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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1914
Page
4
An old newspaper ad touts Knowlton's Danderine for thick glossy hair free from dandruff. It claims one application doubles hair's fullness and dissolves dandruff, urging readers to buy a 25-cent bottle at drug stores. The piece also includes unrelated notes about banking and English temperance history.
C W Morris of Prescott Arkansas describes severe kidney and bladder trouble five to six years ago. After using Dr Kilmer Swamp Root he reports improved health and ability to work. Notary assures the testimonial, and a local druggist confirms Morris bought Swamp Root.
An old advertisement promises a sample bottle of Swamp Root from Dr Kilmer and Company of Binghamton New York for ten cents plus a booklet on kidneys and bladder. The notice urges mentioning the paper and notes regular fifty cent and one dollar sizes available at drug stores.
A fragment from a smokeseat conversation features Congressman Joseph A. Goulder of New York commenting on a suffragette, then a Briar Clift anecdote from Senator Depew, plus brief notes on Marine Eye Remedies, a flag gag, and a station nickname exchange.
A chaotic exchange notes that plundering a great corporation might go undetected because the company is itself very busy. The Chicago Journal presents a skeptical view of such a claim, framed as a remark about corporate activity and oversight.
Describes how delaying tillage harms over-wintering destructive insects such as corn root lice wireworms white grubs cutworms and grasshoppers. Late plowing disrupts wintering sites and allows predators or frosts to reduce pest populations, while staggered emergence risks greater damage from colonies and eggs.
An overview of dairy and cattle husbandry advice discusses lamb creep construction, cow milking practices, and hygiene. It reviews drying off methods, old remedies, and sowing tar on udders, plus feeding standards for 1000 pound cows and the Longhorn breed's suitability for meat and milk, noting typical weekly butter yield.
Oregon Normal School announces spring semester begins February 4 1914 with regular normal credit. Summer term offers grades one through eight set method courses in rural education. For information contact J H Ackerman president Monmouth Oregon.
Advertisement touts Cascarets as a 10 cent cure for a torpid liver and clogged bowels with claims of overnight relief and lasting benefits. It also notes a library sale grossing $227,200 with two Bible volumes, including a Gutenberg Bible on vellum fetching $50,000, plus statistics on penicillin production in Philadelphia.
Three or more stout posts are set on each side to secure a shed with a large window at each end. A V shaped feeding rack made from center poles rests on outer plates. The shed holds bay, straw, or fodder and can be refilled easily. It serves cattle sheep and other stock and doubles as a manure shed. Shipping poultry to distant cities can be profitable using railroads within 100 miles, offsetting shipping costs by lower taxes and farm expenses.
Land description notes high rolling terrain with clay loam soil and mastone subsoil. It describes grasses suited to the ground and their strong appeal to Tralee sheep, indicating favorable conditions for grazing and pasture management.
A nostalgia column quotes an old remedy touting California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for infants and children, claiming it cleanses toxic buildup without griping. The piece also parodies political and social snippets, including Senator Lane of Oregon remarks and a humorous city anecdote.
Household tips advise rinsing towels in cool water then washing in hot soap and drying in the open air. A clever user repurposes sugar sacks as towels. Pape's Diapepsin is pitched as a fast, harmless cure for indigestion with a fifty cent case promotion.
Readable rhyming snippets mix cooking tips with quotes and notices. Stewed apples quick cook method notes discoloration after paring, while creamed cod in potato case outlines steps from cod prep to baking. Also includes a call for direct English, a few humorous exchanges, railway station costs, baking powder biscuits, tea bread, jelly bag strainer, Rhine traffic, brass farthings, and Athens plans.
Dishes for Sunday supper include a cold mest or fish salad with capers olives dill pickles pimentos and paprika served on lettuce with egg slices parsley and Swiss cheese. A second dish uses macaroni bacon onion parsley and cheese baked in a greased dish until brown, served with graham toast.
A short note promotes Ormacora TM as a remedy believed to ease couches and colds. The ad-style line highlights a product claimed to aid respiratory discomfort with a quirky spelling variant.
A recipe describes arranging thinly sliced tongue with hard boiled eggs on lettuce leaves, repeating layers, and finishing with a mayonnaise coating. It suggests decorating with cold beet slices and parsley for garnish.
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