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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1908
Page
2
A mixed feature piece surveys home life and style tips. It covers ventilation, bedding, clothing design, and health lore from an era magazine, plus notes on American and English women’s manners, dress, and exercise habits. It also mentions furniture layouts and stairway mirror displays in basements.
A report notes women in society facing serious difficulties due to losses at the gaming table, highlighting a persistent bridge player known for his competitive stance and skill at the boards.
Early guidance on nail biting in children urges immediate correction to prevent lasting nail deformity. Methods include dipping fingers in bitter tincture and, if needed, covering each finger with a protective sleeve to curb the urge. The passage also describes fashion details of a morning dress with striped fabric and white net trimmings.
When an engagement occurs the prospective groom should immediately wish to be introduced to his fiancés family. If they are local, they visit and welcome the couple. If distant, they invite the fiancée to visit, with her suitor present to introduce her to the family.
Descendants of Jobo and Priscilla Alden claim ownership of the Alden homestead in Duxbury Massachusetts near the railroad. The Ell is older than the main two and a half story house, with diamond paned windows and old beams. The site is linked to John and Priscilla Alden and their descendants with tales of who built the house and where they lived.
A column contrasts harsh pre Civil War style warnings of “Nefarious Scoundrel” with modern ad repetition. It recalls a Newburyport Herald notice about an orchard thief and a colonial judge’s pompous sermon, ending with a pumpkin theft memory and plea for mercy.
A historical clipping quotes sweeping generalizations about Islam and Morrocco, labeling faithful Muslims as credulous and urges ridicule of religious belief. It also mentions a Brisbane like mythic beast and a giant Australian moa-like bird with eggs buried deep, reflecting sensational nature and biased rhetoric.
An old farm advisory advocates shaping home grounds with curved drives and varied plantings. It notes gradual landscaping after homesteading, sheltering trees, air flow, and unobstructed front views. Also discussed: boll weevil hibernation near woods and barns, and a humorous farmers bath idea using oil barrels.
Shipping coops detailed for poultry, ducks, chickens, turkeys and geese with dimensions and lumber specs. Broiler coop size suggested. Winter forage study by Carleton R. Ball notes Southern hay production rising and cheaper home-grown forage, including alfalfa Bermuda grass Johnson grass crabgrass and cowpeas, with improved transport boosting profitability.
Essential to thrift in animals are two factors a varied diet and regular feeding. A single article cannot supply all nutrition and irregular feeding reduces growth. Regular, seasonal feeding yields better results and minimizes deficiencies in quantities.
A historic method describes using coal tar and coal hides to make a thick mortar. The cement is plastered around tanks or stone to seal leaks and protect slate roofs from rain. It claims the mixture hardens stone and becomes nearly indestructible, lasting forever when applied correctly.
A farm column notes that efforts to combat tuberculosis may raise costs for cattle care, urging better feed strategies and bedding to keep hogs and hog quarters clean, healthier, and more economical overall.
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