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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1910
Page
2
A reader columns urges ending the term old maid as a hurtful stereotype for unmarried women between 30 and 40. The piece argues many factors shape marriage decisions and notes some aged and married women defy the label while stressing the need for kinder language and greater contentment with life.
A fashion note surveys sleeve trends from close at the armhole to three-quarter and bridge styles for dressy wear. It highlights oversleeves with light undersleeves, silk cuffs, plaits and small buttons, plus elbow frills and chiffon bands. A quoted philosopher argues against excessive saving, praising enjoying today over tomorrow.
The article lists Perkins at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York as a longtime staff member, mentions Miss Hoa Hirdler a Missouri School of Mines mining engineering junior, and Miss Malvina M. McKeever the Manila nurses training school appointee. It also discusses pie industry automation, a Lancaster court real estate case, and a wall hanging tale about picture hooks.
The period piece notes clever girls making delicate bandeau covers of gold gauze with pink beads, and describes the trend toward large hairpins, coronet braids, shell pins, and matching shells. It mentions a mounted ambulance corps of women, fundraising, and a philanthropist’s bookmark earnings, plus table flowers and pie baking outputs.
Travelers discover a radiant South Carolina garden beside a modest cottage. A solitary woman tends flowers, shares peace and faith, and finds joy in service, teaching contentment and beauty through daily life in harmony with God. The piece urges readers to cultivate happiness by cherishing nature and neighbor.
The article surveys camphor’s medical roles from a stimulant to an antiseptic and pain reliever, notes dangers in large doses, and describes external preparations. It traces historical uses in Europe, sources from Japan, China, and Formosa, and explains production from camphor laurel including bark, leaves, and chips. It also mentions Raspail’s promotional cures and postwar import declines.
A Baltimore American note questions reformers targeting school arithmetic tables. A cautionary quip about fables pairing drams and scruples appears. An Onuba restaurant waitress wed a guest an hour after serving his dinner, hastened by disinterest in waiting.
A patchwork of verse reflects on November woods and the peaceful night hours. It blends Helen Hunt Jackson’s somber bedtime imagery with Miltonic musings on fame, comparing nature’s quiet sleep to human aspiration and the inner measure of praise.
The Philadelphia Inquirer argues John Fitch, pioneer of steam navigation, merited a monument and burial memorial in Philadelphia. Fitch ran boats on the Delaware for months but faced derision, failing to receive public recognition while living. The Historical Society diary and autobiography reveal a man crushed by his era’s conservatism, deserving a public tribute and a suitable headstone.
An old Scotewoman quips at her minister about keeping s awake during a sermon with a brisk retort about snuff. The dialogue includes a crude line about last night’s question from Jeck and a joke on head positions. The piece ends noting a shift from distant great ones to appreciating local good citizens.
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