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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1911
Page
5
The Stony Ford Grange Middleton farmers propose running a store on the honesty system with a provided stock. Members will hold the key to the store, take items, and note prices. if they take more than they pay, trust ends. The strongest will yield quickly to opposition, save strength for decisive maneuvers, and avoid wasting effort on futile approaches.
Henry J. Goldstein of Boston says five years of rheumatism left his knees stiff and in pain. after trying many remedies he found relief with Hood's Sarsaparilla and considers himself cured. He reports improvement after taking the naval-hued tablets and chocolate Sarsatabs.
An ad discusses why many advertised medicines fade from memory, blaming unfulfilled promises. It highlights Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as an example, claiming quick relief for kidney liver and bladder issues and offering a free trial bottle by mail from Dr Kilmer & Co. with prices 50 cents and 1 dollar.
A collage of snippets from periodicals and satirical notes. It cites Buckley on consumerism from London Ty P s Weekly, a Teething aid ad for Mrs Winslow, a Life magazine quip about a broker and his wagon, and a technical note on overheating in lamp sockets with a cord switch.
A Swiss agriculture professor reports, per the Review Scientifique, that ordinary transparent glass yields the best results for cultivation under glass. Orange glass boosts fruit quantity but harms fruit quality, violet glass increases fruit yield yet lowers quality, while red blue and green glass prove harmful to plants.
A Newark reader, Fred C. Witten, reports skin improvement after using Cascarets. He states pimples and blackheads disappeared and continues recommended use. The missive, filled with advertising language, extols pleasant taste and gentle effect.
A jumble of local personas and unlikely claims about a mayor and various roles appears alongside quirky product pitches and odd anecdotes. The piece includes a fictional catalog of talents, promotional lines for remedies, a note about an incubator sighting, and a child’s simple eye care request.
A Kaunas City Kansas man won a divorce after his wife spent her time writing love stories for magazines. He was left to prepare his own meals and handle most housework. The piece juxtaposes a playful Cupid motif with domestic shifts. The column notes Petty romantic factors and a quirkily framed domestic dispute.
An advertisement urges readers to begin meals with Hostetter's stomach bitters to correct loss of appetite and aid digestion. It claims the product has aided users for over 57 years with indigestion dyspepsia constipation colds grippe and malaria and urges insistence on the brand.
Odd collection of quotes and ad copy fragments urging happiness, cautioning superstition, and noting eternal good things. Mentions of cure ads for cold remedies, a Groves refund hint, and lines on public opinion, leadership, and study of forces. Also references to Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a stomach and liver aid and a general note on easy consumption.
A man attempting to incubate eggs for a friend who kept hens mistakenly grabbed a rooster and was arrested by federal authorities for illegal use of the male. The tale ends with a hard guiding line to press on despite discouragements.
An old ad promotes Murine eye remedies for red weak weary and watery eyes with claiming relief and comfort. It mentions Murine eye salve in aseptic tubes and eye care products priced at one dollar, with promotional language and references to Chicago based company. The text ends with unclear lines about conscription avoidance and dangerous methods.
A colonial yellow loaf cake recipe attributed to George Washington’s circle uses butter sugar flour and raisins with cream of tartar soda and cream. It guides creaming butter and sugar, folding in yolks, sifted flour, and stiffly beaten egg whites, then baking in a tube pan and glazing with a white icing. Citron can replace or mix with raisins for variety and it’s suggested as a birthday cake.
Turpentine proves versatile for many tasks from restoring patent leather shine to moth prevention in boxes. It helps keep fabrics bright when added to starch and can aid floor polishing with beeswax. A few drops in hot water or steeping solution may soothe rheumatic symptoms or skin irritation.
A flannel straining bag is a necessity for jelly making. Hemmed flannel soaked in boiling water serves as a substitute for an expensive strainer. Place the bag inside a large bowl, pour fruit or liquid jelly in, tie the four ends, and let it drain slowly. Drape a bibooket over the top in cold weather to prevent early setting.
Cream carrot soup recipe guides washing and slicing carrots then boiling in water until tender. Mash and mix with flour and butter, stir until bubbling, whisk in milk and carrot pulp, add hot water to reach one quart, temper with egg yolk and parsley, then serve immediately.
Orange marmalade method reads: use one orange fruit, shave very thin, heat and core. Use all peel and pulp. Measure, add three times water, soak overnight in an earthen dish. Next morning boil ten minutes, soak another night, then in morning add equal sugar and boil until set. Jelly amber and strips well defined. Makes twelve classes.
Dissolve 144 teaspoons of granulated gelatine in 2 tablespoons cold water. Beat 1 pint of cream until stiff, fold in 3/4 cup powdered sugar, then add the gelatine and beat a few minutes until well mixed. Flavor with a teaspoon vanilla. Turn into a mold and chill until very cold.
Core the apples and fill the cavities with walnut pieces and sugar. Bake in the oven until tender, using about a quarter cup of chops mixed with the filling. Gentle heat preserves texture and flavor of the fruit.
A fragment describes treating burns with soft koap and a flour oil dressing. It advises applying the mixture, letting it set, repeating as needed, and allowing the coating to crack and fall off so new skin forms within a day or two. The directions reflect historical medical practice.
The Trent ferryman drowned when cattle crowded the boat during midstream crossing. Two additional cattle leaped aboard, joining three already being carried. The boat capsized but the cattle reached shore safely.
A temperamental soprano asks if the audience wept while she sang. The music director replies that she was the one making the noise, sparking a sharp exchange.
A Hackensack mother hired a young woman as nurse for her baby. After wheeling the infant in the yard for about half an hour the nurse asked if she may smoke cigarettes. The notice indicates a vacancy in Hackensack.
A Wyoming cowboy visiting Philadelphia inspected Owen Wister's city outfit and while casually examining an opera hat it sprang open. The surprised cowpuncher exclaimed that it was a self cocking hat, marveling at the feat. The remark appears in Everybody's.
The Little Corporal recalls Napoleon complaining of obstruction and demanding rope. Generals reply that Europe will supply it, underscoring a moment of strategic stalemate and looming pressure from allied forces.
Women suffering from any form of illness are invited to communicate with Mrs. Lydia E Pinkham at Lynn, Massachusetts. All letters are answered by women. The offer promises confidential help from the Pinkham company, with a free 80 page Text Book available by mail.
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