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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1901
Page
6
An odd passage links a blood purifying tonic to curing scrofula with jokes about royal carriages and a classroom exchange on air composition. The text blends medical claims with satire and dialogue segments.
A vaudeville soubrette says she declined a weekly five thousand dollar offer to perform on the bcum circuit. A rival, the seltzer water comedian, quips that no one imagined they would refuse such terms.
A collage of vintage snippets includes an ad claiming Laxative Nrome Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day, price three cents, plus assorted quips about teachers, Carmen Craft sample requests, and mentions of Grove's Tasteless quinine and Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with testimonial language. The text also references a Toledo firm J Mene y Co and a 1890s scenario of river commerce and medical quackery.
A fragment notes Maude purchasing alk stockings recently. Another line mentions planning to put something by for a rainy day, suggesting thrift or savings habits.
The text argues rheumatism stems from blood toxins that escape via the skin and inflame joints and muscles. It warns against mineral remedies and supports a vegetable remedy labeled S.S. B, promoting a home medical book for readers to obtain further guidance.
Mud from dredging channels at the mouths of the Moruya and Shoalhaven Rivers in New South Wales yielded gold dust. An automatic gold-saver attached to the dumping gear is expected to recover enough gold to cover channel maintenance costs.
An old advertisement touts Cascarete Candy Cathartie as a quick relief for female constipation with instructions to keep a box handy and purchase from all druggists. The fragmentary copy emphasizes female sufferers and urgent relief.
A haughty philanthropist jeers that the suitor has proposed to two other girls this year. He retorts that those proposals were acts of compassion.
A domestic quarrel centers on adulterated tobacco. A man accuses his wife of emptying his tobacco jar while an older smoker tries to quit, mentioning his wife’s dustpan dusting as evidence of tampering.
Fragmentary dialogue reveals a tense exchange about securing a divorce. A press agent is described as active, with one party urging immediate action while the other resists and contemplates.
Lawmakers authorize an appropriation to preserve a tract of land with a focus on maintaining natural resources. A provision fixes travel and daily stipends for involved staff at eight dollars, covering livery and related expenses.
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