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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1907
Page
3
A collage of health ads and odd vignettes from a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper. It promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla and Laxative Kwomg Quisine, cites quips about a western orator, and includes a New York Sun anecdote about a conductor and a public chatelaine. It also mentions University of Berlin admissions rules and a note on white animals and smell.
A newspaper snippet promotes Allcock's Plaster as the safest quickest cure for local pains from cold and rheumatic soreness. It claims sixty years of use, broad reputation, and allows the patient to work during healing. A second viewpoint notes boarding houses offer some offsetting benefit, humorously noting tenants usually get what they pay for.
Captain SL Crute and adjutant William Watts of U S V Roanoke Virginia report long back pain weakness and frequent urination. after using Doans Kidney Pills he passed a gravel stone and avoided further attacks, regaining health and weight. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
General Benjamin B. Butler announced to Congress the first true American flag made entirely of American materials and labor. Previously government flags were English made. The flag displayed twenty six stars marking a milestone in national symbolism.
A Washington Star quote shows Palmer Comtesse recalling past land prices and contrasting the cost with his daughter’s singing lessons. The exchange hints at shifting values and personal reflection on money and art.
A compact fragment lists biblical verses and phrases framed as a critique of a dominant company. It groups references to monopoly threats, call and response, and “pay stations” with scattered verses about speed, hearing, and cutting off rivals. The tone imitates a publisher’s miscellany.
A Milwaukee Sentinel clipping recounts a guest at the Grand Avenue Hotel asking for a bath after registering. The clerk offers Bath as a room service wordplay, prompting the guest to ask his wife Saray whether they want a bath. She declines, noting they had bathed before leaving home.
Brief exchange aboard a steamer in New York bay jokes about aging whistling buoys and the efficiency of repairs. A playful quip about French thrift and Paris gowns appears in city papers. A light remark notes a woman’s pleasure linked to crying, ending with a jab at advertising for Jost Calth.
A teacher notes the shift in social signs from frowns to smiles. The article highlights how modern women and even royalty use smiling as social currency, with observations on Queen Amelia of Portugal and Queen Alexandra. It mentions an art to ensure the smile tightens the whole face.
A janitor misplaces a passed poem by mistake not in the street mailbox but in a waste-paper box. The anecdote features a character named Tabasco and questions the label of stupidity. The fragment hints at a humorous, reflective exchange about the act of mailing poetry.
A warped overheard exchange aboard a Pullman car features a passenger remarking about melons and bones while the porter dismisses interest, delivering a brief comic moment. The garbled text hints at dialect and travel setting, with little clear context beyond a casual, joking exchange.
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