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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1908
Page
2
An 19th century article portrays a Swedish king, heir, and in law in a discussion on self treatment and religious science. A physician extols self care with a mock practical home remedy while critiquing overreliance on medicine. The piece notes a wave of self doctoring ideas sweeping the land.
A long, quirky excerpt blends pseudo medical cures with home remedies and a humorous rail race tale. It describes self massage for dyspepsia and varicose veins, then recounts a Wabash vs Alton train race joke ending in a Mexico water-supply sting. The piece weaves health fads with railroad lore and a desert plant note from New York.
An 1907 farming note compares storage of corn in a dry room, cribs, racks, and a warming oven. Germination is best from corn stored on barn racks or in a dry room, with crib storage yielding the weakest germination and vigor. The piece notes broad agricultural gains from irrigation and improved land use, highlighting Secretary Wilson'sMediterranean wheats and a general rise in farm values and productivity.
A collection of moral observations on religion and virtue. The speaker warns that amusement prices character, urges humility and presence of God, and condemns mere religious show. Emphasizes love of man, cross, and practical faith over dogma.
The article reviews edible freshwater species and fishing practices, noting coarse fish like pike and perch as table fare. It discusses winter fishing, fishing gear, and cooking ideas, touching on esteem and practical values in English natural economy.
A fragmented notebook style line hints at a poetic line about waking with someone in mind and creditors, with odd spellings and garbled names. The text suggests a vague plot fragment or cipher about a promise, a vow, and ingredients to success tied to an elixir, but lacks clear facts or events.
A fragment explains attempting to illustrate how to climb into a rack more easily. It notes extra work and material would be needed while the rack contents remain well supported, nearly as if end pieces extended across.
Professor John B. Smith of the New Jersey Experiment Station advocates a quick-acting fertilizer for onions and cabbage maggots. The recommended mix: nitrate of soda 700 lb, acid phosphate 1 000 lb, muriate of potash 800 lb per acre, applied as a top dressing before planting or after emergence. A ton costs about $32 to $35.
The Missouri Experiment Station advises methods to control white grubs, noting their larvae stage lasts three years with synchronized emergence. Cultivation and plowing are the primary remedies, as destruction is difficult once grubs establish a foothold. timing matters since some grubs mature each year.
A Victorian-era discussion notes that love of the miraculous sustains belief in disputed histories. It cites Ney possibly escaping to America, impostors claiming Napoleonic lineage, a Kansas man believed to be Wilkes Booth, and the Fitzherbert papers myth. The piece compares credulous claims across Europe and America.
During Robert Loraine's performance for Robert Shaw's Man and Super Man in Minneapolis a private box patron with a ginger beard applauded a noisy car scene. Rumors spread that the redoubtable G Bernard was present, but the beard man disclosed he was the show seller who sold the automobile, creating confusion among the audience.
A fragment from The Limit quotes a murky exchange about a boy named Brer Thomas and a Sverige boy accused of obtaining good conduct marks at school. The passage hints at tension about assessment and reputation, with regional dialect flavor and unclear motives.
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