Athena Press notes on baseball leagues and state affairs
The Athens Press discusses Athena-Weston Milton-Freewater baseball league tensions and the Blue Mountain League, plus state immigration plans. It cites Pendleton Boise promoters North Yakima and party conventions, praising local educator candidates and Governor Wilson's opposition to monopolies and cost-saving state purchases.
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Athena
Walla Walla
Pendleton
Athena-Weston
Milton-freewater
Blue Mountain League
Gaye
Developmenta
Mr. Bado
Riue Mountain League
Walla Walle
Boise
Athena Weaton
Milton Ireowater
Anitis
Milton- Freewater
Yakima
Blowing the Pipes and Railway Journeys of Long Ago
A Highland piper teaches a method to fix lessons in a pupil’s mind by linking musical notes to visual cues and finger actions. The second excerpt recalls early railway travel, noting the dangerous, crowded carriages and hardships of journeys before 1828 as described by the Quarterly Review and London Spectator.
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Blackwood
Donald
Quarterly Review
Woolwich
Woolweh
Congreve
Welten
Wright
Lomlon Spectator
Monument to Cheerfulness in Crayford Churchyard
The Crayford churchyard memorial praises Peter Ixoel, a 70 year old parish clerk who served faithfully for thirty years. He died en route to a wedding on the List day of March 18, aged seventy, with locals raising a tribute to his cheerful memory.
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Crayford
Kent
Peter Ixoel
London Standard
Dutch Humor Sketches From Day’s Papers
Two specimen jokes unfold a landlord's rent row and a man avoiding a landlord's wrath. The first quip has Mr Newly Rich accusing a landlord of insulting his dignity after rent hikes. The second punchline reveals the landlord’s shoes buried by twenty tons of coal dumped into the cellar.
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Wall
Worth Trying Mrs Hinks in a Neighborly Grumble
A Cleveland Matin Denier letter laments noisy neighbors in the next suit, the Hinks couple. The writer complains they pound on the wall for Manito things and pines for a way to drive them out. The plea ends with a note on ongoing annoyance.
City of Athena Calls Warrants for Redemption
Notice as of April 3 1912 the City of Athena will redeem outstanding City Warrants bearing serial numbers 495 to 516 inclusive and water supply warrants 426 to 489 inclusive. Interest on said warrants will cease on and after this date. City Treasurer Victor O Burke records state April 1912 Athens Oregon.
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Athena
Oregon
Victor O. Borke
For Sale Swaggart cattle and grain listed in Palmer line
A mixed notice lists sale of a freed Jersey milch cow and a bay horse or stock, grain and alfalfa offered loose or in bundles. Also included is a public summons in Oregon circuit court requesting appearance by Mande Hays by April 16 1912 for divorce proceedings. Also notice to creditors appointing Charles McLean administrator of Hugh McLean estate with six months to present claims.
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A. L. Swaggart
Palmer
Mande
Hays
State of
Oregon
Giltert W. Phelps
Sixth Judicial District
A. D
Umatilla
Hugh McLean
McLane
Charles Mclean
Avid
Athena
Peterson & Wilson
Smith- Crawford
Pendleton
Charles McLeap
Rusk and Welles Advertised for Congress and Education
John P. Jerry Rusk, Progressive Republican candidate for Congress, promotes Roosevelt and Progress Against Taft in a Washington led national reform stance. Frank K. Welles, “The Children’s Friend,” has spent twenty years on county school work in Ucotilla for child welfare and education.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Taft
Standpatien
Washington
Oregon
Frank K. Welles
Welles
Uotilla
Frederick W Steiner Pledges Enforce Law in Oregon Ads
A paid 1912 primary campaign notice from Frederick W Steiner pledges strict and impartial enforcement of Oregon laws. He vows to punish without favoritism, prosecute only after careful investigation, and to maintain economy aligned with effective law enforcement.
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Oregon
Frederick W. Steiner
Bargain Textiles and Apparel in 19th Century Sale
The advertisement touts percale at 84 yards, Sudan Pongee at 12c, apron check ginghams at 5 to 11c, Amoskeag gingham 10c, Warners Rust Proof Corsets 79c to 1.98, Underhill Bib Overalls 83c, boys overalls for ages 4 to 15 at 25c, and black satin underskirts at 98c, highlighting low prices and wide selection.
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Oregon Immigration Commission
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Repolheny Party
New Mexico
Atutobiol
ASX
Senate
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Democratic Party
Hawaii
Alaska
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Porto Rico
District of Columbia
Chicago
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Eaoh
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Millen
Young Lux
Liv Tordeoee
Milton School
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Wilson
Hay
Washington State
Board of Control
Cleveland
Circuit Court
State of Oregon
Umatilla County
Jobin Robert Hays
Peterson Wilson
Plaintiff
John P
Jerry” Rusk
I. E. Young
Yenty
Tonching
L. L. Mann
Por
Piimarioe
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Troy Laundry
Henry Keene
F. Sharp
Third Street
Athena Oregor
G. S. Newsom
M. D
J. E. Sharp
Morris
Ore
Peterson & Wilson Attorneys-at-Law
Homer L. Watts
C. W. Lassen
McKillip Vetinary College
Milton Poultry Show
Thomas Armstrong
Milton
Claude C. Covey
Warmspring
Crook County
Neal
Golden Rule
Chambry
Cox Building
Main
Miller’s Furniture Store
Miller
ST. Wighill Hotel
J. M. Proome
Prop
ST. Nichols
Malin
Ford
Alexander & Wilson
T A. J. Parker
Akers
Pendleton Iron Works
Pendleton, Oregon
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