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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
7
The statement notes that abstemious and facetious are the only common English words whose vowels appear in the sequential order a e i o u. It highlights their unique vowel arrangement and usage in English vocabulary.
Peculiar clipped prose mocks a home remedy and tobacco odor problem as a sensational advertisement. A dubious medical claim promotes Dr R H W Kline’s Restorer with a free trial bottle and a nervous system treatise, pitched from Arch Street Philadelphia.
A boarder jokes about adding a constitutional provision to abolish tornadoes after a recent Oklahoma twister. The remark highlights the humor amid local weather chatter and political satire.
A Chicago Tribune caption notes a playful moment at the bridge table where a player asks what to do with a strong hand and is met with a humorous reply about swearing. The remark captures the light, social ambiance of the game.
One hundred dollars reward offered for any catarrh case not cured by Hail's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo promotes a cure claiming to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Walding Kinnan Marvin, wholesale druggists of Toledo, endorse the firm as honorable. Hall's Catarrh Cure priced at 75 cents per bottle and available from druggists.
A brief exchange questions Bigley’s political interest with a quip about him getting the gubernatorial itch just before trouble, as quoted in the Catholic Standard and Times.
A florist accidentally discovers a new roach trap using a pint fruit jar with bacon scraps left overnight in a greenhouse. The next day cockroaches climb the jar sides, allowing the florist to reduce pests affecting expensive orchids and plants. A paper label on the jar helps insects gain foothold.
Instructions describe filling cracks and dents in wood with a paste made from soaked white tissue paper kneaded with glue. Add earth colors to match shade, mix magnesia, press into holes, and allow to dry for a firm smooth surface.
Beat two eggs light. Add milk flour salt sugar baking powder and melted butter. Stir in stoned dates or raisins. Pour into a greased pudding mold and steam two and a half hours. Serve with a creamy sauce.
A home cook shares a fried steak method using two pounds of round or similar cut rubbed with salt and a teaspoon of soda the night before. Rinse, dip in flour, and fry in boiling fat until well done for serving with or without gravy.
A fragment from a period cookbook shows a rice waffle batter using boiled rice milk eggs and flour with thorough greasing. It also lists home remedies including a sulfur and molasses purifier and a Benmaine Sauce preparation with eggs oil water and lemon juice.
Scrape one pound of chocolate and sift with four pounds of sugar. Beat four egg whites to stiff froth and fold in the chocolate sugar mix. Drop paste onto a greased papered pan in pieces about the size of a five cent coin. Bake in a slow oven.
Instructions describe separating dates, covering with boiling water, stirring briefly, skimming onto a plate, baking three to five minutes, then serving. Includes steps to set in a hot oven and transfer to a serving dish.
Two cups cold potatoes mashed smooth with two eggs beaten. Add half a cup sugar, milk, salt and pepper to taste. Stir in three tablespoons melted butter. Bake for half an hour.
Tarnished silverware brightens with two hours in buttermilk and hot suds. A strip of asbestos cloth is offered to interline ironholders. A piece fastened to the ironing board saves the sheet and a square placed under the meat platter prevents table marks.
Julia Marlowe praises Peruna as a digestion aiding remedy benefiting nerves. Mrs J C Jamison of Wallace Cal recounts six years of stomach trouble and nervous dyspepsia before taking Peruna and claiming complete cure after several bottles.
The total wine production from all vineyards worldwide is estimated at three billion five hundred fifty five million four hundred sixteen thousand gallons. The figure reflects aggregated harvest data across major producing regions and seasonal variations.
A classic promotion extols Allen's Foot-Ease as a clean wholesome antiseptic foot powder that soothes tired feet and cures while you walk. It claims over 30 000 testimonials and warns against imitators paying dealers higher profits for substitutes. The piece includes a puzzle about a hairstyle and narrow doorways.
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