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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1918
Page
2
April 19 issue notes Fuel Administration limits on coal sales for domestic use and urges consumers to stock up. It cites stricter rules, the need to fill domestic bins, and writes on Liberty Bond support and political commentaries.
A fragment praises the capable looking marines and Uncle Sat, noting their display elevates their status each time they appear. The remark emphasizes military bearing and public perception of the troops.
Senator George W Norris recalls the value of memory at a dinner with a humorous tale from last summer. Jones hurried to the railroad station after leaving a kettle boiling on the stove. A neighbor asks about the tickets. Jones says he had forgotten to turn the 608 off at the meter, a reminder that a woman’s memory can be reliable.
British military waste fats and greases from kitchens are daily repurposed into soap candles fertilizers and explosives for shells. Government payments to army camps rose from seven thousand pounds to about forty thousand pounds monthly, with the plan expanding to naval forces and troops abroad including France Palestine and Africa.
An old dispute over Spitzbergen resurfaces as Russian and British claims clash through historical records. The Muscovy Company and English king’s rights from 1614 are cited, with later lapses and renewed European contest ongoing until modern times. The United States remains largely uninvolved, given its past stance and territorial distance.
A quirky proverbs exchange includes a claim Mimery loves company and skepticism about people's contentment in a cold wave. The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine with testimonials and a $100 reward for cures. The notice then shifts to a final account in Umatilla County Oregon for Henry Pinkerton estate with a hearing set for May 4, 1918 and Executrix B. J. Pinkerton filing objections.
John L. Smith sues Minnie E. Smith in Umatilla County Circuit Court seeking divorce. Minnie E. Smith must answer by May 15, 1918. failure to plead could yield a decree dissolving the marriage. Published per order of Judge Gilbert W. Phelps with dates from March 20 to May 10, 1918 in the Athens Press.
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