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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1913
Page
4
Be Honest, Being Honest is the greater part of hcchievement. When you know that you're doing the best within you, you can't be downed. Self-respect is an eternal life preserver. A Philadelphia physician notes infant deaths in hospital care. Advice to stop boots creaking with chalk and a shoemaker fix.
Three children Ida Marrow eight Willie Farrow five and Linda Benton six of Petersborough walked 16 0 miles to Whaplode Drove to visit their grandmother on a recent Sunday. They arrived exhausted and were driven home afterward.
A poultry note argues culling hens past their usefulness improves profits. It advises marking yearlings and two year olds for breeding or market, emphasizes fall focus, and warns against birds that pull or eat eggs, recommending selling them with the culls and emphasizing close watering.
The passage warns that mind kept only by constant reading and conversation with those who require no effort to be understood becomes flabby and lazy, condemning the novel-soaked intellect that relies on easy reading rather than sustained challenge.
The law grants tax exemption for churches and church property cemeteries school and college property buildings used for educational literary scientific or charitable purposes and property owned by city county state or the United States.
A twelve year old boy in Rainicken dorf near Berlin hanged himself with a halter from a stable beam after a failing school report. The incident occurred at dusk a few days ago, illustrating the crushing effect of academic fears on a young life.
An analysis notes that sheep with constant access to water produce more mutton at lower cost than those receiving water only from forage. Water increases muscle growth, aids bodily functions, and supports efficient growth, with dew and pasture moisture insufficient alone. The article emphasizes continuous drinking water in summer for optimal growth.
Farm and Home suggests frequent rolling with a heavy cement roller fitted with guapipo axle and handle. The practical device should weigh about 290 pounds and is described as a substantial tool to keep lawns in good shape while discouraging mole activity.
The bureau of plant industry studies tenant farming noting long tenure leads tenants to fund permanent improvements and improve soil fertility. It seeks guidance on fair divisions of proceeds among labor working capital and real estate investment. Also warn against feeding moldy corn to horses as it causes blind staggers or poor condition. avoid pasturing horses near moldy areas.
A. J. Wilder advises selecting eggs from year old hens to develop larger, stronger chicks, warning large eggs may reduce laying frequency. Emphasizes feeding for strong shells, proper mash timing, and balanced grain. Covers lambing and sheep grazing, tree protection, and broader animal husbandry benefits for farm profitability.
A farm wagon rebuilt with wide steel tires showcases ease of loading and practical appeal. It overcomes objections of high wagon designs and offers profit potential for producers, marking a shift toward more efficient, lowdown transport on the farm.
Elaborate precautions to preserve cut glass which is fashionable on dinners and drawing rooms. Describes washing in three wooden bowls, first with soapy water, second with clear water, third with lukewarm water and bluing, then drying with a soft cloth and polishing with tissue. Gilded and patterned china may be washed similarly but without blueing.
A recipe for banana cream pie with lemon and banana topping is described, including making the custard, chilling, and meringue, followed by a note on compressed sponges for travelers. A Punch magazine quip about a telephone operator appears, reflecting light humorous notices in period print.
A Philadelphia Record snippet portrays a bantering exchange between an optimist and a pessimist at a gaming table. The optimist proclaims that luck changes with love, noting he has never been married, while the pessimist ridicules the notion.
A Munford Alabama reader endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles. The testimonial claims relief from life changes and nervous issues after using the product, with the letter noting the medicine’s age and claimed success.
Take an eight pound rump beef piece larded with half a pound salt pork cut in half inch squares. Season with allspice parsley and garlic. Brown in beef suet, drain fat, add bone broth tomato sauce parsley onions and turnips. Simmer three hours. Strain vegetables, puree and plate with meat, finish with gravy.
A jumble of 19th century home remedy tips appears from a period text, urging quick cures with laxatives and quinine, plus household cooking instructions. It includes a cold cure claim, baking and steaming methods, and a recipe for baked peas with onion and carrot, followed by a philosophical note on laziness attributed to Epletetus.
Westminster Gazette notes Guy de Maupassant as a junior clerk in the French education office who frequently absented himself about three days weekly due to illness to pursue literary work. He aimed to keep his clerkship until his writing prospects grew secure.
A historic recipe combines beef suet and flour with cinnamon nutmeg and cloves, raisins and milk then molasses. Mix dry ingredients with suet and spices, add milk and dissolved soda, fold in molasses, pour into a buttered mold and steam four hours. Serve with hard sauce.
J Daniels of Nottingham learned from the local urban council that for over 15 years he had been placing flowers on the wrong grave at Beeston cemetery. The error stemmed from a former sexton misnumbering graves in the register, the council stated.
A fragmented local page item recalls a town meeting to aid the poor, followed by a German speaker urging three cheers for the needy before adjournment, amid time wasted and resolutions offered.
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