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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1908
Page
2
Fragmented excerpts discuss missionary work, Christian leadership, and public influence. It critiques reliance on authorities, urges personal thinking, and reflects on the role of prayer, public opinion, and church progress in a changing world. The text toils with religious exhortation and social responsibility.
A garbled chronicle lists events and dates across centuries, mentioning Columbus discovery, Henry VIII, battles, Quebec, Washington, Napoleon, Kossuth, John Brown, Queensland, Longstreet, Disraeli, Vicksburg, electric streetlights, Queen Victoria, Stanley, Chicago World’s Fair bill, and other scattered notes. The text combines names, places, and dates with many transcription errors.
A Farm and Fireside excerpt describes a compact low down barrow with a wide capacity, easy handling in tight spaces, and sturdy construction details. It also reviews extended England experiments on how grass under fruit trees harms growth, concluding root excretions may inhibit wheat and noting pruning guidance for peaches and other fruit trees amid a 1908 Oklahoma crop bulletin.
Instructions on curing hams and shoulders after chilling, using a 100 pound meat ratio mix of saltpeter, powdered salt, and brown sugar, with rubs and smoke in a dry cool smokehouse. Also covers pickle curing, drying methods, and storage in a safe cool place. Plus guidance on building a clothes bar, winter stock shelter, and poultry nutrition with quarters for fowls. Mentions a Tarare mushroom bureau and its ticketed identifications.
Lady Dor othy Nevill recounts cousins Miss Fanny Walpole and Miss Charlotte in playful reminiscences. A near ninety year old scene ends with a fire scare and a witty remark about a cap on fire. Sir Humphry Davy experiences a mis sighting as a reflected lamp appears on the ceiling and a candlelight trick leads to a comic conclusion.
The text recalls a muddled exchange about engagements and a confessed kiss, followed by a Nurse’s Part joke on nurses for children. It references a Washington Star item and a Pittsburg upbringing, ending with a judge remark.
Members of the Railroad Conductors Order and the Brotherhood of Trainmen unite to frame wage demands and service changes for a vote. Across 55 lines east of the Mississippi about 75,000 employees are involved. A separate case in federal court saw the Grand Canyon Line facing a large penalty for rebates amid a cargo dispute. Burlington Railroad announces a 10,000 job cuts through December alongside hours reduced to eight. Pennsylvania Railroad tests at Clayton, N J conclude with electric engine 628 reaching 92 mph, still below last year’s 99 mph steam record.
Government final estimates show a decline in total cereal production despite higher grain prices. The report highlights shortages in corn, oats, and wheat compared with 1906 and 1905 yields, offset by gains in hay and feeding grains. The Department of Agriculture notes increased area estimates for spring wheat, corn, and oats, with measured shifts in crop weights.
In a study of naval commerce the article details government wages of about 10 million dollars annually and material costs near 7 million, with product value rising as vessels vary. It notes 1905 output surpassing private ship owners, government tonnage launched, and contracts totaling 39.5 million. Navy dry docks number fifteen, mostly on the Atlantic coast, with Puget Sound adding a Pacific dock.
The report outlines final estimates of levenge production and value of farm crops for 1907 with winter and spring wheat, oats and corn figures, total farm value rising by 428 million. Henry Farman's aeroplane demonstration in Paris shows repeated kilometer circles, proving practical flight for heavier than air machines with confident maneuvering.
President BF Winchell of the Rock Gov Vardaman of Mimiselpp accepted a ride in Baldwin's car in Jackson Mississippi. The trip was brief as ten was the limit above the ground. William Shiebler, telegraph operator of the first Atlantic cable message to President Bathanan, died in Brooklyn North Carolina. He also received the message announcing Richmond’s fall at the Civil War’s end.
A Chicago correspondent estimates daily spending on stimulants—alcohol, tobacco, and drugs—at about 500 million dollars annually. Saloons account for 120 to 150 million. drugs in 904 stores total at least 10 million, with tobacco sales in 35 to 40 thousand outlets. Daily stimulant outlay likely 100 thousand dollars per day. overall minimum 500,200 dollars daily, with higher possible. Workers bear most of cost. saloonkeepers say they would close without their trade. Women, domestic workers, and non-workers account for the remaining share. women perhaps the heart of drug use.
The Universalist general convention in Philadelphia approved a plea for closer fellowship with Unitarians. Evangelical groups from Afiwankee moved toward church union, forming commissions to negotiate details and exploring federations with Methodists Presbyterians Baptists and Congregationalists. A New York club led by Rev Enghe Birk promotes health focused, outdoors living with tent dorms attached to windows for open air rest and weekly progress meetings.
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