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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1905
Page
7
An advertisement explains heart health and blood quality, touting Ayer’s Sarsaparilla for cleansing “bad blood.” It claims doctors endorse the remedy for 60 years and links liver and constipation issues to impurities. The copy emphasizes keeping bowels open and promoting health with an all vegetable formula.
A collage of witticisms on publishers critics romance and marriage. Observations question reader bias and the motives of authors and press agents. The tone blends aphorisms about novels critics and social customs with humorous social banter.
Modern Enterprise felth Hill, the real estate man, is described as enterprising. He offers a hand painted howe with each lot as an inducement to buyers. A skeptical man questions character by hair, and jokes about moons and misprints pepper the page.
The article discusses a sectional frying pan as a space and fuel saver for kitchens. It notes growing demand for economical cooking devices and compares the design to gas stoves with limited burners. The invention promises easier multi task cooking for restaurants and small households.
An analysis from Pearson's notes that most food items cost more today than the 1890 1900 average. It cites government data showing dollar purchasing power declines for beef pork cheese eggs milk butter salt fish cornmeal and many staples, with varied percentage increases across goods.
A scanned recipe fragment describes venison saddle roast with butter and currant jelly in a covered roaster, plus a custard cake method including jelly, gelatine, lemon essence, and whipped cream. Also there is a Metanacy Cushion dough note and stray cooking tips on greasing and oven handling.
A historical ad notes Piso’s Cure is offered at a 3 percent rate with charges. The text highlights a remedy claimed to treat cough and cold symptoms and promotes its sale in a period advertisement.
A scene shows an agent pitching a kitchen alarm clock that starts the stove and boils coffee. The lazy man refuses, saying he would buy only a device that pours coffee and brings it upstairs.
Atlanta groups oppose J Pope Brown plan to cut passenger rate from three to two cents per mile. Labor unions including locomotive engineers conductors boiler makers and clerks argue it harms state prosperity and risks fewer trains and lower wages. Travelers Protective Association also warns service would deteriorate.
A fragmented obituary piece describes a deteriorating elderly woman losing weight and dignity. It notes a distorted face, wrinkled mouth, and stern brows, then shifts to a sudden hysterical laugh. The passage ends with an odd mute cord metaphor and scattered garbled text.
Carrie King of Darlington Missouri writes of years of biliousness and kidney and liver trouble. She says after suffering with headaches and colds she was cured by Peruana, taking twelve bottles to become a healthy woman.
A Minneapolis woman writes that a seven week course of Peruna cured years of back and right side pain linked to pelvic and abdominal catarrh. She credits Peruna for relief and thanks Dr. Hartman for the remedy, noting thousands of similar testimonials on file.
A quirky dialogue opens with a young man aiming for a political post and a companion noting his future duties. The page then promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure warning against mercury remedies, with testimonials and Halls products from Toledo, Ohio. It includes a teething syrup claim aimed at mothers and a brief social joke about marriage.
Mrs De Smythe asks why old china is valued while Mrs De Jonee wonders if years of servant keeping explains ignorance. The dialogue hints at social status and taste gaps in a bygone household.
A brief dialogue notes Mina Cutting showing mild interest in baseball. Mise Cutting teases a yawed remark about enjoying a home run occasionally. The exchange conveys light sports banter and social tone.
A fragment reports Dr Kilne announcing a device or treatment that he says cures nervousness and nerves after a trial in Philadelphia. The text mentions a Bend for Free trial and asserts permanent cure via a nerve restorer. It cites Dr RO Kiloe and an Arch KL Philadelphia address.
A playful exchange between a flirtatious maid and a bored bachelor centers on shopping and crowds during a lively social scene. The maid revels in bargain sales while the bachelor groans at crowded outings, yielding a coy nod to mutual attraction.
An observer notes Skatera accelerating from nine to ten yards per second, Rumera covering twenty one yards per second, and a jumper on skis reaching about forty yards per second. The jumper reportedly cleared a jump of 120 feet.
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