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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1905
Page
7
A jumble of humorous vignettes and ad bits from the Yonkers Statesman including a late worker Sam and his mule kick excuse, brief jokes about marriage and weather, and assorted ads for Piso’s Cure and Allen’s Foot-Ease. The clipped items mix wit, stray dialogues, and product pitches typical of a lively era page.
A brief dialogue features a Lady and a Peddler arguing about berry size and growth. The Lady suspects small berries, while the Peddler contends they are fully grown, and she questions whether their quart measures reflect true size.
A list of kitchen instructions for preserves and several dishes. Includes Macaroni Soup with pork, Boiled Quinces in syrup, Ham Patty mold, Egg Pudding with custard, Rhubarb Betty with bread crumbs, Hashed Cat's Head in mushroom sauce, Potatoes baked with sweet layers, and Twice-cooked Sweet Potatoes.
A historical note describes making a cement for repairing glass by boiling tsinglass in spirits of wine. It mentions using tea leaves with vinegar to remove flower-induced glass discoloration and instructs stuffing a mouse hole with orange pieces to drive rodents away. It also references a makeshift cork substitute from a screw and string and ends with a remark about absorbent bath towels.
The advertisement states Ayer's Hair Vigor restores color to gray hair and prevents hair loss while keeping the scalp clean. It promises users will not grow old too fast by using this product.
A humorous tale mentions a man who sleeps in a stable with a horse nightly and Mrs Caudles questions his sanity. The piece then notes a boy under 14 alleged as the youngest Persian general, holding full rank in the Persian army.
The text explains that under the Townsend rate bill a fixed rate by the commission cannot be lowered by a railroad. In an emergency requiring a decreased rate, railroads must appeal again to the commission, with no latitude allowed. The proposal abandons the past maximum rate rule.
A playful exchange in the Houston Herald features a butcher presenting a new sausage to a poet. The poet praises the sausage as a poem while the butcher calls the poet's latest work a strange piece. The lighthearted dialogue highlights wordplay on taste and verse.
Assemblyman John Tighe of Coboes New York lauds Peruna as a tonic that restores mind and body after overwork. He says it cures catarrh and nervousness, urging readers to write to Dr Hartman for a free sample.
A Boston man recalls a wild tale about an uncle in Vermont who survived a dog attack thanks to snuff given by a peddler. The anecdote centers on the odd habit, its long use, and a near fatal encounter that prompted reflection on the advice to use snuff when threatened.
Makaroff, daughter of the Russian admiral, was chosen as ward of honor to the Catarina and to the dowager empress after the sinking of the warship Petropavlovek. Her mother, of Pollek origin, is a linguist and musician who has written books and plays. She is working on a biography of her husband.
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