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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1916
Page
4
A garbled OCR page fragment mixes ads, dialogs, and stray lines from various sources. It includes ad-like items for hides and pelts, stray quotes about driving, and disjointed newspaper snippets mentioning names, places, and faces, but lacks a coherent single news event or story.
The piece states catarrhal grip as a disease that weakens the body and blood by lingering secretions. It explains you cannot fully recover while catarrh remains in the sinuses and system, stressing persistent weakness and fatigue.
An advertising claim for PERUNA from The Peruna Company of Columbus Ohio promoting it as a catarrhal tonic that clears the effects of grip tones digestion and aids recovery with testimonials and a mail order form.
A string of testimonials from women in Durand and Blackstone praise Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relief from menopausal symptoms and life change. Mention of agricultural notes follows, detailing spring plowing delays, crop prospects, and bark market trends in the Pacific Northwest and London, with local grain handling discussions at a Farner Union meeting.
Eastern cash wheat gains stir Northwest trade as buyers bid, red wheat parity with Chicago. Markets show brisk activity in assorted grains and produce including timothy prices, beans, onions, apples, and poultry. Local exchanges note improved sentiment and shipments to Eastern states amid price spreads and commodity volatility.
The article discusses chewing gum demand and chicle imports, noting about 25 million dollars spent over a decade and detailing 1918 import origins including Mexico Canada and Central America. It cites the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce figures and compares with earlier years and substitutes.
Disjointed quotes describe a doctor advising against blue for a baby with brunette hair, a tense confrontation about a robbery, and a chaotic scene involving a wife and household items. The garbled text hints at mistaken identity, a drawn gun, and an improvised plan amid confusion.
Army reports describe Col. George A. Dodd and 400 American cavalry pursuing Villa's band from the Santa Maria valley to the mountains. Villa wounded, escaped by carriage, with 31 dead on the band side and several Indians and machine guns captured. The action near San Geronimo ranch marked a decisive chase after Villa.
A set of seismic events near Victoria British Columbia caused noticeable ground movement and structural reactions. Reports describe abrupt vertical shifts and tremors disrupting streets and local confidence as authorities assess aftershocks and safety measures for residents.
A string of jumbled skits and quips unfolds from a Providence pier scene to bystander remarks and distant newspaper clippings. The piece merges street chatter with testimonials and ad style injections, including a farmer remark and a New Orleans ad claim, all in a ragged, humorous collage.
An odd clipping notes a traveler named Mr. Chugsiae buoy and solshoob Jn bia travela. It reflects on his experiences and remarks that the tally of blowouts and the toll since the past are the only things that interest him.
Fragmented OCR passage mentions devotion and tasting tales in spring. Garbled names and phrases appear with unclear context and attribution. The text resembles a noisy transcription with possible lines about truth and error and a quoted line.
Fragment from a humorous column or dialogue clip describing a quirky invention in an automobile horn and a playful exchange about money and domestic life. The excerpt includes slang and garbled dialogue from a 19th or early 20th century newspaper style, with multiple voices and a mix of jokes about poker, travel, and training dogs.
A local feud erupts as a resident boasts about family history, claiming superiority while challenging others' standing. The exchange raises questions about heritage and community status, drawing attention from Bree Press reporters who seek comments from involved parties.
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