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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1913
Page
4
A mosaic of 19th century quips and advice touches on self education affordable for workers, a court clash between two ladies over insults, observations on successful men, a cherry preserving recipe, a humorous line about a mother and daughter, and a New York Sun remark about blaming the middleman for living costs. Different voices illustrate social manners, domestic tips, and wit of the era.
A recipe to prepare salad rolls begins with milk butter sugar salt and yeast, then flour and egg white. After two rises the dough is shaped into small biscuits, baked until light and well risen, offering a rewarding result and claims of best taste.
Premium Fruit Cake recipe with sugar butter eggs currants citron and nutmeg plus instructions for mixing and layering with eltron. Also reports a meteor sighting near Pittsburgh causing fright and a joke about school studies and matting care with a flannel slip for brooms.
A compact alliterative line captures a newly enfranchised western woman's sharp critique of partisan politics. The phrase contrasts fear and aggression with civic energy, highlighting how fresh voting voices weigh coarse rhetoric against policy substance.
A historical note explains catarrhal coughs arise from lung disease heart disease stomach issues or catarrh in the bronchial tubes larynx and YUX with varying sputum. It warns ordinary cough medicines may worsen symptoms and promotes Veruna as a catarrhal remedy taken per bottle directions, noting frequent dosing for persistent coughs.
Poultry advice notes that pullets should not start laying before October and early laying can harm production. Feeding should be dry grain with free range. oats are good. Goldfinches migrate as winter residents, feeding on seeds and aiding agriculture by eating noxious weed seeds and insects.
O. 8, Newberry of Monde, Kan, describes a wheelbarrow seeder used with a four section harrow. He trails a chain to mark coverage and follows it to seed all ground, tying a pipe to harrow levers for control.
A seeder rests on thin pipes with a stick placed over and wired to limit movement. A rope ties the weeder to the harrow from the reader’s center, allowing it to follow the harrow through turns.
On small quarter section farms dairy cattle balance work and cash flow. Purebred stock aid poor farmers by building independence, while scrubs are unsuitable and a poor choice for investment. The dairy herd is essential for prosperity with proper care and management.
Desirable seed ears describe dust ears with well rounded butte and kernels in straight rows. Bara shows medium sized shank and Gowlarble cob size. Kernels are deep and firm on the cob, medium wedge shaped with deep color and large bright germs.
A good dairy farmer is described as a good general farmer who loves cows. The definition notes that lacking fondness for cattle or satisfaction in caring for them often limits capability and prosperity in dairy work.
An eighty year old farmer expands his apple orchard, recalling neighbors' laughter at his plan. He now sells hundreds of barrels of apples yearly, claiming it outweighs past ventures.
Government experiments show pigs waste only 12 percent of what they eat while producing more meat per unit weight, outperforming horses cattle sheep and even poultry in food efficiency. The piece also advises using acid phosphate in henhouses and describes manure processing for soil fertility.
Care of poultry requires constant feeding fresh water and careful handling from hatch to laying house. Attention to colt feet trims and prompt repairs prevent poor sets and injuries. Repair neglected machines, grease and paint farm implements, open drain outlets now to avoid spring delays. Clean milk yields proper curds and avoids gas.
A chaotic fragment recalls plague fears in London spreading to Cornwall via itinerant traders selling silks and finery. The tale links garish goods to swift deaths from plague, with later editorial bits recommending remedies, domestic tips, and moral reflections from period publications and poems.
Temper a casserole in cold water then boil and return to cool. Do not heat empty on stove or quench hot with cold water. Cook slowly and avoid rapid temperature changes. Also mentions distemper cure and a ginger punch recipe with lemons sugar boiling water gelatin and mint.
A mixed readout combines a recipe for Pettits Eve Salve Banana Pie with various 19th century jokes and quotes. The pie directions describe crust, filling with bananas and cream, and a meringue topping. Interleaved are brief anecdotes and quotations about smoking in Windsor Castle, Thoreau’s drummer analogy, servants, and humorous exchanges.
A shopper describes inserting a very large safety pin into a shopping bag and using smaller safety pins to hang a door key cloth samples and memoranda from the bag for easy access when opening it. The method aims to prevent poking around the bag bottom and to keep items handy.
A World's Work writer argues that the popular image of the astronomer is outdated. The article notes most modern astronomers spend their time analyzing photographs and studying with microscopes, yet paradoxically they gaze through a telescope less than before.
The article notes a rise in Paris heater receipts over twenty years aiding the poor through a ten percent tax on theater Heket buyers. It cites last year's total tax revenue at 1.8 million dollars. It also recounts a humorous exchange about a man who died from heat at a foundry furnace, told by Tit-Bite.
A Buffalo Express quote mocks frugal spending as a man jokes about a fifteen dollar windbag for his wife. The remark hints that complex interiors may offset costs, while a separate note suggests pure gold can be softened by boiling in water for four minutes.
An outdated, censored style notice promotes a costly medical text available by mail only to select recipients. It cautions readers that the book is not for general distribution, due to high price, and invites requests addressed to E. Pintham Medicine Co. The fragment hints at private distribution and secrecy surrounding the offer.
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