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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1913
Page
4
A miscellany of observations on thrift, judgment between men and women, marital finances, and moral reflections. The column cites a New York carpenter who learned his wife saved much money, mocks reliance on authority, and stresses humane horse training and patient colt handling as key to success.
Uncle Snooks wonders how a man on a hillside can tell if he stands on an acclivity or a declivity. He cites a dictionary that defines acclivity as a slope up and declivity as slope down, noting any slope up seems to slope down.
A miscellany of odd anecdotes and brief items including a tale of an eastern Alpine ritual where matching couples finish a dance without breaking eggs to prove temperaments. observations on weather affecting butter, a hypothetical happiness for women, a coachman exchange, a tramp asking for pie, high Chinese restaurant prices, a fashion note on narrower skirts, and a man chasing a band wagon.
An old time remedy claims to cleanse blood through a “blood bath” with 6 8 6 8 and 6 5 8. It asserts rapid relief from rheumatism, kidney and nerve issues, promising full body purification. The ad urges readers to buy at drug stores for 1.00 per bottle and to write to the Swift Laboratory for advice.
A red paint recently defined changes to black when heated, highly valued for bearings to prevent overheating. The craft of gilding, etching, and bookplate decorating thrives in Vienna with top artists active in producing these works.
A fragment praising a spider’s web and its dew covered beauty. It notes symmetry and color in the web’s geometry and marvels at the spider’s self cleaning devices at the ends of its claws. It compares to combs used in a woman’s boudoir for grooming and handling cobweb threads.
Fragment from a Farm and Home note urges grafting thousands of dying apple trees to boost profits, advising trimming and fertilizing. The dispatch cites W. W. Maxim and outlines methods for orchard improvement and potential gains after 15 to 20 years.
The New York Times notes rising interest in French pastries served at home and in hotels. Desserts include tomato horseradish sandwiches, pineapple variations, ginger walnut treats, and buttered bread picks. A sharp focus on pastries as ready desserts reflects upscale dining trends and guest choice.
A collection of kitchen notes covers creamed salmon with browned crumbs, celery soup simmered in stock then enriched with cream eggs and butter, macaronI as a potato substitute with simple seasoning, jelly custards with cornstarch and eggs, a spider cake recipe, and boiled salmon steak cooked briefly in seasoned broth.
A collection of animal and farm signs indicating weather changes. Entries mention cats, goats, foxes, rats, dogs, bears, cows, sheep, horses, sailors, and cattle as predictive cues for rain, snow, and storms, with varied behaviors tied to future conditions.
A brief guide describes amusing shadowgraph tricks for a company of children. It explains how to cast rabbit or fox shapes on a wall using a worker between light and surface, and notes simple hand shadows as the easiest method.
A collage of short items covers optical illusions with black and white circular dots appearing different sizes, seaweed from Jersey and Cornwall used as fertilizer drying and spreading on land, and pithy legal and humorous quips about geometry and a boy who inherits money after a sudden resignation.
A new dairy cattle breed named Tllawarra has been developed in New South Wales by crossbreeding Shorthorns Longhorns Devons and Ayrshires. It has become popular for dairying in the Illawarra district though little known in America. The piece also notes wartime stork migration tracking via leg rings indicating routes toward South Africa.
A witty exchange notes a man’s refinement and knowledge of Aristotle with skepticism about his existence in the Balkans. The line parodies class divides in vaudeville culture, calling out the two types of men who either enjoy or endure the act when drunk.
A fragmented excerpt discusses the broad impact of medical treatment on mothers. It notes the strain of childbirth on a woman’s health and the lasting changes to her body and well being after recovering.
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