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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1919
Page
4
A local shop promotes a full line of Kantleek goods highlighting water bottles syringes swim caps and the Kandeck utility bag for travel or bathing needs. The narrator promises to explain why these items are superior.
Report from New Jersey farmers describes potash being dumped in value as war disrupts supply. Local landowners seek compensation for land used in potash mining while charges consider new tax to extract potash more cheaply for wartime needs. Charlin McCue, a new resident, sells land for $23,000 amid ongoing agricultural tensions.
An irregular wartime report describes Marines rescuing civilians or prisoners amid bombardment. Corporal Bert Ly Jonni and Sergeant Claude Ay ATUoe, among others, led a squad that extricated personnel near the front, repelling a German assault and securing a water route while enduring shellfire.
Article recounts a World War I prisoner of war story from Winchester, England. It cites Joseph R. Dennen of Traston, NJ, about John Roll of Woodhaven, NJ, dying of pneumonia after armistice talks. It includes details of German neglect, scarce blankets, and improvised care by American and British doctors. The piece also mentions a grave scene with Roll and others buried together and references other wartime notes and a medicinal advertisement section.
A fragmented old recipe page outlines various dumplings and muffins including chicken meat left over notes, batter and rising instructions for dumplings, friendship village muffins, corn muffins, oatmeal sponge, waffles and raised muffins with measurements and steps, though some wording is garbled. It presents a domestic cooking guide with multiple batter and bake directions and misprints.
A historical piece argues against mysticism in treating influenza and pneumonia. It critiques heroic serum methods and promotes standard care, noting repeated bloodletting and progressive serum sharing as treatment escalates, reflecting early controversy over pneumonia therapies.
A censor’s office boy faced fines after a reader cited Rippling’s line from a patriotic verse and others quoted Hood. The censor’s office contested the wording and spelling errors while reflecting on penalties and the 1998 year looming with promised changes.
A 1500 year old papyrus, found by excavators, reveals the last will of Utah the Egyptian. It grants his wife Shetta the right to dwell in his house and freedom from wrongful dismissal, along with four designated slaves. Authorities call this the earliest known will.
A federal tariff commission report shows 600 plus button factories in the United States with about $20 million in capital and $3 million in annual payroll. The industry outputs over $20 million yearly, with New Jersey forming nearly half the factories and the Midwest supplying freshwater production. war raises button prices due to metal, celluloid, dyes, and fabrics costs. A note on wartime changes includes a rise in glass buttons as domestic production expands to replace imports.
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