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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1913
Page
2
The Athena Oregon Independent Newspaper lists publication details and rates. It shows office location on Third and Jefferson, circulation prices, and advertising rates for display and transient notices. Public notices and church notices are mentioned with rates by line or inch. Publication date shown as January 3.
A Scotch newspaper owner, planning a daily column of light notices, balks at writing jokes due to difficulty. The managing editor suggests he draft a column of birth notices and deaths, but the owner laments the challenge of composing witty items. The anecdote comes from the New York Tribune via EB.
The Westminster Gazette recounts Sir John Ashley's odd habit of narrating events in third person and first person, as in a Derby day incident where his ticker is stolen then recovered by a Lenn pickpocket. The fraternity offers apologies for the mistaken loss and miscommunication.
The tale recounts Bismarck rebuilding ties with Wrangle after a pause at the king's table. Wrangle urged forgiveness twice, calling Bismarck his son and pressing amnesty. Bismarck flatly refused first, then granted reconciliation with a single phrase, demonstrating practical diplomacy.
English doctors who wore mustaches faced professional risk, notes W. J. Russell in One Look Back. He recalls the first mustached doctor in 1877 condemned as unprofessional, amid asylum gossip and claims of eccentricity. The passage links facial hair to stigma in medicine.
The London Standard recalls how Moose Jaw in Saskatchewan got its name. Story Boes, a pioneer, halted his ox wagon by the river after a cart spoke broke. His child found a moose jawbone that fit the wagon, and the locals named the area The Place Where the White Man Found the Moose Jaw.
Salmon P. Chase recalls an episode from boyhood at Worthington where he attempted to skin a pig in hot water but failed to remove bristles. He then used his cousin's new razor to shave the pig from tail to snout, a feat described as one of the most extensive shaves on record.
In a Windhurnt’s room on Park Row John Brougham Lester Wallack Artemus Ward and others debated What rules the world Richard Coeur de Lion’s ordinances quoted by Miss Maude Holbach are cited from Chinon Miss Holbach’s In the Foot steps of Richard Coeur de Lion recounts a poem and a jovial speech about sovereignty and punishment in a late 13th century setting.
A humorous exchange recounts taking a woman home in a taxicab and asking the driver to wait while meeting her mother. The man later discovers the mother is a stockholder in the taxi company, explaining the delay.
A humorous clash at a fancy dress ball unfolds as Mr Bum blepup apologizes for ordinary evening dress while a hostess mocks his attire. The exchange contrasts social pretensions with self mockery, ending with a biting quip about wealth and departure.
A humorous exchange notes the critic’s biting appraisal of a baritone’s timbre, saying it seemed full of knotholes. The joke shifts to a patient asking if he must give up beer and the doctor replying that it will not be forbidden.
The Rev. P. A. Ditehfeld retells a story from The English Country Squire about ornate pews in old parishes. A squire’s seat becomes a drawing room with curtains a fireplace and armchairs. Bishops are said to favor restraint, a card table whispered as a possible improvement.
A Baltimore Star London Cor report cites a British Association scientist claiming Anglo Saxons loved hanging. Medieval sites allegedly housed kitchens with pitch for waterproofing bodies before public warning. It notes high treason executions via hanging drawing and quartering, with pardoned nobles reportedly spared harm.
A London Spectator anecdote recalls Bushel betting one guinea to eat six pounds tripe two dozen onions three pounds potatoes and three pots of porter at a public house in Shepherds Market. He finished in fifteen and a half minutes declaring he could devour more if offered brandy and another bumper.
The Butter tree of Mili yields 200 to 350 pounds of pulpy bell shaped flowers per tree. Gathered March and April as the Indian year heats up, natives boil or sweeten them after sun-drying to use in food. The flowers taste peculiar and are described as mousy, with a fragrance not pleasant.
The article explains influenza derives from an Italian word and notes seventeenth century oversight by Liatians blaming star influence. It counters the belief that influenza is modern, citing mentions by ancient writers in the fourteenth century and records of outbreaks in Branco in 1818 and 103.
Popular Mechanics traces 18th century discovery by Thomas Bolsover of Sheffield of silver plating during knife repair. It describes melting copper and silver ingots in a reverberatory furnace, then rolling to thickness to create a copper core clad with silver on one side. The copper edge was later concealed as the process improved.
Notice of a sheriff sale under an execution issued by the Circuit Court of Oregon for Umatilla County. Pursuant to a November 27 1912 judgment for F B LeGrow against Maggie Wilson administratrix of Charles Wilson estate and others to satisfy $1493.58 principal plus 10 percent interest since March 7 1911 $200 attorney fees and $27 costs. Describes real property Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 6 Township 4 North Range 41 West Willamette Meridian. Sale January 6 1915 at 2 pm in front of the courthouse to the highest bidder for cash. Proceeds to satisfy the execution and costs. Dated December 4 1912. 1 2 Taylor by George Strand Sheriff Deputy
Men and women urged to represent the Farmers General Trading Co of Walla Walla. Apply via Write R. Hervey, 6ld Baker Bik.
For Sale. South half of Lot 7 and 8 Block 1 Kick 1st addition. Six room house. Examine and bid. any reasonable cash offer considered. Marlin Bros. Land No. 1205. Notice. The regular meeting of stockholders of the First National Bank of Athens Oregon for election of directors and other business will be held at the bank office in Athena Oregon on Tuesday the Mth day of January 1915 at 2 o'clock pm. F. S. LeGrow December 2, 1912 Usabier. Foley’s Kidney Cure makes kidneys and bladder sight.
Fragmentary ad copy argues that every merchandise item offers value and full worth at regular prices. The text claims discounts translate to personal profit for the shopper and hints at opportunities to boost earnings by reducing prices. The passage ends mid thought, lacking concrete details or dates.
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