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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1912
Page
4
A student asked by his teacher to write a letter to his father requesting an increase in pocket money laid out a plan for a minimal sum with courteous tone. He cited that he did not have enough to eat and had to read papers, illustrating a practical appeal.
Sufferers praise Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for long lasting relief from female complaints. A reader recounts controlled health improvement after years of illness and hospital visits, attributed to the product. The letters highlight family weakness and admiration for the remedy, with assurances of confidential responses from the company.
A merchant claims ancient Chinese remedies from Hoots Herim Bude and Darks hold true medicine value. He asserts centuries of physician support and rapid, lasting cures, inviting readers to try his treatments despite scattered out-of-town doubts.
A plan envisions a vast wireless telegraph network along the western coast from Bering Sea to the Straits of Magellan and across the Pacific to Asia and the Straits Settlements. The project would connect distant points and span oceans, costing many millions of dollars.
M Vechiu superintendent of a large Buzea farm in Rimania faced an ambush by about 50 women demanding grazing rights. He refused and tried to calm the deputation, offering to move cows, but the mob surged, and only shepherds’ intervention saved him from harm.
Fragmented text offers a sentimental tribute to kindness and memory. It references Muechtor and Molties, a hopeful tone about words of loving kindness, and quotes Kate Tannatt Woods urging timely affection rather than post mortem remarks.
A garbled OCR page mixes notes on wrinkles and satire with scattered complaints about London's smoke nuisance caused by coal fires in private homes. It includes an offer for Allen's Four-Pase and stray moral maxims, followed by a Virian saying and a claim about linen wrapping around 4000 year old wine, all presented in a disjointed, period voice with unclear context.
The article outlines early care for brood sows to avoid excess fat, recommending a fittening pen before farrowing, bran feed as a laxative, and gentle handling. It discusses housing choices, cleanliness, disease risk, and a hog house design with movable pens to keep pigs dry, clean, and easily relocated.
The piece warns farmers against using grade or non registered stallions, citing Wisconsin and Minnesota laws aimed to curb grade stock. It notes many stallions used for public service are underbred, with disastrous effects on horse quality and farmer prosperity. It also covers diarrhea in piglets from abrupt alfalfa feeding and urges gradual dietary changes and better sanitation.
A fragment describing cattle lice remedies and farm care. Instructions include washing calves with warm water and soap, applying petroleum for healing, and feeding routines for hogs, cows, and poultry. Mentions bedding, cleanliness of stables, and general care of livestock and yard areas.
A 70 year old New York reader writes to defend his view while the Globe’s cub reporter is teased for misquoting. The message references a "Juan of Glie" and labels the subject as venerable in a garbled dialogue captured in this clipped fragment.
Fragmentary text presents a garbled scene with unclear subjects and missing context. The piece shows stray phrases about flirtation, regret, and reputation amid foggy language, lacking coherent events, names, or concrete details.
A fragmentary note discusses maximizing profit by reaching market maturity quickly. It mentions the idea of faster growth driving profitability and references a person named Me and a figure related to the fed, within a vague financial context.
Advice on horse handling and temper, feeding pasture and silage use for stock, importance of ample forage, and cautions against dry pastures. Notes on wool production from Shropshire flocks and cautions about mixed breeding outcomes. Also mentions silage benefits for lambs and cows and a quirky tip about a straw hat protecting a brood mare.
In The Friendly Summer Trees, Frank A. Waugh notes Germany offers many cures from milk to mud and forests. He argues the forest cure suits serious cases like tuberculosis and nervous disorders, while Americans struggle to afford such treatments, yet trees offer shelter and reassurance in still mornings and long nights.
A mix of excerpts on stormy petrels and men and women. The first piece discusses storm birds and sailors beliefs, then a reflection on character over acquired polish, followed by a humorous milkman anecdote about a misheard whistle and a mother's complaint.
J B Huntington of Pasadena California bought idols from a Japanese temple and installed them on his grounds to worship Buddha in seclusion. He suggests Americans deserve statues of American idols many political favorites sports heroes and public figures replacing the foreign display.
A London Tit-Bita note states Yorkshire's land area exceeds the number of letters in the Bible. Authorities vary on exact acreage, with figures around 3,582,940 and 7,143, etc. despite the Bible containing about 3,806,480 letters.
A university professor known for absent mindedness spills maple syrup on himself during breakfast while reading a science magazine. The Washington government office employs 250 people over sixty five, contradicting the old joke that few die and none resign.
A London placard claims a new book store with a stock of 1,000,000 volumes near Charing Cross Road, while old battle gear was unearthed at Carrara bog in County Roscommon from a site of a historic clash between O Rourkes and O Connor. A farmer quips about farming’s decline amid labor shifts.
A family discussion centers on a small boy named Charles Robert who fears measles. He reports he felt he might catch them last week but remained well for three or four days and now believes he will not contract the illness.
An aviator in Italy tests aerial mail delivery by carrying a sack of letters across a short route. The brief experiment highlights the growing interest in airborne mail service and its potential for faster correspondence.
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