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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1917
Page
2
The article discusses why human fingers are not the same length, citing a Book of Wonders idea that variation affects beauty and usefulness. It suggests early humans walked on all fours, with fingers of different lengths adapting for support and movement, shaping modern hand versatility and function.
A quirky surviving excerpt discusses a mule's behavior in battle, noting its unusual endurance and reactions to artillery. It weaves anecdotes about animal traders, explorers, and a misguided sense of tradition, while musing on parrots, parroting, and parquetry as cultural curiosities.
A Weston merchant returned with melons from Milton fruit ranch. Wheat near Walla Walla averaged 52 bushels per acre. Mina Minole Liewallen visits Pendleton after visiting Athena. Hugh Thompson appointed town marshal. A tavern altercation between Touln Retes and Yarber settled in three rounds with Yarber best. Reports on wheat gains, road conditions, and school notices. Births and moves noted. local residents travel, work and social events described.
Lehman Springs correspondent to the Astorian Oregonian reports Athena areas focused on hustling and labor. A local barber Holl at St Nichols shaving parlors amuses onlookers with spellbinding checker games attracting a sidewalk audience. A bet of 78 cents on a swimsuit dive into the pool was won by a local woman.
A shopper insists on writing the check stub before the check, recounting her father's cautionary rule. She recalls a habit from marriage and banking, stressing that never leaving the stub blank avoids errors, a policy she believes should govern all financial writing.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes that certain odors may warn of breeding grounds for disease. While odors do not carry germs, they can indicate environments likely to harbor illnesses, guiding prevention by avoiding contaminated food and decay.
A distorted narrative discusses eyes, beauty, and power across cultures. It centers on a woman named Maria and her daughter entering a forbidden room, provoking maternal jealousy and vengeance as the scene unfolds with mythic and dramatic imagery.
A fragment describes a heat and light germ exposure test using gelatin plates. One plate kept dark and another in sunlight produced bacterial colonies, with counts ranging up to 500 in the dark plate and 200 in the sunlit plate after ten minutes. No disease germs were noted.
A fragmentary report notes a dialogue about land and status with mentions of the Minogen red man and transfers of property. The text references Washington, a classmate, and a young man in a 200 race, with unclear outcomes and dates.
A garbled OCR fragment references Hortus tolls and batting, with unclear names and actions. The piece appears to mix terms like prosaic food, a well, and a question about a man and his wife, yielding a disjointed, incomprehensible summary without a clear event or outcome.
The item lists alarmingly high costs in San Francisco including five dollar daily wages, elevated tool prices, and a carpenter pay of 29 per day, while a brief editorial quotes Emerson on life shaping in youth. Also appears are obstructed ads for land for sale near Condon, Oregon, with 50 acres, $41,000 ask, and terms, plus references to local realty firms and mail box 4.
A readable roster shows Dr J C Baddeley veterinary surgeon at LaBrasche Ranch Athena and Dr G S Newsum physician and surgeon at Office Corner 4th and Adams Sts. D Scott Fisher contractor and builder in residence and shop Adama and 4th Ste Croup and Lash dentists practice in Athena with days Monday to Wednesday in Walls Walle and Main over Third National Bank Dr B W Croup Dr C H Lanh.
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