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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1916
Page
4
The readable portions describe a historical document excerption touching on agricultural testing, a mention of a Department of Agriculture effort, and scattered quotes that hint at literary or personal content. The garbled OCR fragment preserves few clear entities or dates, but implies a cross between official testing and literary remark.
A Des Moines notice urges women to try Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female complaints. It claims a patient avoided surgery and recovery followed after using the remedy, asserting many women were spared operations and seeking confidential inquiries.
A garbled OCR reading references Safety Fire and a voice named Green with scattered phrases about a heady end, a dog, a court, and possible individuals Teve, Palos, and DaRWAlLow Greamt. The readable text is not coherent and lacks verifiable facts or dates.
An ad style piece promotes Rentnol Ointment and Rentnol Soap as a lasting cure for itching skin. It claims rapid soothing relief without harming skin and suggests a physician prescribed regimen. Mentions temperate condition rumors and Philadelphia Ledger style snippets.
Market notes from the Northwest detail per bushel figures and spot prices for wheat hay oats and barley, plus prices for fruits vegetables dairy and livestock. It lists Oregon and Yakima prices for onions apples strawberries cranberries and butter with cattle and hog prices and hay values across regions.
U S Consul John Bray, stationed in Singapore, reports Orient interest in Pacific Northwest products including pine lumber flour fruits and salmon. He notes growing markets amid war disruptions and urges Northwest manufacturers to expand exports despite funding gaps.
Portland Eastern wheat bids advanced for May delivery while local demand remained. Exchange offers rose 4 to 2 cents for spot and May. Visible grain stocks show declines: 1,087,000 bushels of wheat, 1,227,000 bushels of corn, 1,976,000 bushels of oats. Timothy hay scarce, alfalfa outlook favorable for a North West record crop. Moscow creamery expands with a four ton cold storage plant, adds rooms for butter, eggs, and creamery operations. no further expansion planned.
Fragmentary report notes sugar prices climbing in Portland with forecasts of a sharp rise to around eight dollars per hundredweight. highest recorded price previously was 8.05. World market factors and wartime effects are cited as driving the trend, with expectations of continued gains in coming days.
Fragmented ad style text warns that eating meat harms kidneys leading to back pain dizziness and urinary issues. It promotes a home remedy with grape and lemon mixtures and dandelion root as a cleanse, citing medical authority and fake product claims while offering dubious health tips and a Chicago company signoff.
An old health piece advocates drinking hot water on waking to cleanse the body inside out. It promotes flushing the stomach, liver, kidneys, and bowels with warm water and phosphate additives, claiming toxins enter the bloodstream otherwise. The article blends diet advice with light social quips and domestic chatter.
A fragmentary note on a young woman’s restraint in choosing a husband and the role of women, reflecting straightforward editorial tone of the Baltimore American. The readable text hints at social expectations and gender norms of the period.
A collage of humorous juries and odd anecdotes. It recalls curious verdicts from Warren County and a Philadelphia ledger scene, followed by ads for Hanford's Balsam and Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound. The piece blends old newspaper humor with brief real notices and light social quips.
In Louisville Courier Journal an aggrieved reader quotes a laundress quoted as scolding overcharge by the garment service. The dialogue mocks the laundromat friction and tariff confusion as a consumer complains about per item pricing.
A publisher’s sharp critique of a showman prompts two quick questions and answers about beginnings and wealth. A dining room scene follows with a dismissive demand for a prescription and a joke about a telephone book. Suburban life is glimpsed through quips on wealth, alimony, and life’s little worries.
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