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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1917
Page
4
A garbled column quotes overheard lines and social commentary in a jittery collage. The piece references political fear of overreach, taxation, and citizen duties, with snatches about a free country and pollen protection amid a chaotic press page.
A convoluted exploration of slang origins, tracing words to Latin and Greek roots, and noting how terms evolve in common speech. It weaves examples from literature and everyday usage, including misreadings, misunderstandings, and the playful, sometimes instructional tone of public discourse on language.
Ridgway Pennsylvanians report long standing backache and side pain preventing work. After three doctors and frustration a sister in law recommended Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetables, claiming it restored health. Now she can manage housework and care for her three year old son.
Professor and Lyle Want chase a visionary gold scheme in Basin Valley. They drill deep to strike a mythical core of pure gold and encounter Dorothy Burton, the professor’s daughter, whose presence shifts their ambitions and hearts as the dig yields a fortune and a future.
The piece details Roman road networks through Gaul from Lyons to Narbonne, noting routes via the Gard Horault, Rhone crossings, and uses of ancient vias such as the road to Colombiers and Pontacreme. It emphasizes the scale of Roman engineering and mentions traders and routes into Palestine as a related note.
The bureau notes strong progress in foreign trade efforts over two to three years through coordinated investigations abroad. The program emphasizes ground work to attract industry interest, careful selection of an experienced investigator, wide dissemination of findings, and active efforts to remove trade obstacles.
A printed statement shows average enlistment costs per man across four U S divisions. The Western division averages 25 41 per man, Central 27 89, Southern 20 04, Eastern 18 48, with San Francisco and New York City noted for low costs per head.
A Canadian railways signal department representative and the device inventor test a telephone apparatus on a moving train in Moneton N B to assess transmission via wheel and axle. Results show practical communication with motion, bonded double-track lines preferred, noting hearing limitations and symbolism of authority in use.
A brief, unclear fragment mentions a young person and woven material tied to a business venture. It references web writing and an incomplete event or project, with scattered words about a train, work, and venture timing unclear. The source text is fragmentary and lacks coherent details or names.
A fragmentary column contrasts matter of fact with imagination as a bedrock of storytelling. It riffs on old and new ways people engage ideas, referencing Shakespeare, Dickens, and contemporary figures in a chatty, era voice.
A brief notice describes Cuticura ointment as rapidly healing sore hands and soothing irritation. It mentions common use and widespread availability in Boston and nearby areas, emphasizing quick relief and general effectiveness.
A fragmentary Chicago Herald page captures quirky exchanges and sharp wordplay. It showcases humorous wordplay on corporal punishment and physical culture, plus a workplace note about catching Mr Hinith's attention with a pointed note.
Fragmentary ad style text claims corns can be removed without pain using fingers. The garbled language references a Cincinnati source and mentions dramatic outcomes, but details are unclear and many phrases are incomplete or unintelligible.
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