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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1906
Page
2
An archival notice from Athena Oregon details postal procedures under the 1879 act. It lists subscription rates per year and single-copy prices in wrappers, and advertising rates for various insertions. Communications should be directed to the PRESB in Athena Oregon.
Senator Dollivar has introduced a senate bill to simplify Interstate Commerce Commission rate regulation. The measure shifts to immediate committee review after a White House conference, seeks no thorough railway account inspection, and cites broader political unrest in Russia and a push toward czardom amid global tensions.
A curio column surveys global decline and turmoil from aging empires to China tensions, Rosia horrors, and U.S. politics. It cites population projections, Odell versus Roosevelt, and Prohibition-era naval booze limits, ending with Harvard President Eliot opposing immigration restrictions.
The Oregon Irrigator recounts a 1904 event when about 1,600 coyotes allegedly swam the Columbia River from Washington to Oregon. A subsequent sighting last Thursday was reported, with an estimated 6,000 coyotes crossing and dispersing into the desert. The paper invites readers to visit Irrigon to verify the landing spot. Also discussed are bright prospects for Southern Oregon in 1906, Pausing on Jackson County growth and anticipated mineral, forestry, and irrigation wealth forming a forward march toward prosperity.
The passage envisions rapid ecological recovery after vast devastation. It predicts many blades of grass replacing tons of waste, with orchards gardens and homes transforming the land. The reform will begin in 1906 and most readers will see its fruition in time.
The United States canal commission moves rush shipments to Panama including 86 work tables, 1,200 high quality collars, 1,000 shoes and cases, 500 umbrellas, 100 shaving sets, 240 ladies night robes, 240 shirts and abundant cutlery, amid graft signals and old fashion boasts in a New York harbor scene. Also medical and patent remedies are advertised, touting Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and Cascarets.
An advertisement touts Arren Cloths and Arren Dravoxpexcy Cowes Joy along with Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for women’s health. It claims roots like Lady's Slipper and Black Cohosh aid welfare, promises free case reviews, confidential replies, and lists 603 Main Street Buffalo. Also endorses Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a gentle laxative.
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