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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1913
Page
2
A garbled Oregon item list covers subscription rates for the Athena post office and rate card details. It also includes long narrative passages on political figures Madero and Huerta, plus notes on the Oregon Almanac project, mining prospects near Canyon City, and naval department rumors about a ship voyage and potential transfer duties.
The column quotes opinions on government in the United States and Mexico, noting Taft and Bryan, Panama Canal timing, possible U.S. intervention in Mexico, and hints of future roles. It cites Oregon's freak legislation and remarks on woman suffrage and party reform.
A historical note details archery prowess from buffalo plains to ancient and modern distances. It cites MacRaes of Gairlock hitting a man at 500 yards, Turkish ambassadors near London shooting 416 yards against wind and 482 with wind, Constantinople pillars recording 800 yards, and Sir Robert Ainslie noting a 972 yard shot in 1708. It adds Twain’s German Coffee recipe a humorous parody on coffee and chicory.
A collage of humorous lines from Washington Star Washington Herald and Chicago Record Herald plus a long feature on Hindus and Mang caste. It describes social mockery and a detailed account of Mang status in India including beliefs about disease cures and ritual offerings.
A collage of essays and anecdotes on pigs and superstition from the Darwin agricultural show and the Fifth Avenue hotel. The Pig piece links pork to daily life while a New York Sun tale recalls 569, a room famed for tragedies and hoodoo legends.
Parson White protected his chicken coop with steel bars but four Leghorns vanished the same night. He suspects a next door neighbor and brings him to the police court. The judge jokes about an alibi as the suspect replies with a taunt about the bars.
The article describes carved sixteenth century Grace knives with musical notes on one edge for grace before meals and grace after meals. Sold in sets of four for base tenor alto and treble voices, kept in stamped leather cases placed before flagers. The inscription is usually Latin as shown in a specimen: Pro tuls beneficila Deus pratins agimus tibi.
A clever crow heist ends with four birds forcing a meat prize from a dog, then feasting atop a tree while the dog sulks. Also, the Marquis of Hastings, famed Victorian spendthrift, allegedly gambled beyond the Bank of England yet complained about a whisky and soda at Long's in Bond Street.
The article recalls Joseph Jefferson at a drama reception where he quipped about realism in stage sets. He noted the audience would object if a live dog acted as Schneider and warned that real animals can disrupt a play, ending with a sharp remark on realism’s dangers.
Henley and Stevenson, W. BE. Monley recall meeting Robert Louis Stevenson and noting his friend treated for lack of Voltaire or Dumas. They discuss his supposed future, his binges, and a remark about a crippled life.
The oath of office required by the constitution is brief and solemn. The president swears to faithfully execute the office and to protect preserve and defend the constitution to the best of their ability.
The Doctor asks about appetite while the Patient laments poor desire. The Patient recalls his wife’s best cooking but remains unwilling to eat, then the Doctor probes if he has tried a restaurant meal.
An old Baltimore story features Aunt Ally, a famed sea food cook, and her nephew a nine year old from Point where crabs are scarce. He watches her plan a dish called wash Crustrepans as she cautions him the debbil is in the making.
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