30 Aug 1895
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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1895
Page
1
Read These Prices lists items such as axle grease five gallon cans machine oil binding twine and Draper header parts. It notes draper spout and small shop items with generic pricing cues from a clipped catalog.
An old advertisement asserts Simmons Liver Regulator by J. H. Zollin & Co. of Philadelphia is superior to Pris. It promises no griping or weakness and says it refreshes and strengthens the body. The packaging bears a BL stump on the wrapper.
A group prospecting in central Wyoming faced a ten minute stampede of about four thousand cattle. With no shelter nearby they leapt into a shallow natural ditch, rode out the danger face down, and were buried by dirt as the herd passed. Two horses were crushed, and the animals were damaged beyond use, but all four men survived the ordeal.
The article explains how porous Pueblo pottery ollas cool water through evaporation, a mechanism observed in the dry southwest climate. It contrasts traditional porous earthenware with glazed pottery, notes the long use by whites and Mexicans, and describes typical olla forms in rustic and later more ornate designs while maintaining the cooling effect.
A humor piece recalls a doctor patient clash at Roosevelt Hospital with an Irish laborer who quips about drinking and modesty of the tongue. It also surveys a Paris wholesale practice of ransacking women’s hair to meet fashion demand, noting German, Brittany, and French sources and a changing harvest as seasons turn.
A dense, wandering tale collection describes Crater mountain myths of the Uma tian peoples, Shoshone legends, and a famed ascent with a cavern chamber full of stalactites and a hot water stream. It recounts J A Wright diary notes, a perilous descent, and a luminous, eerie crater world. The piece also drifts into curiosities about a sparrow clock tale and humorous elephant anecdotes.
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