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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1911
Page
4
In a Western town a famed resident returned from a long foreign trip. Citizens erected a triumphal arch with the inscription He has well deserved it. A gust of wind tore away the wreath, leaving the rope hanging above the honored man and the arch read He has wall deserved Ib.
A fragmentary page item notes Pettiv's Eye Salve claiming eye relief, a doctor dialogue about a patient, and assorted product pitches. It references remedies, the Red Cross Hall, blue fabric, bracelets for the insane, and Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as health aids, all in a mosaic of marketing lines and period voice.
In Seattle Washington a new steel bridge rises high above the Pend Oreille river near Canyon extending from cliff to cliff. The structure nearly completes and will serve the Idaho and Washington Northern railroad. The depth of the gorge makes the usual port facilities impractical and the bridge offers a dramatic crossing.
The article notes engineers building a transcontinental bridge across the Rockies face depths up to 1430 feet and unreachably deep sections. It highlights that the bridge is built without tailed supports, balanced by 600 tons of shore-span weighting, and will weigh over 1000 tons at completion.
In Shelton Northamptonshire Mrs Jane Morrin an elderly woman worked to supply lace for Queen Mary for the coronation. The Bedfordshire pillow lace required 184 bobbins and five inches wide with a design costing much effort. Uncertain payment, but the queen’s assignment may push Morrin toward the workhouse or an old age pension seeking relief.
In Loskwood Ohio Jacob B Salix hatched 49 chicks after tending three hens for eighteen days with assistance from his wife who supplied food and tobacco. Neighbors were told of a possible larger hatch but poultry vanished from the hen house days earlier. He carried the remaining warmth home wrapped in a blanket.
The article states that the islands of the world have a combined length exceeding seventeen times Earth's equatorial circumference, presenting a remarkable geographic comparison. This bold metric underscores the vast number and scale of islands described.
An ad touts Munyon’s Cold Remedy curing colds in a day and preventing pneumonia with rapid relief to the head throat and singing. It offers free medical advice by mail from Dr Munyon at 634 and Jefferson streets Philadelphia Pa. Also notes flute playing as beneficial for incipient consumption with lung exercise guidance from the Sunday Magazine.
In Ladybank Station Market an auctioneer swung his hammer and created a hole in the rostrum. Inside the gap a robin built a nest behind the boarding, now sitting on four eggs amid the bustle of the market in Scotland.
A Peoria reader describes long illness and mistaken tumor fears. After using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and other remedies, she reports recovery from confinement to bed and extensive pain. She endorses the product and invites inquiries for personal letters.
A Chicago Daily News summary covers profitable poultry with hens kept in good condition and properly fed. It stresses learning, avoiding guesswork, and starting with a few birds to grow experience, noting Rhode Island Reds yielded about 1.20 in feed costs and just over 3 per bird in return, with profits of 8 to 10 cents monthly per bird during a peak season.
Advice on fertilizing young and mature orchards with manure to improve vigor and fruit production. Emphasizes spreading manure broadly, timing with plowing and spring rains, and avoiding blanket hay removal. Warns against blaming insects for poor yields when fertility is lacking.
Phosphate rock, the nation's chief natural fertilizer source, saw 2,655,000 long tons produced last year with prices dropping from 4.63 to 4.11 per ton. Most deposits lie in the south with substantial sand in the west, and efforts push use of finely ground raw rock for farming. It is claimed to be cheaper and longer lasting than acid phosphate, suitable for打dreading and mowing lands, orchards, vineyards, and poor soils.
The article lists a favorite cholera cure for fowls using red pepper, asafoetida, carbonate of iron, rhubarb, Spanish brown, and sulphur. Powdered ingredients are made into pills with flour and water and given three times daily. A spoonful is added to soft food as a preventive for each group of birds twice a week.
The text describes maternal instincts in cows, noting that if calves are removed early the cow’s maternal drive wanes. It suggests preventing strong attachments by taking calves away quickly to avoid distress. If initial calves are removed, the instinct to care for calves diminishes and milk is viewed as a nuisance rather than an outlet.
A fragmentary note discusses an epitaph on a grave stone of an Indian youth and references a Moravian burial site at Bethlehem. It also includes a pasted dialogue about supply and church matters. The excerpt shifts to a brief historical mention: France extended equal rights to Jews with early figures honored by titles, linking to Jewish history in France.
An article notes a New York inventor who created a machine that prints and cuts wallpaper borders in one operation, enhancing border designs like vines and leaves to align with the pattern while mounted on plain walls. The piece also includes brief product mentions and a humorous anecdote about a nephew’s predilections.
In Italy today pigs livers are served as Apicius described before the Christian era. Liver is seasoned with herbs salt and wine then stuffed into small sausage skins and baked with a bay leaf.
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