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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1912
Page
2
Local report from Athena Oregon covers school exhibit plans tied to state wide industrial contests with prizes. discussion of railroad judge selections and corporate influence. archery feats and odd anecdotes. weathering notes on grafts and dry farming guidance with northern-slope recommendations.
A last Marquis of Hastings frequented Long’s hotel in Bond Street noted for prodigious gambling. He balked at a 26s 6d whisky and soda bill, the charge Long’s owner said was standard. Before death Munstings quipped he’d helped lower whisky prices at Long’s.
An OCR fragment recalls Henry Hall Henley and Robert Louis Stevenson sharing a tense moment over literary pride and lungs, with Stevenson dismissing his own failure. Between jokes about butlers, family ghosts, and a comic quip about curing gait by adopting a baby, the piece blends anecdote and humor from Washington Star and Chicago Record-Herald bits.
The exchange features a sharp clash over ancestral actions with a wry retort, as a speaker insists no personal fault rests on themselves while accusing others’ forebears of wrongdoing. The brief volleys reveal tension and local newspaper voice.
Fragmentary text describes a tale of The Indian mongoose versus a venomous snake. Mentions comarka combats and a victor, with garbled phrases suggesting a frame or risk to the snake. Readable details are sparse, but the piece hints at a traditional animal rivalry motif.
Experiments by British naturalists suggest a dormouse family member called lerot is immune to vipers poison. A lerot injected with large viper venom showed no ill effects, and a lerot bitten in the eye showed no poisoning. Separate notes discuss gold beaters skin from ox intestine and parchment alternatives, with methods for beating gold leaf. A final account notice in Umatilla County Oregon lists Elizabeth Henry as executrix of James S. Henry estate with a court date March 18, 1912.
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