This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1913
Page
4
A fragmented feature discusses how men and women diverge in pursuits as they age. It suggests men need more relaxation and variety while women require more focus in home work, urging a balanced approach to improve home life and culture.
A French scientist links baldness to intellect while a public official scandal is hinted at. The dialogue raises questions about motives and media exposure, with a playful exchange about college lessons and Bacon.
In ancient Palestine palace provisioning shows early food supervision with jar labels for pure olive oil. Historical anecdotes recall harsh penalties for adulteration, including a 1444 Nuremberg merchant burned for saffron falsification and Augsburg bakers ducked for false weights. Modern views fear rogue traders.
The article contrasts Arctic survival tales of Viljalmar Stefansson and Dr. Anderson with tropic exploration, arguing food production varies little by latitude. It cites explorers like James Orton and Pizarro, notes tropical Africa and Mackenzie region challenges, and promotes Spohn's remedy as a universal tonic and preventive, claiming over 1,000,000 bottles sold and urging wholesale druggists to stock it.
An old farming column discusses dairy management focusing on calf raising, breeding to purebred bulls, and milk yield. It mentions feeding practices with mill feed, clover, oats, silo use, and a suggested daily ration mixed with timothy and redtop. The piece also includes a tangential note on a compact writing travel case and light humor about weather talk.
A boy skilled with tools can craft a simple skipjack for winter fun. Use a stout barrel stave with a 16 inch upright frame 2 by 4 inches, braced front and back, plus an 18 by 5 inch board for a seat. Test on a short slope, sit with feet lifted, and glide quickly with a light body twist to stay on track.
The London Mall reports Abbots Bromley villagers renewed the horn dance with fantasy robes reindeer antlers and accordions. Tiverton officials proclaimed rights to the town seat by a seven mile stream ride led by workers armed with tools to clear obstructions and mark the custom.
A novelty exhibit uses cut cardboard bars and tar row strips to create optical errors that amuse spectators. The simple arrangement plays on eye perception, offering light entertainment through a humble, hands on setup.
The text describes a small object with a tapered stem that can be turned. When nearly upright its edges appear parallel, but as it tilts lower the illusion that this is something else decreases.
Advice on liming pastures in late fall for better soil health and spring growth. Recommends 40 bushels per acre air slacked lime, cost and application steps, then seeding with grasses and clovers. Compares ground limestone and burnt lime, notes rates of 2-3 tons per acre for ground lime and hydration details of caustic lime.
A simple farm sheller uses a wooden block with a sloping notch mounted on three legs. Spikes fill the notch and lever, with kernels knocked off by a couple of firm strokes. A catch box on a nearby leg collects the shelled corn.
Alfalfa quietly serves, tilling soil and feeding roots with nitrogen and humus. It works day and night through a long season, requires no fuel or hull, and pays good rent by improving land for future crops. Plowing it under early enriches land before other crops, despite the cost of replanting.
The fall is a good time to top dress the land with well rotted manure spread at eight to ten tons per acre. It should be thoroughly intermixed with the soil to ensure quick decay. Organic matter improves soil physical condition and adds plant food. it also helps light and sandy walls, prevents spring blowing, and increases moisture holding power and producing power.
Garden notes advise using efficient tools to cut maintenance costs and increase revenue. Fresh ground rotation for potatoes, deep plowing to improve soil moisture, and saving corn stalks reduce waste. Asparagus requires no winter mulch, and more alfalfa supports home feed supply.
A column blends social satire with science notes and odd tidbits. It recalls a Manchester tea scene and a frugal hostess quip, reflects on dieting experiments, cites teething remedies, explains insect wing buzzing, and notes a Los Angeles push-cart tamale tale later repurposed in a new restaurant block.
Robert Louis Stevenson heard Charles Halle play at Queen’s Hall and later issued a sharp judgment about the pianist’s style. The remark, delivered in a calm voice on Regent Street near Oxford Circus, labeled the elderly musician’s manner as austere and chilling.
In Tola Kansas during the Change of Life Mrs D H Brown suffered two years of illness. After three doctors failed she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and regained strength. She took twelve bottles and now does all her work including washing. She endorses the medicine for other women.
An exchange narrates a little boy who balks at sleeping alone and asks to say his prayers again before bedtime. The item is from Suburban Life, highlighting parental caution and child anxiety in nightly routines.
A whimsical dialogue set at a seaside school scene features James Henry Williams asking about the Inthemis from a Bible verse and a teacher’s puzzled response. The exchange moves to reflections on human flaws and the possibility of improvement through collective effort.
A wealthy bachelor near his country seat nearly drowns his mother in law who falls into the river on his estate. He boasts of the escape to friends. an old bachelor replies with a jibe about the river’s shallowness. Also reports on pies cures and a hen setting a world egg record at 223 eggs.
A caregiver teaches Marian to say “Mamma, drink” when she wants water. The child had limited speech and had never learned to ask for a drink before this moment. She points to the cup and attempts to utter the new prompt.
Readers complain about careless umbrella habits causing glasses to be knocked off and broken. Some people spin umbrellas in crowds risking injuries, while others call for more courteous passing. A dialect excerpt questions post office visits and a minister’s alleged marriage.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.