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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1901
Page
6
An assortment of health claims appears in old ads. Hood's Sarsaparilla is promoted for dyspepsia symptoms and long lasting cures. Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is advertised as iron and quinine tonic. Several unrelated lines reference personal anecdotes, products, and promotional language from a bygone era.
Fragmentary text shows an old remedy ad promoting Laxative Bromo Quinine with claims to cure a cold in one day. The page includes stray lines and quips about neighbors and a mother, indicating a damaged newspaper layout.
Mitchell Lewis & slaver Dee publish costalogues for the Northwest area with branches across Oregon and Washington. The Implement Catalogue Vehicle Book and Harness Logues are available free by writing to any agent, offering up-to-date references for buyers and letter carriers.
A Jefferson Oklahoma family testifies that their daughter recovered from St Vitus dance after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. They report steady improvement after about a dozen boxes, noting restored health and weight, and attribute the cure to the medicine. The ad promotes the pills as effective for nervous system disorders and blood disorders.
The page blends disparate items from migration to Washington to regional lore with hearsay of hogs in streams and salmon fables. It references a hunt for fame and the idea of American liberty tied to the flag, interspersed with ads for remedies and consumer goods and a brief Seattle or California commerce note. The text shifts between legend and modern advertising language, showing a collage of 19th century culture.
Dialogue shows Mr Ferguson praising a fiery waist coat while Mrs Ferguson calls it oxblood. The couple argues over a dressmaker’s gore as Mr Meekton asserts control and Henrietta’s free handling of details.
A pasted ad promotes a “purely vegetable” blood purifier claiming to cure numerous ailments by cleansing the blood. It asserts blood quality drives health, promises nervous system vitality, and invites readers to write for physician responses and test data. Copyrighted by The Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, GA.
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