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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1908
Page
7
A humorous exchange from the Houston Post features Chipper asking to saw wood for dinner and another reply No there’s no wood to eat, reflecting light local humor and playful dialogue.
A Chicago Tribune quote recalls how moneyed visitors in Rome used charm to extract wealth from Americans. A Dutch traveler, seated backward in a coach in the Black Forest, seeks a change but finds no one opposite to swap seats with, prompting a gruff postmaster reply.
A humorous exchange contrasts beliefs about matter with a playful jab about weight. One friend jokes that no matter exists, while the other weighs 245 pounds and remains skeptical, adding a light clash of science wit.
Mrs Newrich returns from a trip across the pond praising France and Paris for its clever people noting they all speak French fluently despite never taking lessons. Mrs Homer questions the claim as they joke about language lessons.
E H Harriman warned against harsh action on vested interests after a securities decline. He likened the situation to a school scene where a boy fumbles a pin, the pin used to hold up his pants, prompting the lesson to recite.
A long‑vanished cat named Bouncer, famed for battling dogs and rats, was found skeletal between walls of the old Corby building in Bloolfield Centre during remodeling by William Rt. Raab’s crew. Residents recalled Bouncer’s feud with the dog Gyp Sloggers, which ended with the cat disappearing up a stairwell and becoming trapped.
A collection of old fashioned dessert ideas including rice and chocolate pudding in sherbet glasses topped with whipped cream, strawberry cream fritters fried to a golden brown, codfish chowder, shoofly cake, and cream puffs. Also includes tips for cream mints, rhubarb with batter, raspberry shortcake, tea sandwiches, uncooked eggsless chocolate frosting, and a lemon pie recipe.
Chop kraut with a spade and place cabbage in barrels to chop into pieces. Let grape juice stand overnight to settle grit, then strain before sugaring for clear jelly.
A collection of era fragment ads and claims including Mrs Winslow s soothing syrup remedies for teething, Kilmer s Great Herbal Restorer, Allen s Foot Ease for foot pain and shoe comfort, and generic notes on bathtubs and Vitis dance cures. Includes a brief humorous exchange from Yonkers Statesman.
An advertisement claims deafness from catarrh can be cured only by constitutional remedies. It offers a $100 reward for any case of deafness caused by catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine and promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation. The message includes a note about gas bills and a Chicago Tribune quote about voluntary payment only.
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