Athena News Highlights Harvest Work and Local Moves
Athena editor reports a bustling week with harvest crew arrivals and farm activity. Notes include residents visiting relatives, library renovations, town beautification with Carolina Poplars, and preparations for next week’s threshing. Local officials discuss sidewalk upgrades and ongoing construction around Third Street.
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Athena
Livery Barn
E. W. Wehtze
Freewater
Oregon
RF. da
Harvest News From Pendleton and Surrounding Areas
The July 27 1894 Press item reports hundreds of harvest hands in town, crop prospects in Columbia and Umatilla counties, and local economic notes. It notes hay prices, a large life insurance payout of 10 120 from Pacific Mutual Life, and shifts in local businesses including saloons and threshing outfits. It mentions drought effects in South Dakota and a Pendleton marriage, with wheat yields around 40 bushels per acre and Coppock’s 140 pounds per sack average.
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Mel. W. T. Gilman
Columbia
Stamper
Athena
Tome
Milton Eagle
Melander
Dakota
Umatilla
St. Nichols Hotel
Dell
Moberly
Missouri
Jinks Dudley
Acre
Angus Gillis
Chas
H. Carter
Grace Evans
Pendleton
Potwine
Pendleton Tribune
Fara Bank
Copnock & Price
Coppock
Warwora
Unanimor
Cox
Robert Coppock
Trapping Turtles and a Queen Who Resigned
The article describes a simple old method for trapping water turtles using a log and a two foot by one foot box placed beside it. It also recounts Queen Christina of Sweden resigning the throne in 1612 and retiring, aided by her cousin.
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W. P. Willaby
Portland
Bingham Springs
Fred Kershaw
Fredericks
W. E. Dobson
Lewiston
Spokane
Knowlton
Samuel Haworth
Pine Creek
Weston
Scott
Mera
Hallie Peirsol
Virgil Willaby
Cone
Leton
Ram Knight
Crete
Matt I Wven
Third
Miylene Fraker Stites
Aveta Barrett
First Methodist
D. Scott Fisher
Fourth
Adams
Christina
Gustavia Adolphus II of
Sweden
Fome
Fragmentary tale from a picaresque scene on a town street
The readable lines depict a quirky exchange where a figure named Willie interacts with Cotller in a busy setting. The dialogue hints at humor and misdirection as a character attempts to barter or assess value, implying a street encounter with local color and tension.
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Athena
Jamuth Falls
U. Bussell
Von
R S
Cornelia
Cher
Nortin
Russell
Studebaker
Watts
Lehman Springs
Mra
M. L. Watts
Homer L Watts
Melville Johns
M. M. Johne
Flint Johnn
Vernite Watts
Katherine Proome
Anderton
Portland
Conrad Miller
Wild Horse Creek
Willow tree described in biblical and ancient texts
The fragment cites Willow Tress and mentions widows, biblical books like Leviticus and Job, and a Babylonian reed tree growing along the Euphrates. It blends mythic imagery with references to a tree whose branches mirror captive peoples’ laments.
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Job
Inala
Panin
Doubtful Exchange Echoes Through Odd Interview
Fragmentary dialogue shows a confused exchange with unclear speakers. The garbled text hints at questions of timing and authority, possibly a confused street scene or mock interview in a crowded setting. No clear names or places are legible.
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Unitltes Navy
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California
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Robert Stevenson
Fort Benton
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Walker Farm
Mr. Stevenson
John Walker
Movito
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Athens
LeGrow
Montans
Shorty Phillips
Jake Reno
Pete'* O'Harra
Kyle Charlton
LaGeande
O. W
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Low Shaw
John McKay
Shaw
Just
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Atileya
Mitchell Motor and Servicx Co
Seattr
Zac
Standard Oil Company
Maxwell Ee Ae
Willie
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Willam Collen
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FIX & Radtke
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