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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1895
Page
4
A furrier discusses costly coats from 4000 to 875000 in value, citing sable and fur trims. He notes coats often altered to fit changing fashions, and describes the growing male fur coat market. Also a Burlington County teaberry jack drink piece contrasts with hog season cheer.
A New York Sun report describes an elderly invalid fisherman at Spruce Street who rigs a long window pole with a high wire basket to reel scraps, papers, and small items from passersby. Neighbors observe his daily ritual as he awaits bites from the outside world.
A Chicago Tribune piece quotes an old mariner suggesting Lake Michigan could produce a tidal wave if an earthquake struck the lake. It recalls the 1811 New Madrid quake and Mississippi flooding, describing water surges, land openings, and ships driven onto banks. The tale underscores risk of future upheavals along the Ohio Valley.
The New York Commercial Advertiser recounts the early nineteenth century king Isialus and his Philadelphia visit at the Continental Hotel. He boasted that olive oil after each wine helped keep the surface of the wine in the stomach and prevented carbonation fumes from affecting the brain. The tale ties to a fashionable scene where gourmets learned his dining stamina and a curious obsession with mustache guards and counterfeit devices.
A fragmentary item reports on vanity devices aimed at improving appearance. Mentioned are a rubber facial mask worn at night to induce perspiration and a wire mask design for bedtime wear, described with fashionably vague terms and multiple style references.
The article argues Italian unity hinges on the people themselves and that tax policy stokes unrest. It contrasts the north and south, notes Piedmontese farmers' resilience versus Sicilian hardship under police-backed collectors, and recalls Palermo abuses. It concludes that misgovernment provokes rising resistance across republic, monarchy, or empire.
Leonard Jacobs of Ansonia Connecticut owns a remarkable twenty three year old horse that eats pie. The horse prefers apple pie with raisin and currant fillings and will even turn up its nose at oats when pie is available. He enjoys pumpkin pie cranberry tarts prune pie if prunes are pitted. The horse is fat and sleek and remains lively, with the owner expecting to keep him on the pie cart long past age. Also described is the Lincoln homestead in Springfield viewed by thousands, noting its history from 1946 purchase to public access.
The article recalls visitors from around the world to the Lincoln home and a 1900s Sousa tribute in Springfield. It notes repapering and repairs, while the house remains unchanged, and mentions a special train and speeches by notable citizens as a memorial to Mr. Lincoln.
The undersigned, appointed by the court as Receiver for Barrett Co, requests all parties owing the firm to call and settle their accounts. C. A. Barrett, Receiver.
The prospectus promotes Free The Northern Pacific Farmer weekly edition published in Portland in its twenty first year edited by Frank Lea. It claims 16 to 32 pages weekly of agricultural horticultural stock poultry market reports and household items and offers a free Northwest journal for one year to new subscribers paying in advance or previous subscribers paying back dues plus one year.
Dre writes an email with a proposed title about the affair, seeking a suitable headline and a clearer summary. The note hints at editing and refining wording to fit a traditional newspaper card style.
Notice to creditors and the public of the assignment of Alexander Moony, insolvent debtor, with the assignee appointed to manage his estate. Creditors or interested parties must present claims to the assignee as required by the act approved October. Public meeting to discuss the assignment to be held at Athena on February thirteenth, 1885.
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