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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1909
Page
5
A fragmented, satirical page quotes readers remarking on money being easy and public tastes in cinema. Amid quick jabs at moving pictures and universal language talk, the piece riffs on social mores, income and culture in a bustling urban scene.
A collage of quips and cartoons from 19th century newspapers. Jocular exchanges touch on manners, marriage, clergy, and social foibles, with puns about telephones, cooks, and fashionable outfits. Familiar names appear in vignette dialogue and quick-fire one liners.
A faded image shows a retro scene of a woman holding a book partly open in one hand, a curious snapshot that prompts questions about her place and purpose in the era it captured.
Woman from Evanston shares a long struggle with catarrh and a severe cough then credits Peruna with cure and health improvement. The ad also promotes Peruna tablets and various tonics, with testimonials and references to other patent medicines and a whiskey remedy discussion.
In a brief exchange Mrs Chugwater asks about the meaning of homestretch and Mr Chogwater responds from his easy chair, extending an explanation in simple terms as seen in the Tribune.
A miscellany notes the world’s currency weight in gold and silver, Finnish women entering parliament, European ice rinks, Central American ivory nut trade, and a German stat about steam power. It also recalls Mora beets, Australia’s early theatre, and a Maine Congregational parsonage library. An Athens area farmer diversifies with almonds and a Philadelphia banker recalls a latchkey tale.
A collage of humorous snippets including a tale from an Italian city teacher about a fox and grapes, a misrendered fable ending with bananas, a cockroach complaint to the health department, a stranger asking about oats, a political gag about voting, and a distrustful mispunctuation joke. Also includes a joke about dictating letters and a veterinary quip on parting with a hunter.
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