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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
5
An old advertisement style item touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a universal remedy curing eruptions pimples boils scrofula salt rheum eczema dyspepsia stomach troubles rheumatism catarrh nervous troubles debility and fatigue. It notes liquid and tablet forms with claims of identical cures and easy dosing by mail from J Hood Co. and personal testimonials.
Philanthropic Woman pins him as Saymold Storey laments constant job hunting. He insists all his time goes to soliciting work while claiming he has little to eat or sleep. The dialogue reflects hardship and unemployment tensions in a wartime setting.
In a humorous exchange a dairy counter patron asks why the proprietor does not feed ginger to waiters, while an ad copy touts a constitutional cure for catarrh. The fragment also includes a joke about faking a signature on a check and a mention of a prison warden dialogue.
An odd dialogue emerges with Everrbody Langhea urging to lighten hearts and Sirius Barker replying in clipped phrases. The Washington Star agent wades in with cryptic remarks while a philosophical board hints at hidden depths and wary understatement.
A report notes at least 82,000 beggars in Vienna earning better living than common labor. A notorious beggar family held a grand ball and concert at a local hotel. A new desk device grips rusty pens with pliers like handles and a lever to pull the pen free, easing desk work.
A letter and chemists’ reply outline Portland cement ingredients and ratios. It notes essential components lime silica alumina and magnesia with typical ranges and classifies raw materials as argillaceous and calcareous, urging knowledge of composition for quality cement. It mentions lime silica alumina magnesia proportions and regional limestone deposits in Idaho for local production.
Agricultural department issues free bulletins on irrigation investigations in California and the United States with prices for paper and cloth editions. Included are technical discussions of water usage, state control, and storage, plus recipes for canned pumpkin and sponge drop cakes and a note on New York storing 67 billion gallons of water.
Early home made medicines were common in every family with herb teas bitters laxatives and tonics made by apothecaries and doctors. Peruna originated from old time remedies, first used by Mennonites of Pennsylvania then sold widely after Dr Hartman founded a manufactory. It is promoted for coughs colds sore throat bronchitis and catarrhal diseases, with thousands of families trusting Dr Hartman and Peruna.
A dialogue unfolds on a phone line where a journalist asks Professor about methods to manage time and tasks. The Professor jokes about never saying goodbye when ending calls. A campaign manager complains about speakers, noting they are just opening guests and promises better ones later.
A benevolent old man tosses a coin from his purse to a boy who thanks him. The boy questions using the coin for fuel, then reveals he would spend it on an ice cream soda instead. The quirky exchange hints at thrift and childlike whimsy in a small moment.
The Well informed seek a pleasant and efficient liquid laxative with known safe components. California Fig Syrup Co offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, preferred for its proven laxative effect and ethical production. Available from leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
A leached vagrant pleads guilt explaining misdeeds were caused by his inlaws and family tensions. The police judge imposes six months in the workhouse as the man cites family as fault. In a separate scene a fireman denies a dying man a match, urging him to light his own house.
The editor and a business agent clash at a shop door on a holiday, as one man insists he is the boss and the other questions truth in newspapers. The exchange highlights tensions between labor, authority, and press honesty in a brief, period-voice moment.
A London show at the Jardin des Plantes drew a Sunday crowd after the overthrow of Louis Philippe. They found the Bengal tiger still labeled Le Tigre Royal. The furious crowd insisted on changing the name on the spot, and authorities complied, renaming it Le Tigre National.
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