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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1911
Page
11
A professor discovers a single finger print on an unripe peach in his garden. He confronts the suspect Jake, who collapses in fear upon seeing the enlarged image, admitting the theft and admitting the mark on his corduroy trousers.
A young man with stomach pains visited a doctor who diagnosed dyspepsia and advised trying a pickle to stay on the stomach. The patient reported he could keep it on only while awake, for as soon as he slept the pickle rolled off.
The piece notes gradual tribal amalgamation as native populations decline. It cites a historical population of about 1,000,000 before European settlement, 350,000 in 1885, and an estimated current figure about 50,000 less than that.
The quote argues that true wealth lies in life and its powers of love joy and admiration. A country’s riches equal the number of noble happy people it sustains, and the richest person lifts others through perfected life and broad influence.
A London paper once awarded a prize for a fog tale. A merchant receives a morning telephone from a clerk saying he cannot come to the shop due to the fog and notes he did not arrive home yesterday.
The article notes Aleetine’s oranges as top quality for the European market grown in sandy land. It mentions high current prices for orange culture and a Jewish colonists joke about Palestinian fertility. It states orange trees bear fruit two months earlier than those of Italy and Spain.
Scientists Reibisch Heineke and colleagues show fish bones scales and otoliths contain annual age rings like trees. Size alone misleads age estimation as these rings provide a reliable age indicator for many species.
A young Colorado ranchman sold two hardened dinosaur tracks for a college course. The note implies notable figures tread water as footprints bear lasting value in history.
The article urges fruit as a breakfast staple in low vitality seasons. It covers baked apples with figs, grape fruit preparation on ice beds, and the value of crisp hot toast with a pat of fresh butter. It warns against raw apples and stresses thorough toasting and careful flavor balance.
A cleaning mixture using one ounce borax one ounce gum camphor and one quart boiling water. After cooling add one pint alcohol. Bottle tightly corked. Shake before use and sponge garments. Effective for dirty black cashmere woolen dress coats collars and black felt hats.
A recipe divides batter into a white outer ring and a red center. White portion uses sugar milk egg whites butter flour baking powder. Red portion uses egg yolks butter red sugar milk baking powder and raisins dredged in flour. Bake with red centered, white surrounding for presentation.
Instructions for cleaning ebony brushes advise applying a small amount of vaseline to the backs before washing. This protects the wood from ammonia or soda water, then wipe off the vaseline and polish the backs with a dry cloth.
A kitchen note describes a jelly dressing mix using arrowroot or gelatin. It calls for one tablespoon arrowroot in a quarter cup water or one teaspoon gelatin in the same liquid, then combine and chill until firm.
Quote from John Randolph on two educations, one received from others and one self taught. It claims personal effort shapes character, social status, and ultimate fate, and that teachers alone cannot create wisdom or virtue without individual cooperation.
A promotional bluing item claims water dilutes the product into a frail excuse. It touts Red Cross Ball Blue as the best blue and notes laundresses smile for a week. Large package five cents available at all good grocers.
Vienna physician Dr Paul Kruger reports 500 male patients with severe headache throat and nose issues. 420 had upper lips clean shaved indicating a perceived protective role of the mustache against dust and bacteria. Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets promote digestion and liver function with sugar coated granules.
A Maryland inventor has created a hair comb with hollow perforated teeth and a reservoir on the back. The device is designed to apply improved tonics as the user combs, delivering liquid through the teeth during grooming.
An old style advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease powder claims to cure painful swollen smarting and sweating feet. It promises easy fitting of new shoes and urges purchases from Druggists and shoe stores with a free sample offer. Address listed as A. S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
The passage proclaims dirt as the perfect culture for disease and the joys of dis ease. It claims microbes of plagues thrive there undisturbed by cleaners and unshaken by soap or modern science, immune to knowledge’s light.
Druggists offer Murine Eye Remedy in liquid form 265c 50c and 1.00 for topical use. Murine Eye Salve sold in aseptic tubes 25c and 1.00. Eye Books and Advice offered free by mail. Murine Eye Remedy Co Chicago markets the product for red weak weary and granulated lids.
The author argues reading instruction has two aims. First, make learners automatic in recognizing word and letter forms. Second, cultivate genuine interest in the content and the spiritual element of printed forms.
An advert promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as the best remedy for teething children. The claim emphasizes soothing effects and suitability for mothers to use during the teething period.
An editor reflects on a fragile humanity encircled by upheaval and hardship. The snippet conveys a somber mood about collective struggle and resilience amid surrounding trouble.
Testimonial from H L Huggins Welch Arkansas praising Dr Kilmer Swamp Root for kidney and bladder relief after a long illness. He details improved ability to work after one month and total expenditure of about eight to ten dollars. He endorses the remedy as a gift to suffering humanity and swears to its truth before a notary in 1909.
An advertisement invites readers to send to Dr. Kilmer & Co. of Binghamton New York for a free sample bottle of Swamp Root and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. It urges mention of the newspaper and notes the product is sold at drug stores for fifty cents or one dollar.
The remark notes that attempting suicide is not punishable under German law and adds a London exchange quip that if the attempt succeeds the person must face consequences.
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