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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1908
Page
4
An entry noting an application for entrance as second class matter filed on July 1 1870 at the Minent iena under the Actor Congress of March 1870, with details obscured by OCR. The fragment records a formal government filing context and a date linkage to March 1870 proceedings.
ATHENA ORE FEB 21 1908 Four thousand rebating cases against the Southern Pacific loom as potential unprecedented penalties. If convictions occur on all counts, max fines could total 80 million pounds, with rebates ranging from 40 to 58 percent of charges repaid to shippers.
Oregon voters will consider eighteen measures in June including constitutional amendments and petitioned bills. Topics cover salm on the Columbia River limits and social issues, with debates on suffrage, recall, taxation, and governance. The piece also urges balanced enjoyment and modest standards for public amusements amidst broader political reform.
In London Sketch the tale of Sir Thomas Lawrence’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington highlights a single vanity. The Duke insisted on carrying the sword of state upright on his wrist, despite Lawrence’s warning that it would tire viewers. Lawrence squeezed in a cushion for an elbow rest, but the arm and cushion do not actually meet, revealing the subject’s idiosyncrasy.
Chicago shifts freight traffic underground while Brooklyn swells to 1 858 000 from 888 000 in consolidation. The piece also touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve for burns and sores, King’s Little Liver Pills for biliousness, Pineules for rheumatic pain, Electric Bitters as a spring tonic, and Kodol for dyspepsia, all sold by Palace Drug Company and Pioneer Drug Store.
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