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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1916
Page
4
A collage of fragmented quotes from 1910 newspaper clippings shows mothers asking for nothing but thread for birthdays, children’s banter, and misread lines about cures and conduct. The garbled text includes references to Philadelphia Public Ledger and Baltimore American sourcing, with stray phrases about birth, marriage, and neutrality.
Britain plans to reduce beer production by 28 percent from April 1 1916 to curb material imports, affecting Oregon hops demand. Coast markets show steady prices as farmers report sales in Reedville Chehalin and Sonoma conditions, with bids at 11 cents and 12 cents for various lots.
Northwest market reports show general crop conditions with detailed prices across commodities. Included are Portland wheat and barley bids, Eastern Oregon timothy hay, Bran and hay products, vegetables like artichokes tomatoes cabbage and lettuce, onions and potatoes jobbing prices, berries apples cherries and fruit, eggs poultry butter and lard, plus cattle hogs sheep and wool values, all reflecting regional market activity and reported per unit prices. Named places include Portland, Oregon, Yakima, and Cascara bark terms, with figures for per bushel, per ton, per crate, per box, and per pound across multiple commodities.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes a fragmented dialogue about debt and lodgers. A landlady and boarders are referenced in a terse exchange revealing financial tensions and social satire from a bygone era.
A celebrated Buffalo institute director announces a patent medicine named "Anurie" claimed to dissolve uric acid and relieve arthritis like symptoms. The ad-style piece urges readers to buy 10 cent trial packs and notes the remedy targets kidneys and joints with statements of rapid action.
A kindly old squire staged a playful pageant for village children on the platform. He announced an exercise where pupils acted out proverbs to illustrate the motto union to strength. A child solved the impost, and the crowd noted the event with curiosity and laughter.
An elderly Indy woman, troubled by her nephews enlistment, contemplates their allure and steadfastness. Her patience wears thin yet she remains proud of her unusual three daughters. The tale unfolds with misread loyalties and moral tests in a London Annwars setting.
President Hoover privately addressed three Washington correspondents at the National Press Club, reflecting on three years in the White House and his views on European affairs. He said America seeks peace because it loves life and the present war binds nations, noting the United States has risen among the world’s great powers and must consider global viewpoints. He asserted the nation cannot retain moral influence unless it acts with broader international responsibility.
Dr Alexis Carrel of the Rocket Institute with Dr Henry D Dakin in a French military hospital at Compiegne report a new antiseptic that could make infection in wounds impossible if applied promptly. The discussion includes a warning that the U S president may face hard decisions on European policy and his sense of burden in leadership.
Fragmented anecdotes recount a guest’s objection to a Bible in a hotel room lamp and a dining room scene where a couple reads papers at the dinner table. The blurred text also references theatrical irony and stage performance amid a Philadelphia magazine context.
Washington DC reports a Susan Anthony amendment push as Faeoya of the Congressional Union leads 60 lawmakers in the rotunda urging passage. A crowd fills the capitol while suffragists press for a favorable vote amid cross-party interest.
A clipped Glasgow Edinburgh exchange unfolds in a canteen scene with banter about cities, prisons, heroes, and cheap trips. The Glasgow speaker mocks Edinburgh residents while praising Glasgow as a larger, better place, ending with a jab about Argyle Street on a Saturday night.
An advisory outlines an inexpensive home treatment for eczema ringworm and rashes using roainol ointment and rexinol soap with warm water twice daily. It claims itching burns lessen after first application and the skin clears. A second passage awkwardly shifts to a domestic vignette about a couple and their furnished home.
A fragment from an era shows clerks at a country bank joking about officers while a new Irish waiter is welcomed. A hospital nurse tests practical knowledge as a man makes a witty quip about first aid. A Philadelphia paper and others add light notes on courtship and springtime hazards. The clippings reflect social humor and brief anecdotes from daily life.
Regional clipping notes Weeks peddling a cold remedy labeled Break-Up-A-Cold Tablets Four guarantees against colds and flu with two pence IVs, urging “Take nothing else.” A Bright Child says a groit many bright things, while a boy asks about humorous claims made by Mathes, amid a crowd.
Testimonies from Wisconsin and Oklahoma describe relief from gynecological ailments after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Women report improved energy, less pain, and restored regularity, citing personal struggle with health after marriage and childbirth.
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