Denmark and Europe in dairy and industrial education. He cites Denmark’s $35,000,000 annual butter exports and heavy investment in schools, plus Wurttemberg’s expansive technical and agricultural programs, as models for the Inland Empire and New York.
In Haverford Pennsylvania a discussion notes pork prices are highest in the Pacific Northwest and farmers are increasingly focusing on pork. The Yerk shire breed is favored, with Duroc Jerseys gaining some traction. A cross of these two is viewed as potentially superior, based on station experiments.
The excerpt from The Straightforward Sex cites Mergendorfer Blaetter asking for two bills for a hat one for 10 dollars for her husband and another for 20 pounds to show her lady friends in a curious reported exchange.
The advertisement asserts Truth and Quality in laxatives and promotes Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a preferred remedy. It claims the product cleanses and relieves internal organs without debility, works naturally, and is approved by physicians. Only the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product should be purchased.
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