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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1895
Page
2
The notice outlines subscription rates of eleven per year in advance and ten single copies in wrappers. Advertising rates indicate ten cents for the first insertion and a lower rate for each subsequent insertion. Communications should be addressed to the PRESB in Athena Oregon.
The Athena column cites the Nebraska Relief Commission mismanagement causing starving residents while rail sidings hold spoiling supplies. It notes forthcoming legislative fixes and questions a water well test as well as commentary from Spokane Daily Times and Portland Oregonian on silver standard and Oregon secretary salaries.
A reader's tirade mocks party platforms and constitutional limits while condemning state capitol spending as a wasteful scheme. It cites a merchant who uses newspaper advertising as a creditor’s alert and notes regional media fl ukes in predicting Dolph’s election, calling the Oregonian a prognosticator flop.
The article notes many Umatilla County farmers raise hogs and more would join if a packing house could be established without freight consuming most proceeds. It recalls Tuomas Land urging Dolph’s election to the Senate for influence and mentions the Nicaragua Canal bill passing without Dolph’s vote, with locals believing he is needed more in Salem than Washington.
Florence West notes an influx of country correspondence and jokes about its waste basket fate. Pendleton attorney Stermen A Lown wins the state senate vote with 29, excluding Dolph, hinting Eastern Oregon needs representation. Weston editor Clark Woon named manager of the Weston paper. he’s praised as a true journalist. Germian Reichstag calls for invites to an international tripartite conference, seen as hopeful for silver policies.
Oregon readers report a Senate deadlock on the silver question as predicted. The Umatilla county division bill fails, aligning with the will of its people. The New York Times provides an explanation for the newspaper publishing subscriptions from large cities.
Senator Price introduces an amendment to appoint the city marshal with common council approval rather than by popular vote. The Senate bill to amend the Athena city charter defines officers, terms, and election rules, and sets marshal appointment as governed by mayor with council consent. Work continues on Athena water works as a tank progresses. B W Cummings leads construction.
The piece notes France plans to stop transporting convicts to New Caledonia and shift to Gaboon in Africa to curb the appeal of long island sentences. It then shares morguekeeper insights on identifying bodies, explaining casual acquaintances notice faces more than long familiar ones, and includes a fragmentary anecdote about a homemaking rookie misjudging dough portions. The narrative also touches on papal seclusion and a confused concluding image.
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