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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1909
Page
5
A jumble of old advertisements and quack claims appears, touting Hood s Sarsaparilla as a cure all for ailments from eczema to anemia, alongside patent medicine pitches for nerve restorers and eye salves. Snippets mock the era s sensationalism with satirical lines about smoking cars and highwaymen.
A Chicago Tribune note compares a figure to Standard Oil through marriage and wealth. It states he can maintain a carriage, earning the label rich and connected to notable circles led by Nelson W. Aldrich.
A set of recent deaths removes four prominent figures from international life: Helena Modjeska, Ethan Allen Hitchcock, Marion Crawford, and Algernon Charles Swinburne. Modjeska, famed tragedienne, dies leaving a Poland and American stage legacy. Hitchcock, former Interior Secretary, noted for honesty and duty, dies in Naples. Marion Crawford, novelist son of sculptor Thomas Crawford, whose life spanned travels and languages, leaves a prolific output. Swinburne, Victorian poet and critic, dies at 72 in Putney, shaping modern English verse with a fierce individual voice.
Ethon Allen died April 9 at 74 after a long career marked by 1897 envoy appointment to Hussle later raised to an embassy, 1895 secretary of the interior under Roosevelt, and resignation in 1907. Secretary Hitchcock fought land frauds on the Federal domain, prosecuting many wealthy grabbers. The narrative mentions novelist F Marion Crewford as a prominent figure.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer writer recalls a school entertainment with songs and recitations as a youngster promises grand things. His mother suggests bringing his four year old sister. he balks, saying no one else brings children. The piece ends with a wry note on long days and rising costs.
A Catholic Standard and Times item notes negotiations over starting wages with two men, one offered ten dollars to start, another ten dollars salary. The passage hints at a period when a woman faced choices between lovers, possible marriage, and leaving a settled life.
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