The Switch Proposition and Newberg Mill Plan
A city booster piece explains a proposed Newberg plan to build a large mill with 100000 feet capacity and a 5000 foot rail in a joint venture. The mill would be funded by a bond and the road by the mill company, with construction expected in 1904 and the road owned by Newberg. The Board of Trade urges citizens to support the project as key to future prosperity and attract other capital. Also notes neighbor towns’ interest and a brief medical testimonial unrelated to the main item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newberg
Blaine Street
Board of Trade
Jewhberg
Oregon
Board of Trade Committee
The Oregon School Maam Tribute To a Schoolteacher
A Salem correspondent praises teachers in a humorous poem about the value of schooling. The piece extols school mistresses as beauty and virtue, contrasts ancient educators with modern teachers, and playfully fuses myth with the calling of teaching.
Marriage Licenses for Rose Metcalf Ray Newby and Wiles Thompson
Rose E Metcalf, 22, to Ray S Newby, 22. M L Wiles, 77, to W S Thompson, 89.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose E Metcalf
Ray S. Newby
M L Wiles
W S&s Thompson
Soldier's tale and tonic claims on relief and health
An elderly bedridden veteran near Havens Versailles Testifies to relief from Bitters and Electric remedies for liver bowel and general pain. Advert says guaranteed by F and Co. druggists. The fragment hints at religious imagery and humble farm labor while noting the man’s hardship and alleged cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havens
Versailles
Dogte Cines
Relk Bitters
Bucklen Arnica Salve Ad Promises Worldwide Fame
The ad touts Bucklen Arnica Salve as a universal cure for cuts corns boils sores ulcers and more with guaranteed results. It claims superiority over other salves and offers the product for 25 cents at F H Caldwell Co. druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Caldwell & Co
The Bridegroom Explained On a foggy honeymoon voyage
A ship on a honeymoon voyage enters thick fog near Shore. The couple hears a fog horn as the vessel crawls. The bride asks why it cannot go faster and the husband deciphers the danger with dry humor.
What is Life in the Last Analysis
Claiming life is governed by strict law, the copy warns that slight abuse causes pain and ill health. It promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills as a gentle thorough remedy to readjust organs, claiming relief from constipation headaches and liver trouble. Available at Caldwell and Co. drug store.
Genuine DeWitt's Salve Wins Over Counterfeits
An advertorial tone compares DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve to counterfeits, citing a Shreveport user who was cured by one box. It endorses the salve for blind, bleeding, itching and protruding piles and notes Caldwell & Co. as the seller. The piece includes a humorous exchange about marriage bets and mentions social teas for Miss Lucy Beers of Kansas City, plus a pun about Mint Julep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Caldwell & Co
Kate Coffey
Amanda Waters
Lucy Beers
Kansas City
Hawkinsville
Des Moines
Remarkable Record For Chamberlain Cough Remedy
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has a thirty year history with millions of bottles sold and praised as a standard treatment for croup in homes. It is claimed to cure when given at the first sign of hoarseness or croupy cough and is described as safe for babies and adults, containing no opium or harmful substances. For sale by FP Moote & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fp, Moote & Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Neizhbors Ki
Imercer
Simner
Wy Va
EFA
Leary Ae
C. F. Moore & Co
Salem
Journal
Beauty
Cupid
Momus
Narcissus
Plato
Diogenes
Socrates
Pote
Jupiter
Bucklen
Josses
Hudson Bros
Clothiers
Gussie
Gus
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