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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1909
Page
6
A published letter from a commander of a large American battleship reveals his view of leadership and duty. He describes commanding thousands of sailors, ensuring their food clothing and occupation, and notes the heavy responsibility as the ship maneuvers a 504 foot steel mass through tight channels with world attention if it runs aground.
A young soldier proves cool under fire by pulling down a rail fence while a general commends him for bravery. The excerpt includes notes on miners, a ghost story, civil service contrasts, and quips about social season, grammar, and cooks, all styled as a collection of old newspaper snippets.
A travelogue style recap recounts 1859 envoy Ward’s failed interview with the emperor Hieng Pung and a feast spanning from noon to six the next evening after 138 dishes. It notes Eskimo banquets lasting longer, seven natives eating for 33 hours, and explorers like Beott Peary and Peary’s party consuming vast quantities during harsh polar journeys.
Dr Beverly Robinson notes strange food reactions in a Medical Record essay. Milk can trigger asthma and hives in a healthy child, yet bread with milk prevents symptoms. Mushrooms cause uvula edema after repeated good tolerance. A single strawberry can provoke dental neuralgia after years of safe eating. No clear mechanism explains these evolving reactions.
A Bohemian Magazine fragment reflects on dreamless sleep and the inability of some to accept rest as a blessing. It contrasts those who fear deathlike slumber with others who feel cheated of a full night’s rest, likening them to a Beotch plowboy in their complaint.
Robert Haven Schauffler notes that Potsdam embodies the complement to Berlin and the Hohenzollerns. He argues Potsdam is essential to judging Germany, as its sunshine and blossoms reveal Totem’s unique appeal beyond the stern city of iron and blood.
An elderly spinster condones a remark on a laudatory profile of Mme Calvo, asserting only discriminating praise should count, while a mock dialogue about a new filing system and business fate is noted in brief mentions from Washington Star and Houston Traveler.
A Chicago professor argues that a man who never pays cab fare, never checks prices, and trembles when broke has an infallible weapon against female critics. The remark appears in the Kansas City Plain talk.
Most rheumatism cases are muscular rheumatism caused by cold or damp conditions and do not require internal treatment. The text notes the free application of remedies or measures to relieve symptoms.
Advertises Chamberlain's Liniment as quick relief for pain and soreness with a price of 25 cents for the small size and 50 cents for the large, urging readers to try it and see the relief for themselves.
The tale recalls a man who bought a home with a thousand cash paid and a trust deed for the balance. His wife wakes him to fear of a would be intruder, but he jokes he must admit the deed holder at any hour. Also contains quips from Youth's Companion and Chicago News about thoughts and wills, ending with a joke from Puck.
Notice of a court ordered sale in Umatilla County Oregon. Referee B B Ribboards will auction on April 10 1909 at 1 PM at Pendleton court house for the vested interest of multiple defendants in Lots 1-6 Block 3 Stafford addition Athena totaling about three acres. Auction to highest bidder as provided by law.
The County Court of Oregon Umatilla County appoints Joseph T. Rainville administrator of the estate of Josephh A. Rainville deceased. Creditors must file claims with vouchers at Lowell and Winter Pendleton Despain Block within six months from this date January 26, 1909.
In the matter of estates for James Rainville and Adele St Dennis, notices require all claimants to file within six months. Administrators Joseph I. Rainville and F. S. Legion direct that claims be presented with vouchers at designated offices in Oregon. A separate item advertises Electric Bitters as a cure for eczema and blood disorders with a Palace Drug ad.
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