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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1910
Page
5
Advertising copy claims Hood’s Sarsaparilla neutralizes blood acid causing rheumatism and offers radical, permanent cures. It promotes Sarsatabs as a convenient 100 dose liquid substitute at one dollar.
A collage of curiosities and aphorisms including 3 cent fares in towns, moon division into 125 parts, a Mansfield will leaving 10000 to a New York mission, fanciful fashion talk, a seaside resort tan at 100 a week, and playful exchanges about place names and a dynamite blast.
An Alabama man in Birmingham tells of an elf ne gro who befriended a shabby dog named Moreover. He cites a Bible line about Lazarus and the dog licking sores, noting he heard the name from scripture and found it fitting for the forlorn animal.
A dialogue between a frugal husband and an anxious wife highlights pressure to buy new clothes this fall. The wife asks how long the wardrobe concern will last, while the husband urges economical choices, reflecting domestic budgeting chatter in a Baltimore American style.
The New York Sun reports a Chicago electrical maker holds vast 3-cent pieces seized from pay station slots. Collectors and pay stations fed exchanges with dimes, storing the 3-cent pieces as potential premiums. The company kept the pieces, weighing costs and future collector value, while slot machines were discarded.
The report surveys Prince Edward Island lobster yields of 20 million, millions of apples in England, Suez shipping revenues, a historic women’s medical fellowship, farming shifts in England, British Columbia investments, honey bee lore, U S lamb imports, a Colorado patent on a pistol sight, and anecdotes about the Hoover family returning to a Pennsylvania town.
Rehearsal scene involves a Golf star and an actor playing the gravedigger in Hamlet. The golfer quips about finding another place to rehearse while the actor retorts with a punch.
In a satirical note from the Chuge era, the paper references peanut politics as a humorous label for campaign tactics. A fictional dialogue suggests the term relates to how candidates press specific themes to win votes, implying playful political jargon rather than a formal policy.
An old advertises a medicinal salve for watery and swollen eyes from Howard Bros Buffalo New York. The copy repeats the product claim and directs readers to all druggists. A separate note mentions the Shah of Persia and his crimson dyed horse tails, described as a guarded royal privilege.
A historic recipe claims catarrh can be treated through blood of a simple mix. The preparation combines one ounce compound syrup of Sarsaparilla, one ounce Tori’s compound, and half a pint of first class whiskey. Shake well and dose by tablespoon before meals and at bedtime.
A fragment from a historical page shows Marie scolding John about a frequent visitor to see Bessie. The dialogue shifts to naming an adventurer, Ijeams Probable, as they view the celebrated Venus of Milo statue. The attendant explains the missing hands due to a marble stock break.
Local ad style notice lists Allen's Foot-Kane as a remedy for hot, sweating, aching, swollen feet and corns. Mentions sample availability at Olmsted and Le Toy shoe stores in New York state.
A clipped dialogue notes a mortuary scene where one character mutters about burying the past as absurd perform ance. Yet beneath reluctance lies a belief that humanity only starts acting after the funeral is finished, urged by Mr. Longfellow.
The California Fig Syrup Co describes its patented process and chemists' expertise to producing Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. It warns against imitations and insists the genuine product bears the full company name on the front of the package.
London News reports a scandal surrounding a bridge game where Miss Cheatham and Miss Frank become focal figures. The controversial episode raises questions about conduct and propriety in social circles.
A brief exchange between an unnamed nephew and an elderly relative centers on appetite and income. The elderly relative warns the nephew that his appetite would not fit his income, suggesting frugality or restraint in spending.
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