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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1918
Page
1
A New York correspondent reports scientists at a Fifth Avenue club discuss war inspiring inventions. They claim thought directs material reality and foresee ships at sea controlled from shore, trains run without fuel, and gasoline grown like corn.
A correspondent reports on profiteering remarks by a butcher claiming rampant margins from meat, tonics, and dental goods. He cites alleged 6,000 percent returns on Junck pills and wide marks on mineral water, false teeth, and other items while contrasting Paris fashion centers and Dundee jar and container makers expanding to serve military needs. The piece blends economic critique with regional notes on artisans, manufacturers, and trade pressures.
The Boston Herald notes many外国s show extreme bashfulness about speaking English though they must work. An officer remarks their comprehension sharpens when seeking a pass. A captain tests Kabibble with niceties, but the conscript answers with practical haste: where is the broom.
A New York correspondent notes Mrs James Farmer testified in special sessions that her brother George Clark stole her prized canary from her home at 802 West Fifty ninth Street. She described the bird as the sweetest singer and claimed the brother rushed to send him to the penitentiary, but a legal technicality allowed him to escape.
An unclear report describes an angler fishing from a tors while observers argued about a fish’s color. The fragments reference a debate on whether the fish was brown on one side or white on the other and hint at a past condition, with missing details and dates.
National Geographic Society outlines a proposed Swedish German air route linking Trelleborg in Sweden with Sassnitz on the island of Rugen in Germany. The water link supports a 21 hour Stockholm Berlin express, with four hour steamship crossings and heavy seasonal tourism at Sassnitz.
Thousands of humpback salmon native to Puget Sound were shipped by the fisheries bureau two years ago and released into Pembroke, Denys, Penobscot, and St. Croix rivers in Maine. The fish reportedly retain Pacific spawning habits, traveling to river crowns after swimming and returning to spawn and die at age two. Government had previously shipped eggs across the continent to stock eastern waters.
A Rome correspondent reports an American painter asked Pope Benedict for permission to paint his portrait for the Vatican. The pope agreed only if the artist wrote one line and used photos. The artist displayed the work, then asked the pope to write a few words to verify the piece, but the lines delivered were a Gospel quotation from St Matthew 14 21, prompting bemused reactions.
The article contrasts Civil War era prices with current costs, noting barrels of oil at 88 dollars and rice at over 31 thousand, tobacco and coffee far higher then. It argues Americans must economize on foods, cites German and French diet comparisons, and references a line of households and a sergeant at a dining table.
A criticism notes the board of trade is blamed for diverse issues and underhanded doings, while never convening a single meeting. It suggests a president and many titled members, including religious and political figures, influence policy without gathering.
In Washington a feature discusses the burden of housing costs for women in the city where rents for apartments become unaffordable. Two women in a theater chat about rents and the scarcity of affordable lodging, noting how even ordinary wear and tear adds to living expenses. The piece cites the city’s housing climate as reflective of a broader national pattern.
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