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Athena Press

Location

Athena, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1913

Page

4

McIntyre Leads Red Hot Sun Day Campaign at Ashbury Park

Colonel McIntyre and the Central Provincial Quartet attracted crowds at Ashbury Park New Jersey with open air Gospel Chariot meetings in the grove. Despite 98 degree heat the gatherings drew attention and reports say one soul accepted Christ as Captain Cameron and Lieutenants Lowton and Jackson continue the work.

McIntyre Ashbury Park N. J Colonel McIntyre Central Provincial Grove Christ Cameron Lowton Jackson

Quaintly Pretty Basket Hat Fashions In 1920s Style

A Paris dresser paints a face mask after a jilting incident as fashion notes describe novel basket hats worn with tailored suits. The article highlights a Japanese straw model in midnight blue with a red coq de roche, tied under the chin, and a Cartier inspired satin hat with a red berry wreath. It notes widening hat shapes, floating veils, and the trend toward youthful faces, with a floating well veil gaining popularity.

M. Claude Cherys Hne Hera Cartier

Tyree’s Antiseptic Powder Promises Quick Relief

A fragment mentions Tyree’s Antiseptic Powder 25 cents at druggists and a Washington, DC writer. It parodies a tale where a woman and a man exchange a fateful moment as a life and death line is drawn, echoing a line about a “hing a dead.”

Tyree Washington, D.C

The Blood Purifier 8 8 8 Promoted for Skin Health

A Swift Specific Co advertisement touts 8 8 8 as a natural blood purifier that purports to cleanse the skin of pimples acne lupus and other conditions. It claims the product works by affecting the blood and skin vessels with an ingredient that stimulates cellular activity and offers a remedy for skin diseases. The copy cites a Carlisle Pennsylvania clock and electric earth interaction as part of a broader health claim and directs readers to order from Swift & Co. in Atlanta Georgia, promising to banish skin afflictions.

Seekn Carlisle Swift Atlanta

Daffodils Ode Poet and Onion Culture Authority

The piece notes a poet famed for an ode to daffodils who won a $10,000 prize from a cant for a magazine. It adds he is also an authority on onion culture and works as a staff contributor for three agricultural journals.

Cantorn Magasine

Hard to Please in Village Graveyard Fund Request

An aged villager declines a cemetery fence repair subscription, recalling he paid about forty years ago with no benefit to his family, reflecting local apathy toward parish projects and long-running community needs.

To Save Closet Space with Metal Towel Racks

Metal towel racks with flat ends to screw under the bottom shelf double closet capacity. Each rack can hold about a dozen garment hangers, expanding storage without adding space.

New Basket Hat Sets Style With Veils In Paris Fashion

Paris fashion pages describe a deep blue straw basket hat trimmed with red coq de roche and blue tulle. Prominent French women favor long black or white lace veils to frame the face, paired with wide brims or plain sailor shapes, with garden hats in canatelier straw and linen canotiers highlighted by pale chiffon accents.

Mme Hdlmond Nostand Catulle Mendes Vicomtesse d'Origny Comtesse Qreffulho Thave Due Chantilly Malinos Point d'Angleterre Seaaldo Pari

Fashionable Lace and Ruffles for Summer Dress

The article outlines delicate white and pale color garments with lace and tulle details, padded with pearls and pastes. It highlights plain coats and skirts in white linen or serge, trimmed by frilled chemisettes, dainty waistcoats, and fashionable flowered silk waistcoats with notable buttons. Neck ruffles called tour de cou appear in many shades, with white tulle options praised for face framing. It also describes DIY rag rugs and practical picnic butter preservation methods suitable for household use.

Plowerea Theus Louis Xtv Loula XV Lyons Firma Paris

Soutached Belts for Children in New Sea son Hues

Folklore on craft belts for children describes Soutache belts made from denim cretonne or floral Mnon with white or pale colored soutache. Belts edge stitched with pointed ends, hooked over square ends, and hidden edges. New color geranium at night, a dusk-influenced shade between crimson and purple, inspired by greenhouse shadows.

Atitcher Nim

Use of Perfumed Bows In Lingerie Styles

The article describes satin bows worn through lingerie garments that release a lasting fragrance from sachet scented loops. It details scented roses made of satin with stems and leaves used as decorative plumes through sashes and belts, noting color and shape mimic real blooms. It also gives a care tip for drooping plants, advising ammonia in water to revive them.

Swimming boot boosts speed and power in leg kicks

An Ohio inventor created a leg device that fits around the leg and uses a hinged blade like a fish fin. Strapped around the rib and under the foot, the blade flexes with forward kicks and extends on the backward stroke to resist water, increasing stroke power and overall speed.

Ohio

Game of Identity Pleasing

A party game pits one player outside while others pick a historic or fictional character for him to guess. The returning player is questioned about the figure to reveal Napoleon as the likely choice. A second form lets the outed player select a character and the others guess. Groups may perform scenes from the character’s life.

Ufe Paris Napoleon Tun

Price of electric motors on toy department display

In a department store toy section a cleverly designed board demonstrates electric motors. A small incandescent lamp sits in front of each motor with the motor’s price painted on the glass. A transformer is used and the lights are kept bright.

Country Boy Knowledge Versus City Life in Harpers Magazine

Prominent passages describe practical countryskills and rural heritage, contrasting city and country knowhow. The piece reflects on learning by doing, from lighting a lamp to building a home, and notes a mother’s pride in a son’s devout church moment and humble persistence.

Broadway Father

Dutch Salutation and Olive Oil Yield Figures

The fragment notes Dutch language and prayer in superstition, mentioning sneezing in Holland and a recent comparison. It then cites Italy's olive oil yield for the 1912 1913 season at 40 million gallons, versus 65 million last season, indicating a drop.

Holland Italy

Real Heroism and a Child's Small Gift

In Dean Varrar's Fellow Feeling the notion of quiet heroism is explored as Willie, visiting his father's office, decides to give a rose to Miss Drew, the secretary. His gesture arises from a child's innocent wish to brighten another's day, echoing the theme that small acts can reflect God's heroism in everyday life.

Dean Varrar Willie Town Misa Drew Daddy Miss Drew

Waterways and dunes rise in news of Barking to Jaffa

London sewage outputs at Crossness and Barking process about 260 million gallons daily with over 2.6 million tons of sludge. American foresters praise Palestine planting efforts near Jaffa aiding dune reclamation as San Francisco and Landes precedents show. Washington and French seed sources noted for maritime pine used in Florida forest experiments.

London Barking Crosaness Crossness Palestine United States Forest Service Mediterranean Jaffa Yafa United States Golden Gate Park San Francisco Landes, Prance Florida National Forest Gulf Coast

Woman in Terrible State Praises Lydia E. Pinkham’s Remedy

Bellevue Ohio resident Mrs Cus Cuarnan shares she suffered periodical pains and fatigue before using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. After taking it she reports rapid improvement and urges others with similar troubles to try the remedy, touting its long standing reputation.

Bellevue Ohio Lydia E. Pinkham Mra Cus Cuarnan Bellevue, Ohio

Athletic Vegetable and Downfall of a Rogue in London Mail

A brief note on the Ji Bean a curious Mexican seed sent to England in the early fifties and its movement inside the seed. Also a London Mail item about Samuel Rawlings a baker aged forty one sentenced to six months hard labor for ill treating his wife after bearing four children.

England Samuel Rawlings London Mail

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