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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1915
Page
4
A dialogue covers shopping at Wan acoopar's and a concert in an auditorium, with domestic chatter about cereal demonstrations and a nonsensical mix of names. Other magazine snippets mention dancing, a country drugstore visit, and light household topics from the Washington Star and Baltimore newspapers.
Plaintiff asks if she was attached to her husband and if she is there to detach. Bouton Transcript notes describe a divorce court scene with questioning of arrangements and intent.
Florence 80 in Dakota describes long pain and headaches before using Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. After one bottle she felt better next month and could work again. The ad claims thirty years of use as a standard remedy for female ailments, offering personal letters for advice from a woman at Pinkham Medicine Co.
The Eastland disaster in Chicago river claims about 1000 lives. Divers search the sunk hull as coroner Hoffmann predicts near total fatalities. Federal state and city authorities prepare broad investigations into negligence and safety faults.
Northwest market notes show Portland wheat prices for Bluestem and Red Vite plus feeds and bran at around 20s to 28s. Prices for Oregon vegetables and fruits vary with cucumbers, pumpkins, cabbage, and berries listed. Yakima schedule adoption, Chehalis cannery run begins, and large salmon shipments planned via Panama Canal to New York.
A jumble of readings details a rain alarm device for open windows using a battery powered buzzer and light to indicate windward panes during storms. It describes a crude punch tool for screws, a postal scene with a Thomasville post office request, and asides about a Damon Runyon anecdote and other scattered notes.
Government seizes the 1914 vegetable crop to curb speculation and high prices across Austria. All existing supplies will be salted and controlled to prevent repeat shortages. The action targets preventing price spikes and stabilizing regional food supply amid wartime pressures.
An odd mixed-for-sale notice lists rebuilt Federal trucks and a used vehicle market. The fragmented ad mentions a rebuilt model and a dealer, Garlinger Motor Car Co, King and Washington, with stray lines about prices and sale terms. The text is garbled, but centers on used truck sales and auto advertisements in a midcentury paper.
An ad extols Resinol 20wp and Foamol ointment for skin maladies. It claims instant relief from itching and impurities, rapid healing of eczema heat rash and ringworm, and improvement of pimples when other treatments fail. The piece mixes product praise with unrelated clipped literary quotes and mentions doctors using Reviol nationwide.
Fragmentary OCR text references Leary and Columbia River Tow Co, hinting at a trade lesson and towing work. Other words are garbled, but imply discussion of commerce, transport on the Columbia River, and local merchants or workers. No clear events or dates emerge from the legible portions.
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