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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1911
Page
2
The Athena Press reports editor changes at Seattle Post-Intelligencer and notes Scott A. Bone as successor. It covers tax concerns on burial costs, Peach Day in Heppner and Umatilla County agriculture gains, and announces Wialm Peterson's congressional bid with Turner Oliver opposing him. President Taft's Pacific Coast visit stirs speculation on a 1912 bid. Wheat prices in UmaUlla County hover near 75 cents per bushel.
Athena offers twelve hundred new wool patterns for winter suits with top workmanship at prices from 15 dollars. These value fabrics emphasize quality and savings for customers seeking durable, stylish outfits.
Laudion Suily made to measure of blade for your own material. Come see mad oo Wt the ematerial and got prices. Cleaning pressing repairing and work first class. J Conley the Tailor Main Street Athena Oregon.
General Sillet of France discusses Langlete Vue a Londres et dans sex from 1815. He argues English murderers a hundred years ago went unpunished in Bughaud. The work, full of libel, faced circulation bans by the French government. Few copies fetched high prices. The British bought a copy despite the debate it sparked among English women.
An English gentleman visits Lord Westmoreland to present an introduction from the foreign office. He discovers the host’s gentle rebuke and the tale ends with the letter delivered after dinner and an awkward exit from the room.
A hometown physician who aspired to mayoralty said he had no chance against the front runners. He planned to publish in the local paper what he knew about residents. After vote counts, the doctor received only three ballots, cast by newcomers who had moved in that spring.
An English actor recalls a touring dive where a skull props a melodrama. He reveals finding a Titian skull from his room as a ready prop for a performance, quipping it is “good enough” for a piece like Current Cash.
A local church scene unfolds as the bishop offers to lead Sunday services amid a crisis. The elated warden vows to rise to the task, while Ima Lint mutters a sharp remark about an inability to find a suitable substitute.
A humorous exchange between an American host and a foreign visitor in Newport about Americans pursuing pleasure regardless of expense. The humorous mispronunciations highlight cultural contrasts in lines attributed to Bousten 'Tyangertpt.
A collage of brief snippets includes reflections on man eaters and wildlife from John Muir, a lecture on Voltaic discovery, an odd London churchyard inscription about Emma and Mary Littleboy, humorous exchanges, and an Oregon administratrix notice naming Maggie Wilson as administrator in the estate of Charles Wilson.
A playwright criticizes a New York production naming Pootiite as a good actor in a poorly cast hero role. The critic quips the actor resembles a man attempting a chaotic piano performance on a typewriter. The banter continues over shared old footnotes and impressions.
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