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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1913
Page
4
A Bohemian watering place hosts a dress making show opened by a princess. A caretaker schemes to use two dramedy dummies as stand-ins to flatter the audience. The stunt backfires as the princess discovers altered bust figures, sparking a rare scandalous moment amid a jumble of unrelated notes on trees and velvet making.
A Missouri inventor creates a charming toy showing an old man on a chair figure with a swinging leg and counterweights keeping motion. A small boy sits astride the grandfather's foot while weights inside the body counterbalance to nod and bob as the toy moves top and down.
A mixed set of notes covers Hauser and Vernon club catcher Drummond moving among clubs, Boston Braves interest, Jake Stuhl facing heavy lifting in a cryptic line, Navy training for Baltimore’s International League team, Otto Miller possibly sent to Nashville, Peter Kelly’s uncertain St. Louis Nationals role, Moxie Manuel’s marriage, one expert’s view on Senators landing Devlin and Eddie Foster at second base, Pat Flaherty becoming manager of the Lawrence team, Louisville Colonels shunning Cubs for Pittsburgh links, and Christy Mathewson pursuing insurance work this winter alongside baseball.
A guide stresses a draft horse should average four miles per hour with a load and not tire. It notes that foot deformities, disease, or heredity hinder performance and that proper hoof shape, size, and a healthy frog are essential, with emphasis on strong walls, cupped horn, and sound, symmetrical feet.
A wide snapshot of early 20th century harness racing mentions Pop Geers adding six trotters to the 2:10 lot, Ralph Wick at 2.18 percent being trained for Canada, Young Sweet Marie at Lexington under Roy Miller, and a Sydney dealer shipping 25 well bred geldings to Shanghai's International Race Club. It notes Dikewood Park near Long Branch as a site for a grand circuit meet next year, Amy at 2.17 percent expected to race in Cleveland, and Hartford plans for a new grandstand and improvements at Charter Oak Park as Lon McDonald owns Pretoria Me in Indianapolis, with further notes on racing venues and horses like Rvelyn W. and Lady Maud C. in pacing stakes.
The article argues purebred animals outperform scrubs when properly fed and cared for. It claims purebreds produce quicker profits, with at least three crop-ready purebred offspring per two scrub crops, and that grades profit only with infusion of pure blood.
A collage of quips on education work and street life from Harper's and London Opinion hints at humorous connections between trades and habits. It notes penny banks in college settlements, a boy saving two cents then confessing Sunday spending, and a teacher guiding children to picture their future vocations with one girl wishing to be married.
A fragmented text questions naming and identity themes. It mentions Eve, eldent, warrared foes, and references to Mario Itte and Maarten, indicating a discussive or literary note about appropriation and purpose without clear context.
The author describes using a DIY root cutter to process several tons of carrots and beets for stock. A three sided box built from inch material is illustrated as the practical solution, noting it has provided much satisfaction and efficiency in cutting roots.
At a meeting at 174 West Washington Street the Western Skating Association named officials for 1913. Racing board chair Carl Carlson and a slate including Hackett Halverson Davis Johnson Baker and others were listed. Registration and membership chairman Julian Fitzgerald was named. The coming session will see revived hockey and a schedule for many clubs forthcoming.
Mrs Greenwald a camp meeting enthusiast praises a popular evangelist noting his eloquence and origin as a reforming tough who once played baseball. The piece contrasts this with a quip about aging by Washington Irving expressing regret at growing old and wishing to turn youthful again before death.
Anton Mickish of Union county Oregon describes a DIY farm toolkit with boards a b and top board a o and angle fastenings for cutting beets. A simple hog relish method uses cob charcoal made by piling cobs in a pit, burying and cooling with water and salt for a tasty feed boost.
Intellectual Clerk guides visitors in Pittsburgh through a conservatory display presented by Mr Phipps. They admire a statue of translucent marble, with the clerk explaining the sculptor and viewpoints. One visitor asks about alabaster and venue.
In Flint an eight round bout saw Detroit’s Glowney defeat Canada’s Hilly Hughes on points. Chicago’s Jack Britton easily out pointed Frank Nelson in New York. Fritton dominated Nelson after round four. A Kubak of Philadelphia won a ten round decision over Oklahoma’s Morris in Atlanta with two blows to Morris’ one.
Polish wrestler Mbyetko, who recently arrived from Europe, is booked for bouts in major U.S. and Canadian cities but will cancel if Frank Gotch agrees to a world championship match. The International league opens April 15 with a 15 game schedule.
A thrifty German library owner charges for wear and tear. A volume returns with holes on pages 19 and 20, prompting the proprietor to exclaim at the damage. A separate item recalls a whimsical tale of Thomaster the milkman drowned in 1000 gallons of buttermilk after his wagon toppled, leaving him submerged in the dairy flood.
A farmer shares cautious hog raising tips noting riding hogs in cars and city bank accounts as signs of progress. He warns that rising hog prices lure breeders before a market slump and urges maintaining steady stock levels and perseverance despite bad times.
A fragmented, period voice piece traces the polka’s origin from a Bohemian kitchen servant to its adoption by composers in Vienna in 1839 and stage performances in Paris by 1840. It blends reminiscence with brief notes on Red Cross Blue and a reminiscence anecdote about memory.
A German native living in the city has learned enough English to be understood though some sentences are odd He enjoys the learning process and the humor when mispronunciations are explained He has a dining companion and recently surprised his host by asking for a dish he normally did not like and declaring he is learning to can.
A jumble of reflections on modern honeymoons, marriage, and aging society. The piece mentions an English couple displeased with a second honeymoon, a British idea about new ports from Glacier Bay, child speech delays and possible causes, and a brief aside on Eugenics with forms positive and negative.
A fragmented children’s tale shows Béyhold'e Wish promising Nessie a treat for a boy named Louja. The four year old expresses a desire to be bad so someone might reward him later, reflecting a playful, mysterious dialogue from a worn source.
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