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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1913
Page
4
A casual exchange contrasts a chorus girl who left school for the stage due to poverty with a husband noting the shortcomings of white paper for long term wrapping. The London Opinion mentions white paper versus blue or brown for preserving fabrics, highlighting chloride of lime fading concerns.
A London dealer in curios excludes American items arguing that buyers visit to inspect by looking rather than buy unseen. The fragment mentions a person named Arthur purchasing a motor car and notes a reputation tied to decorating and debt, hinting at public reproach and trouble.
An advertisement touts B. u. 8 as a remarkable blood remedy. It claims rapid intestinal absorption, cleansing blood, purging joint accumulations, and easing rheumatic pain. Marketed as a pure botanical remedy, it invites readers to buy at drug stores or write The Swift Specie in Atlanta for further information.
The article recalls earlier misfortunes with counterfeit Mexican dollars, valued intrinsically at one dollar but created from silver with gold influence, causing loss of money for forgers. It also touches on a humorous domestic scene with the new vicar's wife and mentions long running eye care ads and a note on facial hair removal traditions among savage nations, highlighting effects on women.
A collection of humorous snippets from Father Vaughan tours and domestic anecdotes. Includes a quip about a suffragette and a Garden of Eden ice cream line, a child’s churchyard whisper, and a wife’s remark on her husband’s standards. Also mentions Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a stomach aid.
A Morgan epigram on energy repeats at the Metropolitan Club in New York. Quotations on Bible production at Oxford University Press note vast material needs. The column also shares quips about romance, virtue, portraits, and dining mishaps in a compact, era voice.
A compact collection of aphorisms and quotes about speech love and gentleness. The snippets mention tense use in beauty and bold past, a misused line about strength, and notes on kisses and quarrels tied to public discourse by various authors.
A domestic exchange shows a husband asking about reducing expenses and the wife replying she promised not to send in the bill until next month, signaling cautious budgeting and deferred payment.
Oregon State agronomist Professor Scudder outlines eradication of Canada thistle by cultural practices. Strategies include preventing seed set, cutting blooms, smothering with tar or straw, and targeted use of sodium arsenate spray on scattered plants. For widespread infestations, plow and replant with buckwheat or rape as smother crops, with successive plowing and cultivation to exhaust roots.
Oregon Agricultural College advises using a fine dust box in hen houses to control chicken lice during fall and winter. Professor Lunn explains that a dust bath helps purge lice, keeping hens content and egg production steady. Store dry dust in a box 18 by 24 by 6 inches in the chicken house and replenish every week or two.
A ragbag of misc items from an old periodical includes home remedies with formaldehyde cautions, quips about social manners, and practical notes on table settings. It offers window-bracket ideas for plants, humorous exchanges, and frugal cooking tips like baked milk toast and hash from leftovers, all in a dated domestic voice.
A dated verse rails at a “balcon ie plague” and a senseless nuisance who planks his bag of bones upon everything for the common good in Petaluma. The monu mental nuisance line mocks a figure seen as disruptive to public life.
A short motto attributed to Robert G. Ingersoll proclaims happiness as the sole good. It urges living in the present and finding happiness by aiding others, stressing a creed of benevolence and shared joy.
Welsh gold mines have been worked for over sixty years. A rich vein is reported to have been struck in the Prindpel ity area in 1845. The lode lies on Clogan mountain and continues to be exploited.
Insect pests cause extensive damage to crops across the United States, estimated at 1 8420,000,000 yearly. Some experts suggest that birds could play a role in suppression, offering a natural control method amid discussions on reducing pesticide use.
A Boston Herald correspondent shares practical ideas for Sunday night suppers designed to ease household chores. Suggested dishes include cheese sandwiches fried in butter, cheese and nut sandwiches, chicken with chopped nuts in cream, egg and cheese on buttered toast, and chocolate spread for tea treats.
In Windom Kansas a woman recounts bladder trouble and misery despite doctor visits. A friend recommends Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, claiming it cured her, and urges others with female troubles to try it. The ad highlights its herbal origin and long-standing remedy status.
An 18th century anecdote recalls Dr Johnson rebuking a visitor who claimed to perceive reality only through a mind. As the man prepared to depart Johnson urged him not to leave, joking that otherwise they would forget him and he would cease to exist.
A compact collage of quoted lines from various papers. It blends marital vows financial bribery and domestic quirks with remarks from Judge Genuine Pity Birmingham Age-Herald and Harper's Weekly, highlighting quick wits and social mores of the era.
In a humorous local exchange, The Reason notes a remark about the bishop misplacing his Bible, prompting light chatter about church affairs and everyday mishaps among residents. The anecdote captures a quaint moment of village humor and community discourse.
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