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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1929
Page
2
The Athena Press of Athena Oregon publishes subscription rates: one copy for one year costs 2.00, six months 1.00, and three months 0.50. Dated May 17, 1929.
A clever burglar entering a home for a robbery leaves no gloves and polishes touches on the safe. He waters wax fragments, then lights a candle to trace his path. Investigators later find four clear fingerprints in the candle wax, costing him ten years of liberty.
The article traces the rise of manual training in the United States starting with the Workingman's School in New York founded by the Ethical Culture Society. It notes the St. Louis Manual Training School opened in 1880 with Washington University and spurred other urban programs.
The term artesian applies to deep wells often 200 to 500 feet or more that flow to the surface. Some artesian sources yield sulphur or chalybeate waters, alum waters, or highly saline waters unsuitable for drinking, while others offer excellent quality.
The wealthy man’s son, employed by a friend of his father, proves shiftless and unreliable. A stern office lecture centers on lying, with the employer declaring the youth a habitual liar. James responds by insisting he is a gentleman.
The Bureau of Standards states that to drive safely at 40 mph at night a light must illuminate all road objects to 800 to 500 feet, depending on conditions, with foggy weather demanding the greater distance. No readily available automobile light meets these requirements.
Workmen in Mecklenburg Buet vow uncover an ancient observatory dating to 1181 BC. A stone circle with solar markings acts as a chronicle of yearly sun positions. Stone instruments are in excellent condition and allow safe solar altitude measurements.
The Kansas City Star notes 1689 Massachusetts General Court decreed lace and superfluities be banned to curb pride and expense. Prohibitions included lace sales, garment sleeves, and tailoring limits for women, forcing arm coverage to the wrist and restricting sleeve width.
In California Death Valley hosts 135 plant species 124 bird kinds 12 reptiles 1 fish 285 insect varieties and several mammals. The Cyprinodon macularius minnow lives in salt marshes and springs while bighorn sheep coyotes rabbits moles mice and shrews occupy the valley floor.
In the Longfellow home the LT children grew amid poets and writers, earning the nickname the poetry school. They recall Dante’s Divine Comedy discussions, kinship ties to poets, and a breakfast of bittercakes or poetry cakes as a family joke about emptiness inside.
The piece argues courtesy and calm are the best tools against rude behavior. It states dignity and good temper deter aggressors, as anger yields respect and emulation. The author claims a self controlled, agreeable response reveals superiority over the undisciplined. The tone references that savagery is checked by civilization.
The piece traces Hammurabi and Roman codes to Theodosius Justinian and the Code Napoleon. It notes Justinian’s 435 commission and 488 publication, Napoleon’s 1804 completion with 2281 articles, and how Napoleon’s code underpins The Two Sicilies, the Netherlands, Swiss cantons, Bo livia and Louisiana, along with the Prussian and German codes under Frederick the Great.
Advice for insomniacs urges a structured day with early rising, work, regular meals, and short rests. It recommends genuine recreation, daily exercise, and lighter meals, plus a nightly hot milk or biscuit, a quiet cool bedroom, and a darkened window. Hot baths before bed help some cases but worsen others.
A recipey clipping describes small tea goodies and fancy sandwiches. It lists asparagus rolls butter crackers and domino sandwiches with tongue and dill, plus gingerbread with cheese. The notes praise open sandwiches as attractive and encourage inventive combinations.
Dr Mellenthin promotes a visit in Pendleton focusing on internal medicine and dietetics with aim to reduce surgery. He offers individualized treatment for ulcers goitre liver and bowel diseases gall bladder appendix constipation colitis and other conditions with private lab medicines and diet advice. He is an Oregon licensed physician based in Los Angeles California at 224 Bradbury Bldg.
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