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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1927
Page
2
An auction or listing fragment from Athena Oregon shows offers for single copies and subscriptions with prices 2.00 and 1.00 plus 75. The text is incomplete but indicates newspaper sale details from Athena, Oregon dated August 1.
The piece argues for a credible Multnomah County Republican convention under Attorney General Van Winkle’s ruling, warning that a weak process risks a Democratic win. It cites two leading figures Frank L. Shull and Elton Watkins, weighs party integrity, and criticizes the Oregonian’s leadership. It also touches on timber policy and Portland’s lumber industry.
Prospects for a big spud crop in Oregon bring relief to Weston growers. The report notes favorable conditions and expected strong yields, suggesting market stability for local farmers this season.
Germany's Bremen and its crew of three gave up after 22 hours trying to cross the Atlantic from Dessau. The sister ship Europa landed in Bremen two hours after the start due to fog and heavy weather. Pilots Friedrich Loose and Herman Koehl said they turned back when visibility vanished.
Scientists report a porpoise’s diet and stomach contents from a giant specimen. A catch revealed 15 193 otoliths, ear bones of fish, suggesting the animal consumes many live fish and may hold a top spot among fish eaters.
The Arabian Nights remains a composite work with unknown original author and period. It was introduced to Europe from Syria by Antoine Galland, who translated and published it between 1704 and 1717 after obtaining copies in the late seventeenth century.
Classified notices list mutton lambs for sale with phone contact, a storage piano sale with terms, George Shevar horses for sale in Union Oregon, Harvest Potatoes Irish Cobblers from Henry Koepke, a herd of mules and horses in Pendleton Oregon, wagon racks for hauling sacked wheat sold cheaply by Jos N Scott with phone.
Simple guidance on selecting and preparing potatoes plus several recipes. Potato muffins pudding soup and cakes use mashed or grated potatoes with milk eggs and spices. The text emphasizes uniform size for even cooking and highlights sweet potatoes and yams as valuable ingredients.
Maeweed Chance notes that small acts shape a larger life and luck favors purposeful effort. Four and minute men illustrate daily building or neglect, with beginnings often unseen guiding outcomes. The sole tragedy is the man who never starts.
California prune growers prepare for a record harvest of about 400 million pounds but face low prices and possible financial chaos as 0 percent of independent acreage failed to enroll in a cooperative merger. A 60 million pound holdover from 1926 sits in the packers pool and will reenter the market with the 1927 crop.
The article explains ostracism as a method in ancient Athens to banish citizens whose influence harmed the state. Citizens voted by writing names on small tablets or shells. six thousand votes were required for exile. It notes modern use of ostracism as social exclusion.
The district invites sealed bids from bidders to operate pupil transport by motor vehicle 8 miles one way to the Athena high school for the 1927 28 year. Bids due August 25 1927 with option to reject all. James Bell clerk District No 11 Athens Oregon.
Joseph B. Stover, administrator, has filed the final account for the Catherine L. Stover estate. The County Judge fixed August 28, 1927 at 10:00 a.m. in Pendleton County Court House to hear objections and settle the estate.
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