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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1907
Page
2
A fragmentary poem recalls the enduring value of boyish joy and gentleness. It speaks of a boy forever in spirit, urging adults to keep youth in their hearts and to cherish the playful, candid energy that defines boyhood across time.
In a dinner at the Manor House, Parson Towne and his wife Mrs Susan face strain as Madame Cholmondeley schemes to rekindle Towne’s interest. Madame’s charm reawakens Towne’s affections, exposing Susan’s hardship and leading to a rekindled marriage and transformed parsonage life.
The piece skewers courtship with lines about Miss D Angelina and Miss A debating marriage to Lieutenant Y. The banter cites brains riding dancing or tennis as deal breakers while admiring swimming. It pokes fun at printers and older verse about a man’s two faces and double chin.
A detailed guide describes building a safe poultry run from simple sawed lumber with trap door tops and a lightweight frame, plus earth mounding for dryness. It covers subsolling, drainage, soil mixtures for potting plants, egg packing, and farm practices like grass mulch, fertilizers for berries, and orchard care with grainy details and practical tips.
A ram horn blast frames Werning’s notes on Wicken and Heaven, with provocative aphorisms on sincerity morality and the church’s power. He critiques modern desire for novelty and argues that living Christ’s teachings matters more than philosophy.
A traveler recalls meeting a Druze in the Haran mountains who dreams of returning to America after saving about two hundred liras. The journey is costly, and many natives seek help to depart, work abroad, and return as wealthy figures in their villages. A ragged Arab guides the way and speaks little English. The tale is repeated across Syria as families send sons abroad each year.
A young man from a wealthy Yorkshire family, now driving a cab in London, squandered £50,000 due to gambling. Once heir to £90,000 with a will condition that the legacy pass to a cousin if he gambled, he was observed at a club and lost £300. A detective watched him as the fortune slipped away.
Grumpy, a confirmed old bachelor, declares he must now believe in total depravity. J Ther Dunk Speak Weer notes dogs dislike music and a dog howling at wife’s singing mirrors the sentiment.
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