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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1907
Page
3
An old advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla for chronic debility and weakness. It claims the medicine improves blood vigor and bodily organs, available as liquid or Sarsatabs tablets, with a 100 dose supply.
An old time advertisement and scattered quotes describe Allcock's Plaster as a universal pain remedy for back aches rheumatism and headaches. The spoof dialogue and stray lines mock campaign slanders and social quirks while praising the plaster's quick action per sixty years of use.
Capt Crute of the U C V camp in Roanoke Virginia recounts long back pain fatigue and weight loss from kidney gravel. After using Doans Kidney Pills he passed a gravel stone the size of a bean and has not had an attack since. He credits Doans for restoring health and weight. Bold by all dealers. 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A vivid excerpt describes a tall aloof woman courting a car conductor on a streetcar, ending with a light moment as a mother asks about a child’s age. The fragment then shifts to an old advertisement offering a large reward for a cure and assorted clippings about Berlin university rules and white animals' lack of smell, all from a historical newspaper page.
General Benjamin F. Butler announced to Congress the first genuine American flag made entirely of American materials and labor. It featured twenty six stars and marked a shift from English material to domestic production for government flags.
In a lighthearted exchange, Farmer Corntessel recalls land bargains long ago and contrasts their value with the expense of his daughter’s singing lessons. The Washington Star notes the humor as a snapshot of local life and priorities.
William Cotton Oswell recounts two terrible rhinoceros encounters during his 1847 interior Africa expedition. He survives a fierce attack after the rhinoceros rams his horse, and later shoots a second beast while nursing a scalp wound. The second ambush leaves a deep thigh gash, and he endures weeks under a bush before recovery. Also: John J. Sheerin, long a Baldness cure claim, attributes his sun exposure and resulting hair regrowth to sunburn, urging trials for others.
A Washington Star quip features Mr Dustin Stax asking how he should dispose of his vast fortune, debating the method that would incur the least ridicule. The oddly mixed note also mentions pumpkin pies and a remark about kitchen talent, reflecting humorous public impressions.
A 9th grade teacher remarks on the shift in expressions from stern to smiling in modern life. He notes past eras when women frowned and queens rarely smiled, then observes today’s trend of women and a queen’s image lighting up in photographs as eyes and face align to create a genuine smile.
A bard comments on a janitor’s mistake after a poem is sent, not mailed but placed in a waste paper box. Miss Tabasco questions why he calls him stupid.
A clipped dialogue suggests workers discussing bosses slicing profits, a Pullman Porter quip about misaligned timing and appetite for better opportunities. The fragment hints at labor unrest or wage concerns amid travel industry chatter.
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