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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1911
Page
3
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt notes a speaker at a surprise party being unable to prepare while his wife assists. The piece highlights the wife’s steady presence aiding him in public moments and daily tasks, portraying her as a steady collaborator. The anecdote ends with praise for anxious wives and their support.
A Western town judge, known for occasional drinking, arrives at his office looking sad after a swift struggle with alcohol. A friend asks how he is, and the judge groans that he is worse than ever, saying his family called him Sam at home and his wife as Mister during the commute.
A business-centric character Mr Dustin Stax enjoys returning to his desk after a golf match, finding relief from fretting in having everything his own way. The dialogue contrasts leisure with control as a personal trait.
Prof James Dryden of Oregon Agricultural College launches an experiment near Moro with 500 white Plymouth Rocks in ten canvas tents. Over six weeks movable foraging enclosures on field stubble test weight gains and cost per bird, aiming to raise meat yield from waste grain with minimal outlay.
Experiments at Washington Experiment Station outline pickle methods for 80 pounds of meat using salt brown sugar and saltpetre with rubs and periodic re salting. Also covered are molasses barrels alfalfa pasture feeding replying on barley for hogs and dairy cows, tree care in winter, butter fat comparisons Holstein vs Jersey, and storage methods including brine. A humorous aside on a sheriff and a joke about mail boxes in streetcars.
At the Oregon Agricultural College poultry exhibit in Salem the sky blue pink eggs and pink flesh creatures draw crowds. A coal tar dye fed to birds on alternating days shows immediate changes in eggs color flesh and even toe nails, illustrating the impact of feed quality on fowls.
A laborer jokes about biblical moderation while two quarts of potatoes spark a dinner tale about work and text. The exchange shifts to vaudeville star Walter Kelly and London’s Strand glow as a race sign with 50,000 lights—an ironic contrast to quiet piety.
A Waurika Oklahoma woman after seven years of nervous and physical struggle credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restore and strength. A Huntington Massachusetts resident also testifies to improved health after use. The advertisement urges treatment for female ailments including inflammation ulcers irregularities and related symptoms.
A position can be had by ambitious young men and ladies in the wirelena field or railway telegraphy. Since the 8 hour law and new Wirelens stations, a telegraphist shortage exists. Beginners earn 70 to 90 dollars monthly with advancement potential. The National Telegraph Institute in Portland operates under R and Wire&ress supervision and places graduates. Write for full details.
Orlson Swett Marden warns in Success Magazine that without a vision youth drift toward sordid pursuits and commercialism. He contends America’s wealth and prizes tempt young people to chase dollars, sacrificing ideals, education, influence, friendships, and true character.
A collage of quirky notices including a blue laundry product claim, a breakfast table scene with a mispronounced German banter, a pitch for Hamlin Wizard Oil for common injuries, a political anecdote from Senator Swanson, and a note on a prehistoric needle factory unearthed near Granstonbury England.
A fragmented court note recounts a man charged with pocket picking who pleaded guilty at arraignment but was found not guilty by the jury. The judge reproached the defendant, declaring a stain on character and labeling him a thief and liar.
An exchange notes that music is a universal aid from infancy to deathbed, celebrated for its order and delicacy. Prime contemplates whether his gratitude to his mother is kindness or insult, revealing mixed feelings about his rise and her role.
A wry meditation on aging notes a man clings to the idea he feels young while his memory and vitality betray him. He jokes about whistles and pointer switches as symbols of courage, yet cannot recall youth when he insists he is as young as ever.
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