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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1926
Page
3
The New York Times notes that at Coronel a routine sea port on Chile’s coast, 20 to 30 stevedores accompany freighters. The crew, mostly Chileans, are described as swarthy and ferocious, each carrying a knife and serving as cook in turn while the captain avoids labor.
To renovate velvet brush out dust and steam the right side until moist then iron the wrong side. Brush the velvet on the right, moisten the wrong side, and iron. Stand the iron on end if needed and pass velvet across the iron with back against the iron.
A hostess at a studio dinner questions a guest about the difference between imported caviar and hash. The guest replies unsure, and the hostess playfully replies he would just as soon have hash, serving a large portion.
The article outlines multiple senses for the word hell including an infernal realm of punishment, a figurative place of misery, and a departed-spirit realm akin to sheol or hades. It notes the term’s biblical usage, its Teutonic roots, and variants in Old English spelling, with references to Smith’s Dictionary of the Bible.
A reflective passage by Oliver Wendell Holmes compares a magnet drawing iron to God’s guiding grace. It argues that a grateful heart perceives daily blessings that a self centered view misses, finding divine gifts in every hour.
The term Cyclopean masonry describes large irregular unhewn stones fitted closely without mortar. Sites at Mycenae Tiryns Greece Italy Sicily Iceland Peru and Africa show such walls attributed to Pelasgians before Greek Roman times around 1000 B C. Later generations linked them to Cyclopes myths.
The Athena Branch Library reports for 1925 show cash on hand at year start 25.75, city and service receipts totaling 3.75, magazine subscriptions 45.80, expenses from the General Fund 150.00 for rent, 6.00 supplies, and 20.79 in miscellaneous items. Revenue from rentals and 1924 balance 11.35 plus 63.86 collected in 1925, with a small 0.04 balance remaining. Circulation records list Adult fiction 103, total circulation 6503. Children’s books 590 plus stories 853, grand total 1443, total 64 registrations for adult and children’s classes. Mrs. W. P. Littlejohn signs as Secretary and Treasurer.
The article notes that emigrés fled France during the revolution and royalist uprisings beginning in 1789. Most returned after 1802 during Napoleon's amnesty, while many stayed abroad. The 1814 charter denied recovery of estates, but 1825 saw a compensation of 80 million francs yearly for those displaced.
George D. Foster becomes Athena city marshal after W. J. Gholson resigns amid a dispute over action against William Wells of the Corner saloon. The council unanimously confirms Foster’s appointment. The town also advances on a big electric power plant project with surveys along the Walla Walla river and expectations of completion by late fall. Burns celebration plans, local deaths, church furnace installation, business changes, and social lodge activities fill the page with civic and community news.
Gas pressure in the abdomen causes restlessness and sleeplessness. Adlerika removes gas in ten minutes and brings out old waste matter, aiding constipation or stomach trouble. Don’t waste time with pills. Mc Fadden's Pharmacy offers Adlerika action.
Classified note offers a go-d house and two lots for sale in the west part of Athena. Athena Restaurant is introducing Wall a Walla Golden Crust bread with XL doughnuts. Limited details provided.
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