Athena News Briefs from Weston and Nearby
Athena residents and visitors listed in a parade of social activity and local business notes. Names include D B Jarmen and T J Kirk in town, Miss Gertrude Wheeler Pendleton, Mrs Ed Koontz on Umatilla, and Roy Barke in the mountains. Community events cover repairs, sales, and upcoming sales at George Daunlap’s estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Shick
Colville Valley
Waab
Gertrude Wheeler
Pendleton Gneat
Ruth Kidder
Mrs. McPheren
Cottege
Adams Iet
Roy Barke
Weesha Springa
J. E. Herndon
Weston
J. C. Burke
Ludtke
Jones
New Furniture Show Praised as Best in Walla Walla
The store proclaims a fine, large new furniture display and anticipates a strong fall trade. They invite customers to visit in Walla Walla or request prices and descriptions by mail, offering free freight on purchases of ten dollars or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atook
Ohage & Sanborn
J. M. Taggart Co
Ora Rhodes
Jarman Department Store
Polk County
Athena
M.L. Watts
James Bell
George Clore
Son
Imnois
Corvallis
Centralia
Wash
Mia
M. L. Leeper
Illinois
Walla Walla
United States
Pendleton
Four and Twenty Paragons of Filial Piety in Japan
Sunday Magazine discusses Japanese filial piety myths, detailing legends of the four and twenty paragons. It highlights stories of a son melting ice to save his stepmother, a daughter clinging to a tiger to save her father, and Rorashi dressing as a baby to deceive elderly parents, illustrating reverence for family and emperor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
China
Rorashi
Paragon
Discontented Wife in a Wealth Fight Reflects Marital Strain
The exchange unveils marital tension as a wife laments past refusals by richer suitors while the husband retorts that harsh treatment followed. The dialogue hints at social status envy and domestic conflict without graphic detail.
Curiosity and a Framed Bill Earned by a Billionaire
A fragmentary humorous note recalls a billionaire’s claim that a framed bill is his sole earning. The piece references Plankeville’s exposition cancellation and the Chicago Record-Herald’s quip about midways. An advertisement for adjustable homeless horse collars by Nelson Wilber Company appears amid the odd clipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
Plankeville
Chicago Record-Herald
Nelson Wilber Company
Albany
Oregon
Also Mentioned on This Page
D. B. Jarmen
T. J. Kirk
Chas, Betta
McDougal
Edward Koontz
Umatilla River
Attorney Wilson
Washington
Thomas Brown
North Platte, Neb
Mrs. Bartow
City
Grover Bowles
Central Oregon
Bessie Lee
Bernice Read
Ot Pendleton
Misa Irene Dudley
Ralph Kidder
Tacoma
Seattle
Mrs
Luke Road
Lester O'Harra
D. Tharp Tome
Helene Moussu
Edna Taylor
Devile Boyd
Aparatas
Jackson Nelson
Mra. Brown
Dayton
Doncan McIntyre
J. A. Kirk
Hot Lake
R. J. Boddy
J. BE. Kesse
J. M. Kemp
Mra. T. J. Kirk
Ataud
Main Street
Mra
H.H. Hill
Otis Whiteman
LaCroese
Henry Kidwell
E. Griswold
Benjamin Swaggart
B. W. Myers
Pomeroy
Orin
D. F. Lavender
Preston-Parton Milling Company
Harrie
The
Christian Church
Mr. Young
Misa Hope McPheren
Woodward’s Toll Gate
J. E. Cherry
Milton
Bunkers Reserve Life Insurance Company
Wilson & Beverly
A. B. Stone
Portland
Athena Friends
Plamondon
A. Barrett
Wallowa
Onion
Meagham
Henry Adame
H. v. Brygon
Ja Walla
Henry * Barrett
Fay and
Kinemap
Claes
Masa Ella Ayers
Whitman Conservatory of Music
Homer L. Watts
Jeesona
Mias Ayers
Iss Jeanette Manasse
Miss Manasse
Victoria
B. C
Napa
California
Mise Manasse
Hallowell
Lewiston Normal School
Nampa
Idaho
Lewiston
Sirs
Henry Koekpo
Bryant
Dorothy
F. M. Manafield
P. B. Colburn
G. W. Liouallon
E. HB. Caton
Sarah McDougal
Webster
A. Barnes
William Kilgore
Alma Wilkinson
Buhl
Craig
Racine
Wis
Manufacturers Association
Shick
Chas, Barrow
Moggrove Mercantile Company
Armatrong
Olina
Betta
McVongal
Davis-Kaser Company
Complete
Home & House Furnishers
Walla Walla, Wash
Greater Whitman
Pasco, Wash
Remsons
Steward
Mosgrove Mercantile Company
Childrens School Shoes
Goodman
Fairfield
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