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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1907
Page
3
Washington Herald notes Kolly claims a very flattering offer for his services. The exchange questions plausibility and implies skepticism about the offer's seriousness or value.
The text touts Allcock's original Porous Plasters as superior and urges avoiding substitutes or counterfeits. It cites long-standing testimonials from Sota users over sixty years as unimpeachable proof of merit, and claims certificates come from those who used them. A domestic scene follows with a humorous line about a suitor visiting after dinner.
John C. Coleman of Swainsboro Ga testifies his kidneys ached for years and his back hurt constantly until Dean's Kidney Pills provided immediate relief and lasting improvement. Sold by dealers for 50 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Richmond minister printed a funeral notice for the only surviving son of the late Thomas Pinkers and his widow Martha Jane. The notice set a noon Tuesday funeral and warned that funds must be raised to proceed, otherwise the funeral would be canceled and the body buried privately.
Historical note reports that The Oldest Bank The Bank of Naples the Monte Vecchio of Venice and Banco San Giorgio Genoa have ceased to exist. The Bank of Barcelona and others from the 12th to 14th centuries fade from history. The Bank of Naples founded 1539 remains a state joint stock bank with no shareholders.
In the Art Gallery Eva notes a painting titled The Sunset as Katharine jokes about dust causing sunsets. Gotrox resists, while De Short offers a salaried office position to seal a deal amid light, humorous dialogue.
The Providence Journal cites a Department of Commerce and Labor release showing U S sugar consumption averages about seventy five pounds per person annually making the United States the largest sugar user. Sugar imports exceed a hundred fifty million dollars yearly and while domestic production grows, it cannot keep pace with rising demand as imports have doubled in twenty years.
The text notes vultures are valued scavengers in Jamaica with heavy fines for killing them and that pelicans are protected seen in Kingston harbor. It lists Jamaica song birds including a large mockingbird, calls a local nightingale, and mentions bees imported from India to control snakes and sugar rats, now a costly nuisance for poultry. It ends with anecdotes of friendly wild animals and a child’s view of a pet-like encounter in a Christian Belt family.
The text mixes product pitches and medical claims alleging a cow tree in Venezuela and a cure for piles and catarrh. It mentions a white tablet, a quack brand, signals on rail routes, and a catarrh cure by Hall’s in Toledo Ohio. The fragmentary OCR yields dubious medical efficacy and dubious advertising content.
Long n Short of It notes a playful exchange about poetry and appearance. Scribbles-Now predicts growing hair for poetry, while Driblee counters with a joke about inevitable baldness. The banter preserves a light period voice and character quirks from the source.
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