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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1911
Page
3
Brownly-de Jones contented as Townly-I should say so, noting Harper's Bazar remark about the teaching of his child in school. No complaints were raised about schooling methods during the exchange.
The Hon. Flora Sackville-West, daughter of a former British ambassador to Washington, appears on the stage reviving the Sackville-West scandal. Her father, Lord Sackville-West, once British minister to the United States, was recalled after advising a naturalized citizen on voting.
A fragment on tetanine describes a poison far stronger than strychnine and its lethal tiny dose in animals. The passage also recalls Rossini after his peak creative period, noting his long leisure and a humorous autograph anecdote about a friend who questions his equal in music.
An Iowa reader from Creston credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing long standing inflammation headaches and nervousness after other medicines failed. The testimonial urges women to seek the product and notes confidential free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. Other items include a general wellness quote by Joseph Rusell Clarkson and a column remark on smoking as a feminine habit from the Lowell Courier Citizen.
Prof EB Dickinson notes that mechanical piano players democratize music despite initial skepticism from professionals. The humorous Tassel Tale item describes a job applicant asked to perform many chores including cleaning dogs kennels parrots cages children’s workshop bikes and a car, eliciting a shocked reply.
An old Munyon advertisement touts Paw Power Pills as correcting numerous ailments from headaches to indigestion. It claims the pills stimulate the stomach and liver, promote bile flow, and safely empty the bowels without cathartics. Priced at 25 cents, the ad targets general household medicine needs.
A society scandal reveals a London theater dancer linked to an English diplomat who funds her lavish life near Bordeaux while denying legitimacy to their children. The diplomat dies unmarried, triggering a court fight over a vast estate and residence.
A jumbled paste notes medical opinions by Sir Almroth Wright, household remedies, Burma drink customs, Hull streetcar profits, an ad seeking a California land rep, measurements of the Statue of Liberty, and a state appellate ruling declaring a sleeping dog in a hallway not a public nuisance.
Bilas Taylor, longtime Felsted parish clerk, retires on his ninety third birthday after 41 years of service. He climbed the church tower daily to wind the clock, performing the duty 18 500 times and ascending 100 miles of stairs.
In Corea marriage is essential for a man. until he is wed, he is of no account. A father who fails to select wives for his sons by age twenty is deemed worthless. Pastor to His Flock notes a jail warden’s dry humor as he reflects on the Lord’s handiwork.
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A testimonial from Mrs. Margaret E. Anderson of Minneapolis credits Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root with curing her six year kidney illness after doctors advised surgery. She recalls purchasing from a local druggist, using the remedy and ointment, and urges others to try the product with a notarized statement from 1900.
The notice warns against liquid bluing as a weak blue solution sold in costly glass packaging. It urges buying Red Cross Ball Bluing as the best blue product, claiming it makes clothes look whiter and brighter. The ad targets shoppers and grocery buyers with a sensational sales pitch.
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