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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1917
Page
4
The fragmentary text appears as a taped stage exchange with names and misread lines. It includes characters such as Mother Father Puck and a Boston Transcript reference, capturing a chaotic rehearsal or performance scene with garbled dialogue and misnamings.
A vivid portrait of lower Manhattan shows a dense spider web of telephone wires crisscrossing streets. Amid buzzing offices, workers, and machines, the city’s commerce hums through cords and telephones, converting sidewalks into a vast urban data network and reshaping daily life.
Telephony chiefs balloonists educators scientists and aviators join the Signal Corps. Maj Frank B Jowett chief engineer at Ventura Electric Company and George M Yorke of Western Union Telegraph Co are among officers. Notables include Prof Wiram Bingham Yale faculty and Clinton Edgar rail telegraph authorities.
The article discusses tar and bran mixtures to deter birds and cutworms, a tar-water slurry for coating corn, hot water immersion for germination safety, and poisoning strategies for rodents and pests. It warns that these methods may not deter mice or ground squirrels and advises careful handling of poisons to prevent access by children or domestic animals.
Fragmented OCR reads boastful cure claims for eczema with Reginol Olotment and Roalnol Soap, plus scattered quotes and jokes from Sydney Bulletin style snippets. The text mixes consumer remedy pitches with unrelated personalities and filler dialogue about newspapers and Shakespeare.
The readable text presents a damaged ad fragment praising emollients for soothing itchy skin and preventing minor skin troubles. It references a generic figure and mentions aging but lacks clear names, dates, or locations.
The United States Department of Agriculture notes grass clippings make excellent green feed for chickens during summer, preventing production dips when lawn clippings are scarce. Feed sparingly if bowel trouble appears, as excess can upset hens. dried clippings can be stored for winter use as a substitute for green forage.
The article outlines seed selection and treatment steps to ensure germination and crop health. It stresses cleaning tools, proper seed inspection, formaldehyde treatment for sits and potatoes, testing seed corn, and avoiding disease through careful handling to prevent stand loss.
A garbled note praises sheep as efficient weed destroyers by nibbling close to the ground, uprooting roots and helping manage pasture. It suggests sheep are adaptable to most farms with proper feeding and fenced control, highlighting profitability when weeds are suppressed.
The text describes crop planning for a farm, noting that with enough fertilizer and irrigation, a winter crop can be grown. It emphasizes that summer conditions allow improved vegetable growth and suggests careful management for higher yields.
Maj Miran Binghur of the U S army aviation division leads a new ground training program for aviators. Cadets spend months on ground courses at colleges nationwide to learn theory and techniques, including radio cues and field map signaling, before flying. The approach mirrors wartime needs, emphasizing device handling, maintenance, and coordinated artillery and recon.
In Venezuela, Dr TN Toso of the National Museum collected satudliie a plant in the fly family. Dust from its seeds irritates the throat and may force miners to wear masks. Some botanists say this plant could be cultivated in Texas for potential use in future need.
The report notes motor registration fees vary sharply across states with examples in New Hampshire Vermont South Carolina and Texas showing differing annual and three year costs. It also highlights minimal fees in some states and no standard method for calculating fees. Phosphate deposits in Idaho Utah Wyoming and Montana are vast with an estimated total of about one and a half billion tons identified by the U S Geological Survey and the Interior Department.
Miscellaneous garbled lines from an OCRed page include quotations and stray phrases about Germans in music, farm life, and social banter. The text reads as a collage of overheard snippets and dialogue with many misspellings and broken sentences, lacking a clear single news item or coherent narrative.
Fragmentary text mentions fashion, discomfort, and a stray drug theme. The excerpt references heels causing corns and a curious note about a product or remedy, with garbled phrases suggesting a trade or medical claim amid unclear conversation.
President B O Holland of Washington State College received a request from Secretary Houston to assist with an interstate conference in Spokane on August 27 and 28. Seventy five attendees from eight states will participate to discuss seeding problems.
A woman reports restored health after using advertised remedies, stating breath and vitality improved. The message credits the product for positive effects and thanks the promoter for the aid received.
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