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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1909
Page
4
A dated 1909 Portland era piece laments rural social changes while noting labor, health, and community topics. It touches on farming labor, combine harvesters, Sweden and Norway lifeways, aviation and politics colors, plus a quirky parliamentary letter from Australia and a Pendleton exhibition prize list.
A new school catalogue outlines academic and professional courses at Lewiston State Normal. It highlights illustrated views of the administration building Lewis Hall women’s dormitory and the $0,000 gymnasium under construction. The academic course spans three years, comparable to three years of high school work, while the professional school offers several two-year options.
The text describes diplomas recognized in Idaho and California and Washington, plus special courses in primary methods and various subjects. It notes one year training with certificates valid five years. It also outlines admission paths from eighth grade to scholarly and professional schools based on prior schooling and certificates.
Prospectus markets a 160 acre Weston area farm in Uma tila county two miles south of Weston. The property features tillable land with guaranteed value, 50 bushel wheat capacity, fertile soil for crops, a cedar hedge, good water, an $1500 eight room house, barn for nine head, new wood shed and buggy shed. Asking price is $16,000 with $8,000 cash and balance at 7 percent. Bryson Wood promotes it as a safe investment with strong returns and urges action before others.
An antique advertisement extolls Booklen's Amninoa Salve for inflammation and pain from injuries and calls it an earths supreme healer for boils fevers and piles. It also promotes Dr King's New Life Pills for chills constipation and biliousness. Electric Bitters are advertised as a cure for malaria and various ailments with testimonials.
A Tennessee reader credits Dr Kings New Discovery with saving a life and curing severe lung hemorrhage after three weeks of use. The note urges relief for coughs colds bronchial ailments hay fever influenza asthma and similar conditions with prices 50 cents and 1.00, bottle trial offered.
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