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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1913
Page
4
A domestic scene shows a father urging son Robert to weed and hoe a corn patch for a bet, while the boy’s sporting blood is questioned. The episode features a quarter wager and a half-dollar kicker, illustrating practical motivation and family dynamics in a small town setting.
Century old anecdotes recount Samson's riddle for the Philistines aided by his wife, Tyre and Solomon rivalries, Archimedes solving alloy puzzles, Achilles and the turtle, a Roman fish in a pail weighing the same, and a window riddle finally solved by transforming from diamond to square.
A rural note discusses how little animals and a simple home life could soothe farm youths restless toward business ventures. The piece weighs on tradition versus modern opportunities and the pull of town or profit.
A reflective piece notes country youths seek more freedom and simple pets such as squirrels rabbits and pigeons. A playful scene shows Jamie and Mary acting as admirals in a make believe navy while a neighbor insists on strict hierarchy. A humorous touch recounts a politician and a girl in elementary science.
An advertorial promotes daily treatment to combat dandruff and hair loss, warning against neglect. It offers a DIY tonic recipe of Ray Rum Lavona de Compoves and Men I that Crystals, with optional druggist preparation, claiming fast, reliable results. A brief fiction segment follows with a travel scene and a humorous exchange at a train station.
Arthur Gunthers of Oberlin notes Popular Mechanics shows boys making sailing wagons on dry land. A wagon front removed, boat deck bolted on, 14 inch by five foot deck, mast from rake handle, broomstick boom and gaff, wired tiller to front axle for steering. Brick pavement allows drawing two wagons with two boys each, total five aboard.
A brisk wind helps a wagon ride as two boys push and travel a mile in five minutes on pavement. The lighthearted note highlights a playful outdoor moment.
A collection of light verse and riddling quips on ships, weights, weather, and wordplay. Jokes compare ironclads weighing anchors to cold jokes, ask why a man with a cold is a little horse, and pun on archbishop versus ark.
A contraption named the flying bicycle features dual frames with steering and driving wheels and a lifting propeller mounted high above. A rear steering rudder completes the setup as the device aims for aerial travel amid early aviation chatter.
In a stock broker’s office a man taps the ticker while a woman sits nearby. A five year old girl named Bertha watches and asks why the man does not buy a ribbon for his lady friend, noting his drawn out feelings.
A damaged OCR fragment shows Ruth, four, seated with Dealde Mabel on a Sunday afternoon. A little girl asks Mabel Jones if she is her sweetheart, reflecting a quaint domestic moment from a bygone era.
W R Beattie advises careful gathering and packing of vegetables to secure fancy prices in mild climates. Crops like parsley lettuce radishes and beets can be winter grown with protection such as cotton cloth or unbleached muslin. In colder areas cheap sash frames and hotbeds may profitably force vegetables near cities using manure heat. Parsley can be grown year round or in autumn and winter with lettuce or cucumbers in spring. Seed sowing occurs in August or September and seedlings transplant to frames when ready.
A 45 year old woman was found living in a cave in the Fontainebleau forest with snakes and rats as co tenants. She subsisted on raw vegetables and wore ragged clothing, reluctant to leave the cave. Courage Not Needed. The greater part of courage used in the world is not heroic. Courage exists in daily life.
The article details methods for packing bar rels of paraleg leaves and other vegetables, with emphasis on crate and barrel packing, ice in large barrels, and clean packaging. It discusses cucumber handling, lettuce packaging, and fresh produce shipping practices, plus manure spreader lubrication and maintenance guidance. It also covers crop rotation impacts on pests and origins of the garden strawberry.
A two year old Minnie uses the word withered for dead when a funeral passes. A teacher asks a pupil about a fan, learning beer keeps a mother cool. In Tottenham a married woman obstructs a police sergeant by embracing him, crying take me, tool.
A humorous London Opinion dialogue shows Elvira anxious that her loyal friend fears her maid may be in love with Elvira's husband. The exchange underscores insecurity and marital suspicion in a lighthearted tone.
The text advises using a small green silk bag to cover an incandescent bulb to create a gentle subdued light. It notes that electric lights in sick rooms are often too bright and not adjustable, and the bag provides a harmless lighting solution.
A fragment hints at widespread exhaustion with phrases like weary muscles and stagnant brain. The lines paint a mood of fatigue affecting daily life and wellbeing, suggesting a cultural or social commentary on stress and strain.
A humorous tale recalls a minister who left a pulpit notice for his exchanging preacher. The visitor misread a private postscript and announced to the congregation that attendees should dine at the parsonage after service. The incident exposes innocent mis takes in clerical communication.
A humorous attitude is described as a practical aid for business success. Laughter draws favorable attention, softens rough impressions, and helps get work done with a satisfied, contented feeling afterward.
A futurist painter laments worn brushes and lack of funds. His wife responds with a practical solution, offering a broom as a substitute tool, highlighting thrift and improvisation in artistic practice. The anecdote underscores creativity born from necessity.
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