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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1909
Page
5
A practical column urges immediate action to redeem a neglected garden by pulling weeds, burning them, and replanting, while offering DIY tools like a homemade corn cultivator. It covers Sulphur fumigation methods for poultry houses, ventilation diagrams, and feeding regimes for calves and goats, plus notes on cattle horn traits, farm economics, and poultry/dairy price trends.
A moral lecture compares two figures a toil weary grandmother and a lecturing scholar. Grandma finds modest peace through relentless labor while the scholar sacrifices wealth and fame for knowledge. The piece contends everyone trades something constant in life and urges choosing high aims to avoid being cheated by misplaced wants.
The text surveys U S Supreme Court rulings on non use of patents when changes are costly, extradition limits on prosecuting crimes, and a Nevada court’s view on mine workers and pickets. It cites Continental Paper Bag Co v Eastern Paper Bag Co Pierce v Creecy Goldfeld Consul Mines Co v Goldfield Miners Union Delmar Jockey Club v Missouri and discusses franchise ouster. Background quotes and unrelated ad snippets follow, including a Life magazine exchange about photography gear and a remark on a widow’s allure.
Arthur Hooker proposes a memorial to congress seeking 3 percent gold bonds for 100 years to fund irrigation drainage roads forests and waterways. The plan envisions up to five trillion dollars in bonding for land reclamation and development across multiple states, plus improvements to transportation and forestry. A nationwide delegation and public backing are planned after the Spokane session.
A collage of humorous clippings and quips from various papers recounts a man giving 27 copper cents to a minister after marriage with a quip about Sunday school. It threads through satirical lines about income tax, silly ads, and playful exchanges on fashion, slang, and the Panama Canal.
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