Athens School Bond Vote Cast For Building And Equipment
Athesen district taxpayers will vote Monday on bonds up to 40 000 for a new school building and equipment. Board notes cost tied to actual building price and plans, with a ten year redemption option and 19 000 reserve in the sinking fund. Nearby millage comparisons are provided to show local tax impact.
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Athens
Auobd
Maual
Portland
Athena
Mille
Aduwe
Atbeon
Yeaturday
Obo
Unuttila
Pambleton
Wenton
Wilin
Milton
Heix
Stanfield
Sities Adams
Hermiston
Quest of El Dorado in South America and the Gold Hunt
A 19th century Blackwood's Magazine excerpt recounts explorers' quests for El Dorado in Guiana near the Orinoco and Amazon basins. It notes numerous expeditions from 1631 onward, failed attempts, and reports by travelers of gold plates on women and crystal houses with marble pillars, as hope and legend drive continued search. The piece frames enduring myth and the perilous allure of the golden city.
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South America
Guiana
Iver Amagon
Gutine
el Dorado
Indias
Minor
Rapin
Wesel
Gulagan
Diego de Ordin
Cortes
Mex
Ioo
Uinny
London
America
Linleigh
Klar
SCHOOLS IN ARABIA STUDY ALART LOUD IN ANCIENT PRACTICE
Pupils sit on the floor in a semicircle with white wooden tablets used for lessons. They chant aloud while rocking, supervised by a schoolmaster who also moves. Mosques fill the scene as worshipers move, while the boy reads from the Koran in repeated chapters.
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Arabia
Peculiar Method of Learning the Koran Noted in Poem Review
The text discusses an unusual method of studying the Koran starting from the opening chapter and moving backward to the second. It critiques punctuation, cites English poet Murente, and mentions readings and ad hoc stylistic changes as a reader's option. Chicago News.
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Nurelasus Bridges
Murente
Mr. Ridges
Artesian Well Struck Near Harris Vicinity Anecdotes
Drill man believes a gusher awaits discovery in the Vic Harris area as another artesian well flows at over 100 feet. A 240 foot bore near Main Street produced water and is expected to yield a stronger well, with local figures confident a deeper strike will bring a major subterranean supply.
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Vic Harris
Jan
Artogan
Priday Moral
Athens Land Wad ‘Trunt Company
Millar
Miller
Great Battle Impending Across Fronts With Troop Movements
A tumult of war reports speaks of a great impending battle among German, British, French, and Belgian forces in northern Belgium. Troop concentrations near the Alpine passes and frontier crossings rise, with Austrian troops moving toward Roasien routes and neutrality pressures from the Greek government. Athens bands and local civic notices fill the page alongside tax delinquency reminders from county treasurer G W Bradley.
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Balgian
London
Belgium
Tuy Fn
Alpe
Stelian Sons
Mrench
Tt Feootler
Southampton
Bealwivm
Tim Roasien
Lee Wandior
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Foss-Winship Hardware Company
Superior Ranges
Barrett
Yeu'ee
Teel
Wae
A. M. Johnson
Dell Brothers
Oregon
Oral McPberely
Arnt
Ty de
Lottver
Sharp Sieatans
Bod Scott
Orel
Arin
Mosly
Mexico
Otto Ron
Eduardo Lturbide
Federal
Teres
Fromiee
Ancis Joseph
Austria-Hungary
Archduke Wrancly Merdinand
Joseph
Charion Francis Joseph
Brancis Joseph
Viena
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Harris
Wheaton
Ferguson
Thi Enet
Wilcox & Wright
Dinton
William Schrimpehor
Glen Dudley
France
Enyaged
Walla Walla Pendleton
Esrus
Angus
G, W
Bradley
County
Trowanear
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