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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1906
Page
2
Text shows a 19th century newspaper imprint with misspellings and garbled names. It references a second class matter entry date March 1, 1904 at Athena Oregon and mentions subscription rates and mailing address for communications to PRMHB Athena Oregon.
In Eastern Oregon wheat fields a bumper forty to fifty bushel crop priced at 65 to 60 cents per bushel signals strong fall and winter trade. Athena merchants anticipate heavier commerce and are expanding fall and winter stocks, claiming buys will exceed previous years.
The News-Letter of Central City opposes Cumming as governor nominee. It argues his defeat would bolster the Republican Party, label him an unscrupulous self-seeker, and warn that his victory could bring internal party harms and expose traitorous elements.
The Walla Walla Record questions insurer demands for higher rates, noting they collected far more in 1905 than paid out for losses and accusing them of proposing an unjust 425 percent increase that Washington residents will not accept.
A steel passenger car completed for the Southern Railway signals a new era in steel construction for all railway cars. Weighing 110 000 pounds, it uses no wood in the body except interior decorations which are fireproofed. The car is designed to withstand collision without wasting goods, and noncombustible interiors reduce travel dangers.
A youth seeks to copy James style as Thomas Reeves and Hugh Saxon plot crime in Portland. Reeves appears the leader. the pair had only met a week before their public deed. The motive centers on money, but the exact cause remains unclear.
A Prescott Spectator editor notes a Walla Walla farmer bringing his wife and four daughters to work harvests as labor tightens. A Kansas paper mocks men's and women's roles, while a racy scene shows a man in striped clothes pressing a woman with a cigarette to test choices.
The town has hosted every visiting show this summer including the Ella Foteonogh act that passed through yesterday morning.
A Chicago Portland Oregonian piece condemns state bank laxity after a million dollar robbery by officers. It blames inspector Jones for negligence, calls for stronger banking laws, real inspections, and enforcement to protect depositors and prevent future embezzlement.
A Narra gansett Pier telegram portrays Edward Crane as a man capable of surprising feats. The piece recounts Crane driving his car beside another speeding vehicle, braking, and steering into the road to stop it, then reflecting on what could be possible with time and practice.
The text discusses a rational mind acting decisively with full bodily control. It argues such control surpasses wealth or car ownership as a measure of intellect and suggests future gains might arise from or alongside automobiling. It hints that this capacity is trained rather than accidental and may evolve with continued driving experience.
A speculative look at relics from Oregon land fraud trials in 1906. The piece imagines future collectors valuing wooden cabins and iron artifacts from sites where Binger Herman and other Oregonians were linked to alleged fraud. It contrasts such relics with historic tours in London and Paris and suggests preserving trial locations for a 22nd century interest.
Forest Commissioner Edgar King notes timber in Maine is highly valuable with millions of feet of spruce and pine. Fire patrols, funded by landowners, employ educated young men at about $1.50 daily, many college students seeking outdoor work and avoiding traditional forest labor.
An Electrics crew under Al Sweaney wires a large dormitory building. The project requires extensive cable and a substantial height clearance. Work is expected to begin soon and finish within a planned timeframe.
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