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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1909
Page
4
Athens OBE December 10 1909 voters approved a 64.2 mill levy to provide operating funds and enable district wide improvements. The board plans to replace the current heating with a central plant and carry out needed upgrades across the school.
German textile scientists examine kapok fibers from tropical trees to assess if they can replace cotton. Experiments will be thorough, but many factors must be weighed before kapok proves superior. cotton is unlikely to be replaced soon.
Henry LaBragade dies after an accidental gun discharge and toll for handling firearms is discussed. The piece laments rising mortality, urges vigilance, and notes profits of large corporations. It mentions the Commercial Association promoting Athena’s interests and calls for broader membership.
A long account traces luck of the horseshoe to ancient Greek myth. Poseidon, sea god and lord of springs, is linked to sacred horses and hoofprints. Pegasus and the shoe mark connect water, earth, and fertility, with the horseshoe seen as protection against earthquakes.
A Kansas City Times excerpt recalls Oliver Wendell Holmes rule about men and chances to view women on the street. It notes Kansas City streets teem with notable women and comments on public propriety and customary gaze in daily urban scenes.
A sly exchange in the Detroit Free Press column quotes a bachelor declaring he has had no other fashionable disease to date, while bluntly noting no mention of love in his past. The banter frames social expectations of romance and flirtation in a playful tone.
Silly Young Thing asks for pink flavors to match her gown while a Harper's Weekly note highlights young girls as headache victims. It touts Dr King’s Life Pills as the world’s best remedy for sick and nervous headaches, claiming they purify blood and build health.
Auction style notice lists 480 acres in Umatilla county with water, a nine room Athena home, 40 acres of alfalfa, and adjoining farms at 100 per acre. Also 60 acres of wheat land near railroad at 65 per acre. City property: nine room house in Athena near Main Street. Contact Athena Land Co box 274 phone 355. Also a testimonial praising Electric Bitters as a health cure for dyspepsia and related ailments. Only 50 cents at druggists.
A catalog style listing describes items and prices including No 1-1 doz Nickel Trumpete 12 1 2 inches with chenille cord. No 2-2 doz Nickel Finished Rattles with natural wood haggies. spring top tops. No 4-1 2 doz Toy violins. No 5-2 doz Buffalo Bill Pop Guns. vacuum target guns. performing Monkeys. Toy Whips. Stuffed Teddy Bear. oly Skidoo Dog. Musical frog. Monkey Banjo Player. Mechanical Tourist Auto priced from 50 cents to 2 50 dollars.
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