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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1912
Page
6
In Boyton a man visiting Ver Mont dines with a friend. The hostess scolds the hired girl saying Mr Jones has nobody with him to dinner and orders two big potatoes sent to the collar while bringing up three male ones.
A gentleman who had dined extremely well sits in a restaurant staring at a wall clock. He finally complains, addressing Walter, that the clock is fast, in a humorous Punch cartoon caption style.
A speaker criticizes the use of Via labeling on parcels, arguing it insults many languages. He says Via should indicate the place a parcel passes through, not the transportation mode, and calls on shipping clerks to correct the practice.
The text notes Cherrapunji in Assam as the rainiest spot, with yearly totals over 450 inches and weekly measurements reaching 250 inches. It says Cherrapunji sits on a plateau 4455 feet above sea level and overlooks the Sylhet plain, comparing rainfall to London’s. Also referenced are curiosities on salamanders and a hermit who survived on shellfish in a trawler before dying at eighty two.
A jumbled set of quoted lines and passages with remarks on music, manners, and social habits. The piece includes brief criticisms of a musician named Trimmina and stray anecdotes about marriage and travel without a clear narrative or context.
Tennessee experiment station findings show soybean straw and hay provide high feeding value and lower cost than alfalfa. Soybean meal and straw support healthy hair and skin, with balanced farm-made rations cutting market costs. Growing seeds on farm broadens variety and prevents overreliance on cottonseed meal for better milk and butter yields.
M Kelley argues for intelligent selection of cover crops to feed soil humus. Red clover and other legumes are best for building soil fertility, especially in dairying regions. Plowing under the second crop plus manure from feeding this crop supplies humus and nitrogen for a three year dairy rotation.
The text urges starting a foal’s training at birth, stressing thorough work to avoid a half broken horse. It warns farms are best for developing young horses, keeping colts growing and active rather than fattened, and advises training with firm yet kind methods.
The piece warns that horse hoof damage results from owner carelessness or thrift in shoeing frequency. It advises fall mulching for rhubarb and vegetables, using manure to enrich soil, and suggests timing lawn matching in December or January.
The text advises camphor or turpentine added to drinking water as a remedy for gapes and recommends placing grapes on the ground with a covering of earth or evergreen branches to prevent winter injury. It also contains fragmented phrases about aging and learning.
A Denver man, Joseph B. Bailey, sentenced to life after a second jury found him guilty of murder in the first degree for killing his brother in law Eugene Smith during a 1910 incident sparked by accusations of abuse toward Bailey’s sister. The case, remanded on appeal, led to a harsher verdict and a longer prison term.
Caspar Robling of Richfield near Bloomfield accidentally shot his left hand while pursuing a neighbor’s dog after missing chickens and finding a prize rooster carcass plus a dead mink in tall grass. The fall caused the shotgun blast that wounded him.
Daisy the large Indian elephant sneezed and roared causing plaster to fall, windows to break, and a light cluster to mash as 80 spectators looked on. Daisy then slept after the event.
A concise reflection argues that character matters more than intellectual cleverness and vast learning, warning that mere intelligence cannot substitute moral integrity in leadership and life.
The Ohio State Journal quotes Uncle Eben who derides gentleness to a mule and jokes about not pitying house flies while noting a line about dignity. He argues that some men demand more than they deserve and hints at a broader moral about merit and treatment.
A fragmentary note reflects on a group called Particularly the Ladies at Heneant and an unclear offer tied to someone’s ex. The text is garbled but centers on personal knowledge and a hoped-for imitation or opportunity.
The article notes the largest known egg from the extinct aepyornis in Macagas car, with a two gallon capacity and 26 inch circumference, while living birds like the ostrich lay about thirty six hens eggs. It also describes a two ounce perfume recipe using orria root and rose petals, ready after ten days. It mentions Georgia municipal reform and an enforcement push for stray bulls, plus a French divorce plea over wife photographs on postcards.
A collection of curious items includes a note on Washington exhibition of African Angoche face stains, aTeething remedy from Bre Winslow, a humorous baby remark, a San Francisco phone germ device ad, a Ceylon Independence quip, alum dissolving with alcohol, bed-making tips from a French doctor, a Rochester joke about jail, a Tall Tales section about Tillie Clinger, Amsterdam thermometers, an elderly man avoiding glasses, a Philadelphia drunkard quip, and a Caspian gas vent tale.
A day of nine, who had never witnessed a church collection before, watched with interest as the bags were carried away by clergy and choir. A whispered cry rose, “Now they're going to share it out!” reflecting the crowd's curious anticipation.
A remark suggests the youngest Bliggins son may become a musician, though he currently does not sing or play and cries pitifully when his father Bliggins attempts to elicit music.
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