add purge_history.sh and purge_remote_media.sh scripts to contrib/purge_api/

Signed-off-by: Ruben Barkow <github@r.z11.de>

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+Purge history API examples
+==========================
+
+# `purge_history.sh`
+
+A bash file, that uses the [purge history API](/docs/admin_api/README.rst) to 
+purge all messages in a list of rooms up to a certain event. You can select a 
+timeframe or a number of messages that you want to keep in the room.
+
+Just configure the variables DOMAIN, ADMIN, ROOMS_ARRAY and TIME at the top of
+the script.
+
+# `purge_remote_media.sh`
+
+A bash file, that uses the [purge history API](/docs/admin_api/README.rst) to 
+purge all old cached remote media.