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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1912
Page
4
A fragmentary reflection cites Descartes on why streams stay calm despite obstacles. Quoted line notes that streams appear still not due to absence of rocks but because they overflow the stones and boulders that block their path.
A historical reflection argues how extra leisure from work has affected workers. Observers note mixed outcomes, with early cynicism giving way to regeneration as time passes. Benefits include improved health and morals, while practical restraint remains advised. Quotes Carlyle on speaking truthfully without concern for reward.
A fragmentary notice claims Sry Marine Eye Remedy by Marine Eye Remedy Co. of Chicago offers relief for weak watery eyes with three packets per box. A separate note says authors formed a union to publish writing rules, restricting hero smoking ashes and heroine despair behavior, with full rules to come.
The text notes a 1876 claim that Alexander Bell invented the telephone and asserts there were no skyscrapers, trolley cars, electric lights, gasoline engines, self-binders, bicycles, or motor cars in that year. It references the Magazine of American History and presents a historical, declarative snapshot.
Mrs Dema Bernuwe of Sikeston Missouri reports seven years of monthly agony with cramps backache headaches and nervous weakness. After resisting surgery she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and regained strength enabling her to perform housework garden and social duties. She urges other women to try the remedy.
An old newspaper article explains that the pear slug or cherry slug damages cherry, pear, and plum trees yearly by feeding on the upper leaf surfaces, causing defoliation and weak crops. It reviews control methods including hellebore, lead arsenate, paris green, and soap emulsions, plus soil cultivation to disrupt cocoons and water washes to remove slugs.
An inexpensive potato covering and ridging device is described with a front crompiece eight feet long, rear crompiece one foot, and wooden runners six feet long. One man drives while another steadies the rear handle, using tron plates on the bottom.
The pig, with a small stomach, uses concentrated feeds best but both growing and mature animals can utilize roughage and forage. Growing pigs need some concentrates, while fattening hogs benefit from more protein feeds. Use clover and alfalfa pasture with limited corn for best gains, supplement with oil meal or skim milk as needed, and finish on corn in the last two months.
Midseason tomato vine trimming can dramatically boost yields, with Maine tests showing up to sixty percent gains and weight increases near fifty eight percent. Training vines on wires to ten feet high improves sun exposure and ease of picking, while trimming removes nonessential shoots. Twin lamb production and breeding notes discuss optimizing twinning in flocks. Protective soil mounds cover tomato plants to shield them from cold, allowing short periods of leaf burial.
Instruction on humane colt handling and halter training. Emphasizes gradual teaching, avoiding punishment, and using small rewards to fit the young horse. Also discusses barrel packing methods and potato origins with brief agricultural notes.
The text notes possible early harvests in hotbeds or berry baskets before July, with edible size peppers and Pee Oe adack as a favorite alongside Yellow Crookneck. It mentions sheep becoming more popular in New England, valued for profit and widespread farms breeding them.
An old note explains how a hen and other birds sense when their nest has been disturbed. It describes the instinct to abandon a nest if eggs are rolled or touched and discusses whether sight or smell signals trigger the reaction. It warns boys to avoid meddling with eggs to prevent harming hatchlings.
A California man designed a leather flap to save shoe leather from pedal scuffs. The device sits under the ball of the foot and extends up both sides, with a narrow strap crossing over the top of the foot to shield footwear during driving.
The article discusses shoe protectors for automoblilats and buckles that guard the heel and back section, enabling use of better footwear in wet conditions. It then shifts to watches, noting nerves can affect accuracy more than weather, wind, or warmth. The writer recalls a Swiss watch that kept time only once, pondering if the wearer’s environment caused the irregularity.
A fragmented OCR line hints at a period and a tense exchange. The text mentions a statement about a dollar bill and a character Alles tischiev ously. The readable portion suggests dialogue and a dash of suspense surrounding a trivial object.
A public notice stresses cleanliness in handling milk utensils. It warns against rinsing in hot water, advises cold rinse then hot wash with optional washing powder, and a final boil. It recommends using rust-free pails and proper milk houses with washable walls, concrete floors, tanks, heating water, a sink, and good light and ventilation.
Practical guide on fattening poultry and dairy feeding stresses keen watchfulness for flock health and efficient crate and milk feeding. Notes milk feeding spans fourteen to seventeen days, cost per pound of flesh, water rules at five pounds per pound of milk, daily water 12 to 26 gallons in heat, and warming winter water to 60 degrees.
Prof B C Fippin notes main drains must allow future expansion with three to three and a half inch laterals in clay soils, spacing up to 50 feet and 2.5 to 3 feet depth. Harrowing planted corn harms hills. cultivate after planting. Sunburned hay loses leaves and feed value. windrow and shade to reduce damage. Overtlowed lands should stay undisturbed. draft horses require proper feeding to reach draft status.
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