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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1927
Page
2
The Athena Press lists subscription prices for 1927 with rates for one copy year six months and three months. Published in Athena Oregon the ad credits F B Boyd as owner and publisher.
The Interstate Commerce Commission allowed Northern Pacific to discontinue Ocosta Washington train service erasing a once promised western terminus. Ocosta boomed briefly before a 1893 panic, leaving only the harbor view from Grays Harbor while Aberdeen and Hoquiam became the region’s centers.
A Polk County Observer critique condemns Christmas knit neckties mailed to Dallas men by Pawnee Bill as a deceptive fundraising ploy. The piece warns against charitable pleas used for commercial gain and notes broader frustrations with dubious federal actions and local politics.
Representative Celler calls to keep poison out of alcohol with Senator Edwards blasting hypocrisy of dry voters. Imperial Hotel in Portland hosts in between sessions. Cove Oregon marshal orders shooting stray cats. Mockery of railroading issues and a Texas bank robber story brace a scattered week in news.
The piece explains how dragons supposedly govern conduct in China across eras, with floods and eclipses blamed on dragon displeasure. It describes the dragon’s powers and numbers, its voice and breath, and why people avoid disturbing its sleep by altering water courses and urban construction.
Timber sound remains discovered behind King William Street in London are in good condition and believed to be part of the early Roman embankment. The oak timbers, buried for centuries, were found by Thomas J. Edwards of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society who notes the embankment lies 85 feet north of the Ronan wall and dates roughly 200 years after construction.
Sir Joly Alaud-Sutton recounts a dramatic tale of killer whales ambushing seals. The predators swim beneath the ice and lunge upward to bite at the seal, using a strong dorsal fin to force a bite and drive the prey. Their teeth eclipse crocodile jaws, and they even prey on relatives.
D. J. McFaul and M. D. Pendleton announce specialized electro and quartz lamp therapy services in Oregon. The notice highlights their medical expertise and clinic focus on innovative light-based treatments.
A collection of practical home ideas including storage organization, scratch prevention for wood, cloth and apron pockets, camphor to prevent tarnish, a clothes line helper, repurposed nut crackers, and simple repairs. Also notes on tinting faded wallpaper, hinge use for storage, patching edges, sharpening needles, emery paper uses, and a raisins boost to baked goods.
A.O. Constantinople inspires divergent views from sea and land. The city’s 680 mosques and 500 palaces crown its amphitheater silhouette above the Golden Horn, while famed travelers praise its beauty and wealth of history. Its 3,000-year span has drawn empire seekers from Darius to modern fleets at Seraglio Point.
Verne Magnet paid five shillings to perform a perilous feat that a film star might fetch a fortune for. After a dispute over bicycle merits, he hauled his machine to a foot chimney, stood on a narrow ledge with smoke pouring out, and balanced for two minutes before the rival steeplejack paid the bet.
A good grade Guernsey heifer calf offered for sale by Lou Ringel contact nhone 32F21 plus a leather covered Morris chair rocker and other furniture available at low prices.
State of Oregon shows a bank balance sheet with liabilities including capital stock, surplus, undivided profits, current expenses, and various deposits. The document records the cashier F S LeGrow swearing to the accuracy on January 4th 1927 before notary C Prestbye, with attestations by Watts Hansell and Henry Dell.
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