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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1927
Page
2
Public notice from Athena Oregon lists subscription prices: one copy for one year 8 dollars, six months 2 dollars, three months 2 dollars 75 cents. Published August 26 1927 by F B Boyd owner and publisher.
Oregon officials discuss expanding a Property Tax Relief commission to as many as twenty citizens to study state taxation, economies, and potential indirect funding methods. Proposals reference California no direct state property tax and point to gaps in health education and high school programs as a broader policy context.
An Oregon editor argues railroads drive expansion across all sectors while a regional item notes the last section of the Klamath Falls highway was oiled, signaling ongoing infrastructure maintenance.
The speaker recalls playing Keno with Doc OHarra at Weston in the early 1990s and notes they never used oil in the game. They mention Kees Best was the lubricant used at that time.
A Hood River Lambert cherry tree earned its owner 157.50 this year, a figure noted as unusually high for a tree never branded with the Washington hatchet, illustrating how wealth can influence access to cherry pie.
The notice notes Portland Electric crews are laying new track in Oregon City raising questions about the auto stage service in the area.
The comedian Charlie Chaplin gave $825000 and permanent custody of his two sons to Lita Grey Chaplin in exchange for an interlocutory decree of divorce in a California court.
British buyers chased to the Chase hop yards near Eugene purchase 20000 pounds of hops at 19 cents. Canada plans to use the hops and American tourists will drink the beer.
Wallowa county shows goodwill toward Umatilla as the game farm delivers 300 young Mongolian pheasants to the region, a gesture described as friendly and beneficial for local hunting and rearing efforts.
Eastern Oregon vows bumper wheat yields while Southern Oregon touts tin industry strength as regional priorities clash. The contrast frames a state economic spotlight with growers and manufacturers signaling divergent growth paths.
The text describes Haj rituals at Mecca including circling the Kaaba, kissing the Black Stone, and visiting Zemzem spring. Pilgrims rinse two white shirts joined by strings, dry them in the mosque court, and later lay them aside as burial garments. Zemzem water is said to shield wearers from the Last Judgment heat.
Tonnage is cargo capacity not ship weight. Origin in Henry VII era with Bordeaux wine acts restricting imports to ships owned by Meges. Tuns carried wine and gave rise to tunnage and tofinage. War vessels use displacement tonnage, while merchant ships use cargo capacity.
Piano must be sold at storage near here for easy terms to a responsible buyer. For details and viewing contact Portland Music Company 227 6th Street Portland Oregon. Horses owned by George Shevjar can be viewed in Barrett pasture 4% miles north of Athena. Call Union Oregon phone No 65. Stock to be sold cheap clean up the bunch.
The article explains alpha rays from radioactive matter as verifiable atoms moving about 6 000 miles per second. They heat radium through motion, travel only short distances, and ionize molecules, breaking up about 100 000 molecules before stopping.
A prominent man speaks of a personal faith shaped by family but practiced privately. He says he chose religion of his own will and has no wish to convert others, asserting no desire to convert the world.
The term dingo is linked to Basque mountain soldiers in Wales serving Edward T. The Basque route named by Jamnko influenced earlier usage, while the modern form dates to McDermott’s 1878 music hall hit referencing war fears with Russia and a line that proclaims we do not want to fight but by Jings if we do.
The United States Bureau of Mines notes normal air holds about 21 percent oxygen. Humans perform best at this level though adaptability allows lower levels. Below 13 percent oxygen, most cannot work. 8 to 10 percent can cause unconsciousness and death. At 10 to 15 percent oxygen, people become dyspneic, pant, and experience rapid heartbeat and headaches.
The Manchester Guardian notes Lord Birkenhead and Anthony Trollope shared lifelong cigar interest. Trollope, after wealth allowed, built airtight shelves with numbered bins to season threes and refilled them in a methodical way to achieve what he called the most perfect smokes in the world.
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