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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1909
Page
2
A dramatic quatrain about Time and Death as highwaymen robbing life. The speaker laments daily losses of sun and season, declares no truce with time or death, and questions what humanity has done to deserve mortality. The verse contrasts life’s sweetness with the bitter theft by time.
A Washington hotel guest, a wealthy older man, visits a young couple from the same state. He asks to join them for dinner, to sample greens and shoulder meat, then recalls a hard years ago in a shack home built by the husband. The scene shifts to memories of Mary, garden blooms, and a rugged past. The piece closes with a reflection on happiness found in simple country life.
An old era reflection on borrowing and lending among friends emphasizing the risks of money owed and the social tension it creates. It notes how lenders feel wronged when repayment is late and how borrowers often avoid repayment to escape guilt and discomfort. The piece warns against relying on borrowed capital and urges prompt repayment to preserve friendships and trust.
A highly garbled OCR snippet from a kitchen conversation mentions Casey and McCarthy, with lines about weather and secrecy. The text seems to capture informal dialect, unclear names, and stray phrases rather than a coherent event or report. No identifiable date, place, or action is extractable from the fragment.
A Grand avenue baggage auction tied to the Kansas City Southern Railway saw over 200 lots sold, many fragile or dilapidated. Bidders gambled on unknown contents, hoping for value in small parcels, amid humorous bids and a missed gold nugget prize.
A humorous collection of schoolyard exchanges and clerical quips. Children ask what an engineer and a pioneer are, ponder Adam and Eve, and pray for blessings while lightheartedly mispronouncing words. The piece also includes a curious pinhole camera tip and playful anecdotes about mistakes and teasing.
A fragment from a dialogue shows Cheertox and Awphant discussing how to adapt cheers for a professor. The line compares misused bravado with a funeral carriage scene, highlighting awkward or inappropriate behavior in solemn settings.
Farmers are urged to attend local institutes to discuss foundational farming principles. State speakers will provide practical instruction, with emphasis on neighbor involvement and shared experiences to improve agricultural understanding and success. Community participation is key to beneficial outcomes. A feature on Alaska wheat myths and a DIY homemade feed cutter also appear in this issue.
Government experts link loco weed poisoning to barium and outline cures for locoed cattle and horses. Agricultural Epitopext details treatment protocols including strychnine for cattle and Fowler’s solution for horses, and advises magnesium sulphate as laxative and partial antidote guidance. It also describes a practical method to dip fowls in termite-proof steept dip to combat lice, with step by step handling and timing.
Trials at New York Agricultural Experiment Station show carbon dioxide and gas in milk delaying souring. Higher pressures preserved milk longer. 39 bottles charged at 175 pounds retained sweetness, suggesting a method for extending shelf life in hospitals and elsewhere. Bulletin No. 292 details these tests and is obtainable.
Experiments by M J Gulgaird explored grafting effects on hydrocyanic substances. Using plants rich in hydrocyanic compounds, results showed no migration of this chemical between grafted partners whether the scion or stock lacked it. Conclusion: grafting forms a mutual artificial symbiosis with each part keeping its individuality.
A reflective piece notes pasteurization fails as a universal cure for defective milk and cream, arguing it kills only lactic acid bacteria while harmful germs thrive in alkaline conditions. It also urges thorough colt training emphasizing courage obedience and good workmanship, and mentions practical topics like farm fencing and wire splicing.
A fragmented report discusses free movement and ends of a deal. It mentions a Denver dealer evaluating an animal and a daily milk price of 12 dollars. It notes a 1 percent adjustment per fourth of a percent and a full purchase by a certain buyer.
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