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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1911
Page
3
Locka urges guardians to avoid mis leading Chikifta and to act with conscience toward arriving travelers. The note emphasizes protection and honest guidance for newcomers. It frames duty as a moral obligation to support strangers adapting to new surroundings.
A compendium on human locomotion suggests daily steps add up faster than expected. Multiplying daily distance by 865 yields a 25 000 mile globe circuit over time. It notes many live without realizing their travels could equal the earth’s circumference and even reach the earth’s depths, per Strand Magazine.
The Portland Young Men's Christian Association plans a new era of expansion, extending its educational department across the state. Night and day classes attract about 1400 students mainly from Portland, with many from outside cities. Courses include full Commercial studies, college prep, elementary subjects, and vocational trades such as plumbing carpentry sheet metal bricklaying electrical work automobile repair and driving. An Activities booklet detailing all courses is now available, and classes begin September 5 for day school and September 26 for night classes. An unusually large registration is anticipated.
A letter from a 28 year old man with indigestion and insomnia prompts Munyon to publicize a stomach focused remedy. He argues digestion drives nerves and sleep, cites historical figures, urges dyspeptics to try his treatment, and notes free consultation at Munyon's Philadelphia laboratories.
A Munich man who lent $10,000 on street bank notes offered a $300 reward. The finder received a $9,700 check from a businesslike man named Ander who claimed he avoided delay by withholding the reward. The tale unfolds with sharp critique of character and clever deception.
Quotation urges humility and service, noting helping the world does not wait for perfect people. Counts as a reflective cultural note attributed to George Eliot.
Clyde B Hayes a famed rail road train announcer at Chicago’s Northwestern Station broadcasts the suburban and overland schedules daily to a huge audience. Former conductor in Nebraska he rose to lead train announcements from a steel platform near the station ceiling entertaining tens of thousands with each dispatch.
A railroad superintendent chastises Conductor Hayes for waking passengers at night with loud bell and vocal announcements. Hayes, famed for boisterous energy, is reassigned while officials seek quiet operations. In Chicago, a separate case sees John Scott sued for speeding horses attached to a crosstown car.
Willard Steiner, a male teacher in Dubuque, follows an injunction to swat a fly but breaks his wrist during the act, highlighting a mishap linked to an unusual instruction and a workplace incident.
A collage of household tips and light anecdotes from an English magazine. Practical hints include lemon for a throat bone, lemon juice for wart removal, and alcohol in rinsing water to preserve white silk. Also notes on lace cleaning with borax, milk for ink stains, glycerine for coffee stains, and milk with sugar to prevent scorching. A humorous etching follows about an old man chasing a golf ball, then brief item blurbs on Pellets, a donkey joke, a near-miss lightning incident, elopement trends, a plumb line anomaly in Porto Rico, and a reflective piece on happiness and a proverb-like exchange.
An article discusses the change of life period for women and promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It includes a testimonial from Mrs Casey Barclay of Graniteville advocating for the remedy and notes its long history of aiding inflammatory and nervous conditions during menopause. It also cites general quotes about confidence and personal strength.
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