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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1898
Page
2
Athena press notices advertise local rates and wartime pledges while discussing national defense and flood risks. The piece notes Canadian and British Columbia stock and nursery shipments facing curb, plus Tacoma harbor mistress Miss Fuller’s efficient year report.
In Athena on April 29 1898 a discussion on wartime finance notes potential revenue from taxes duties imports and excises to fund ongoing costs. It also reports the O R and N Co and Northern Pacific expanding farm trials in Eastern Washington with 20 acres of seed and diverse crops at Walla Walla, testing new varieties including grasses vegetables fruits tobacco and hemp for jute.
The Chicago Chronicle laments government orders for armor plate to Andrew Carnegie’s iron works. It notes Carnegie claimed losses on each ton and stayed in business from duty, implying navy orders push him toward bankruptcy while his patriotism bars refusal.
John Wanamaker of Philadelphia informs a worker that their job will stay open during military service with continued pay. In case of death in battle, the family will be provided for. The note reflects how numerous mercantile and banking houses in eastern cities have followed suit.
Athens residents hear of Louie F. Tovar physician surgeon dentist praised after a Portland inquiry. The writer commends his studious mind, understanding of the craft, and notes his work is fine with reasonable prices.
A New York chemist T A Blovam claims a universal cure for consumption and related lung ailments. He offers three free bottles to readers who write with address details, stating thousands cured and promising prompt delivery from Pine Street New York.
The 49ers avoided two story buildings in California due to earthquakes, but recent exemptions enabled skyscrapers in San Francisco. New tall structures withstood a genuine quake creditably. The piece also references disagreements over W R King and John M Palmer, noting past opinions and political alignments. It laments vacant seats once held by Dolph and Mitchell.
The passage depicts Ellis drawn by flattering schemers and admiring fools, only to drift into a deep darkness of imagined grandeur and seclusion from real knowledge.
The remark suggests Britain could defeat all comers when fully ready for battle, while asserting that misfortune could overwhelm the nation. The line questions who would challenge an empire represented by the eagle and the lion combined.
In Samadia, crowds pelt the stars and stripes, while observers vow to teach opponents a lesson and to view their hens born to lay eggs as a pity, reflecting a tense mood and sharp rhetoric.
A call urges the queen of Spain to pull back her military forces from across the Western world to avoid erasing any remaining country under her rule. The message warns that continued expansion could leave Spain with no realm to govern.
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