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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1911
Page
3
A Boston Herald anecdote notes a man famed for talk in upper Pike County Pennsylvania who finds guests uneasy around a “cold mass man.” A nervous traveler asks the landlord to fetch a horse, urging haste to escape as the frosty guest vows to thaw the room with his loud talk.
A collage of advertisements and anecdotes notes Hood s Sarsaparilla promising cures and a reformulated chocolate tablet form. It also covers Rev Billy Sunday s claimed cost estimates for saving souls, with city breakdowns and criticism, plus assorted humorous clippings on medical tonics, social commentary, and light jokes from periodicals.
In Hot Springs Arkansas mystic charts reportedly in Mexican hands promise hidden treasure worth up to eighty million dollars in the Red Hills of the Ozarks. For sixteen years excavations at the Redding hillside have removed millions of cubic yards of earth without reaching a vault entrance. Two skeletons are found near the trench, a piece of foreign black quartz noted as a guide, and rumors say more skeletons will emerge. Mexicans claim charts point to the vault and a dozen more bodies, while the Mexican government once offered twenty million dollars for the treasure. Such rumors draw bankers planters and even senators, with relics uncovered ranging from ornaments to earthen ware, while a crowbar-like iron tool remains the only implement tied to the dig.
An ultrafashionable gambling house in Minneapolis, run for weeks, attracted hundreds of women who wasted money on games. A city grocer disrupted the scene after learning his wife lost funds, claiming up to 70 dollars in one session. Women were then offered raffle tickets for china and other prizes.
Seven year old Charles O'Brien was dragged by a Great Dane owned by a prominent physician as he walked to a store. The dog ripped at his thigh as terrified bystanders struck it with umbrellas. Police intervened after about ten minutes and the dog was restrained and the boy sent home.
Ole Skinden, a victim of asthma from New York, appeared before the health officer and received a permit to cough in Denver streets. He may show the document to any policeman who challenges his coughing.
Elkton Md reports the birth of triplets to Mr and Mrs Hugh Schoffe all sisters. The mother and children are doing well. Four years earlier Mr Schoffe had twins weighing ten pounds each. The latest arrivals weigh twelve eight and five pounds.
A short comic line contrasts appearances with wealth. Wagg suggests only a rich man can look as if he has no money, attributed to the Philadelphia Record.
A reader shares a testimonial from Vaniteville Vermont praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during the change of life. The letter claims complete restoration to health and urges other women to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts. The piece notes extensive endorsements and a call for advice to sick women.
An old newspaper clipping offers Munyon's Cold Remedy promises and free medical advice from Munyon's Doctors in Philadelphia. It also includes a dental pill claim, plus cartoon captions and brief quips about law work and city hall irregularities from Toledo and Boston transcripts.
Professor Foster and explorer in Spokane report a peat bed discovery in the Frank district 260 miles north of Spokane. A 60 foot deep glacial deposit preserved a stump from a tree over 250000 years old, possibly pre glaciation, valued at 5000 dollars and presented to President Taft by Erwin T. Coman on behalf of Spokane residents.
The Providence Journal notes a true tale told by a respected Providence society woman Marjorie Elizabeth from Michigan visiting her aunt. In a church tour she whispered questions about the baptismal font and Christian status. The girl replied she would remain Presbyterian after returning home.
The item notes Red Cross Ball Blue as a economy product, praising its color strength and water content. It includes a humorous anecdote from New Port about American travel and porters roughing luggage, emphasizing care for company property and avoiding damage to floors.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a fair young woman questions a gallant officer about engagements. He dismisses the claims as non serious skirmishes rather than real engagements, in a light courtroom-sourced line from Judge's Library.
In a tense exchange, the wife reassures her husband that the judge’s charge was in his favor, while the defendant worries about the lawyer’s charge and implications of the case.
A collage of quotes and jokes from early 20th century papers includes Mrs Jipes admonitions about bringing a dog, a landlord tip, a critique of Borus’s latest book, and marries-hunt one-liners. It also covers advertising bits for Murine Eye Remedies, a lecture comparing American and French cooking, a Paris restaurant anecdote, Allen s eye drops, and a light dental joke about exercise and a heavy walking stick.
A reader-note story describes concerns about pigs kept close to a house. The Farmer's herd has caused at least a day's illness for the near-by residents, prompting complaints about health and containment.
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