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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1910
Page
5
Ad claims Hood's Sarsaparilla corrects blood acid levels to permanently relieve rheumatism, offering liquid or Sarsatabs at 100 doses for $1. Includes a collage of gags and jokes from a newspaper page, featuring remarks by Mrs. Peck and humorous misstatements.
A brief exchange shows a child adjusting to school after about a week with positive remarks. The mother asks about the experience and the child responds that she likes it and finds the routine fine.
A compact excerpt mixes a traditional nursery lyric about London Bridge rebuilding with a Victorian style reflection on marriage. It juxtaposes the folk song refrain Dance o'er my Lady with lines praising a wife's obedience and a husband’s labor. Names appear from Shakespearian attribution, signaling cultural context.
A young dancer Josephine Repeche, 19, deliberately offered her arm to a lion in a Paris theater, provoking a brutal attack by the lion and two lionesses. Despite efforts of keepers and actors, she died from injuries. Baillaud, the other keeper, and enraged crowd confronted the animals as the cage was briefly left unattended.
A Dos Bocas oil well in Mexico burned 60,000 barrels daily for nearly two months. Flames shot 800 to 1,400 feet high as nations kept pace with military arms while citizens faced the awe and danger of the blaze.
A fragmentary stage moment shows a touring company manager urging urgency to catch a train while the Leading Lady laments loss of her reticule and jewels. The exchange hints at backstage tension and travel scramble, with a dash of period theatrical flavor.
In a rustic exchange a farmer and his wife warn of a large balloon trailing an anchor that could harm them. The dialogue mentions wary Indiana writers and a novel project, while other quirky fragments hint at titled works and odd anecdotes from the same scene.
A Portland advertisement from Harbor Guitar Mfg. Co. offers a new harp guitar instrument with praised tone and at home lessons. The notice promises a $12 harp guitar to the first ten readers in each county who submit their names and a card.
A dialogue notes astronomers’ eyesight as a trait of their work and jokes that strong eyes make them astronomers. The passage blends contrived humor with remarks from historical figures and mentions remedies for pain and a moral reflection on envy and anger.
In a fragmentary dialogue from Riatic Astronomy a physical instructor jokes about knocking out an adversary by hitting the star plexus at Taft. Algy mutters about landing on a local plexus while mingled chatter hints at an altered declaration and a marriage rumor involving Arabella Lilyx and Dick, with Eastella denying silence.
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