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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1917
Page
2
A 1918 essay notes fortune changes a man when money appears. It warns wealth attracts praise, social ascent, and new friends, while old ties fade. The piece contrasts a thrifty, cautious man with a sudden millionaire’s glow and the temptations of status and greed.
A writer contends that a younger sibling gains little from elders as jealousy and fault finding push him away from home and social contact. Rejection shapes his view of others, making him wary, defensive, and quick to flee when approached.
Berkeley inventor Benjamin P. Roneh receives a patent for a wave motor vessel drive. The system uses bow and stern pistons and compressed air to store energy from wave motion and rocking to propel the craft. The concept ties into the growth of pneumatic tire technology and its large commercial value.
The piece analyzes how fatigue, overeating, and poor exercise shape Monday mood and productivity. It suggests many workers let Monday drain them, while others overcompensate, leading to unhappy energy in offices, schools, and homes.
A historical note describes China’s floating gardens along the rivers Yong and Jiang, where straw and weed mats support crops during floods or droughts. These anchored rafts, moored to banks, grow staple crops like onions and rice, helping avert famine by moving with water levels and yielding harvests after 80 to 100 days.
A fragmented cookbook page delivers multiple traditional cake and bread recipes. Includes instructions for Pork Cake Crumb Cake Cinnamon Bun and Lunch Cake with ingredients like fat pork, dried apples, cream of tartar, allspice and spices, flour, sugar, butter, eggs, milk, and baking powder.
New electric heat saving devices and novel tools claim progress in household and industrial tech. A Japanese diplomat secured a patent related to a kitchen blade, while a light reflection instrument and a new women’s shoe feature design notes. A police club with a luminous eye, a self winding watch lever, and a heater glove integrate evolving conveniences. U.S. crime protection estimates rise with hundreds of millions in assets and fraud prevention. Portland veteran George C. D. Soule, aged seventy, is noted for long service in the mail.
A lengthy cautionary home guide details washing blankets using a simple ammonia mix and hot water, then line drying in shade, brushing when dry, and storing with camphor. It also outlines recipes for puddings, fruit jellies, and pork dishes, plus a cream of onion purée to accompany meals.
Fragmented instruction blends eggs bread whipping and fruit in an unclear mix. It mentions boiling plain items, butter, walnut, yolk, and a plan to combine with strawberry peach or pineapple before baking or setting. The text is garbled with several misspellings and incomplete steps.
A vintage recipe collection for puddings including English Pudding with molasses and milk, Plain Fruit Pudding with suet and candied peel, Steamed Fresh Fruit Pudding with fruit and milk, and Date Pudding with dates and suet. Each method features mixing, steaming times, and serving ideas.
A fragmented historic recipe page offers pumpkin pie and fritter instructions, plus escalloped pumpkin and chicken bourne dishes, New Hampshire carrots, mashed potato rusks, and a yeast bread dough. The messy OCR preserves key ingredients and steps for each recipe, though several spellings and measurements are garbled.
A damaged recipe fragment describes mashing potato flesh with butter salt and pepper, refilling potato skins and baking until tender. The text is garbled but outlines stuffing potatoes and returning to the skins before a short oven bake for a crisp finish.
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