14 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1918
Page
1
In Asia Magazine Frank S. Williams describes a Chinese theater where scenery is absent and actions speak through pantomime. Leper, criminal, and other scenes unfold with symbolic gestures, gongs, and two string fiddles, understood by audiences despite minimal sets.
An observer praises Russian cathedral music noting male choirs trained over years, rich sonorous voices, and sacred works that move with minor modes and majestic climaxes. The piece conveys national soul, sorrow, faith, and stark, stormy beauty, leaving a haunting memory of awe and vast skies.
A yellow Vishnu sculpture titled The Preserver stands 61 percent inches high and 28 inches wide in the Met collection. Carved in greenish black stone in high relief, the figure depicts Vishnu with attendant figures and a canopy, originating from a Kikkeri temple in Mysore district, dated to the late twelfth century and moved to England in the 1800s.
A picture shows a giant redwood with a torn trunk, yet a young sapling sprouts within the old trunk. Despite wind and fire, the surviving roots retain vitality, promising a sturdy new shoot as the protecting trunk decays. The original tree stood over 11 feet in diameter and towered high, with a successor expected to be sizable when the old trunk finally falls.
Mount Hermon rises above Tebanon and Damascus as a legendary holy ground. The text describes its white-crowned summit, ancient temples facing the sun, and the valley’s springs, vineyards, and olives. It portrays Hermon as a storied source of water and bounty, revered by locals and linked to divine bounty.
The piece recalls violinist Wieniawski in New York where a wealthy British nobleman paid him for a half hour recital. During Beethovens Romances performance the host kept checking his watch, finally whispering to ask how much he would charge for a half hour and why only slow pieces.
The article surveys diverse viewpoints locating Eden from Damascus and Ar Menia to the Caucasus Hollah and Abyania with other writers placing it near Ceylon or the North Pole. Some scholars tie Eden to a Penmanian river and to the Joxor flood area near 27 degrees north, while many deem Eden a legend.
Gayne K Norton argues snakes, though feared, help farms by killing rodents that threaten crops and spread disease. Of 111 species, 17 are harmful, while many nonvenomous snakes curb pests and protect farm products from rodent damage and disease transmission.
The English have created a high speed steel that can be cast and worked quickly for engines and guns. Popular Science Monthly notes this steel can be cast by the fastest tools without becoming brittle, offering a cheaper alternative to forging and rolling, though only a few steels share these casting advantages.
A century era envisioning a future where wars are fought by massive war machines powered by vast economies. Only a few great powers could build maintain and deploy them, funded by taxation and national commitment. A selected elite would man these engines and defend civilization, turning war into a costly luxury for strong states and reshaping global military balance. New York Commercial.
In a reflective passage Mr. Gratebar laments the habit of magnifying minor faults into major grievances. He argues worry and distress arise from this tendency, turning simple comments into perceived slights and tearing at families and trust. He urges restraint, noting most so called offenses would fade if left undwelt upon.
The piece contrasts formal schooling with natural talent, noting that some eminent geologists never attended school while others with college degrees assume complete mastery. It argues that formal education does not guarantee wisdom and suggests many graduates overrate their knowledge.
The Spectator frames a child centered view on grownups and fate. A torpedoed ship child asks when the slip goes down and a boy reflects on his grandfather’s wisdom. A third boy jokes about Heaven and John the Baptist, revealing childlike logic and wit.
A French soldier carried by his horse through battle owes life to a cat that fetched a musket ball and stayed by his wound. The army doctor praised the cat for aiding the recovery and halting further bleeding, saying the beast helped save the man’s life.
A partial OCR passage notes concerns about sponges carrying germs and unsanitary toilet articles. It claims sponges are out of fashion, urges caution, and suggests sponges harbor colonies of germs as pores absorb debris and dead skin. mentions bathing dislodges skin and sponges release it.
A mosaic of natural curiosities describes grasshoppers' surprising migratory behavior and remarkable adaptations. The article notes wet individuals washing ashore far from land, mentions African and Mediterranean connections, and details grasshoppers’ bodies and respiration, emphasizing their ability to stay airborne for days with minimal effort and occasional long flights across seas.
A narrator describes uneasy sensations when alone at night as familiar sounds become haunting. The piece notes the shift from comfort with family present to fear and intrusion of unseen factors, likening the experience to a chill through the house during darkness. The prose emphasizes tense atmosphere over explicit events.
A distorted text block presents a jumble of phrases and names. It reads like garbled dialogue with possible references to a person named Kentt and a phrase about a singer and a coach, but the overall meaning is unclear.
The fragment appears as garbled OCR text with quoted exchanges and incomplete phrases. It lacks a coherent event or identifiable entities suitable for a concise news-style summary.
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