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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1913
Page
2
The Athena Press lists pricing for subscriptions and advertising. Rates include one copy for one year at 1.50 if prepaid, six months at a higher price, and three months at a lower price. Advertising rates are given per inch for display and per line for local notices and church notices.
Oregon Democrats back Astoria ex mayor Herman Wise for the Internal Revenue Collector post under Wilson. Backers praise his long party service, public offices, and statewide image, arguing he would best represent Oregon in the federal position while supporting state development and measures to improve tax administration.
Superintendent Harry L. Eby of Al-Manor Ohio reports an arithmetic test given in eighth grade was graded by teachers as if each pupil were in their own class. Results ranged 40 to 93 percent, showing wide variance in teachers' judgments and highlighting skepticism about examination value. Oregon holds major timber output with one fifth of national standing timber and fourth in lumber cut. The Gelix Advocate newspaper expands, with plans for further improvements announced.
An account recalls Prince Kropotkin escaping from a St. Petersburg fortress prison after two years’ confinement. Guards escorted him to the grounds for walks, signals guided by spies warned of danger, and a violinist’s tune signaled his moment. A final leap into a racing horse carriage ended the escape, with the prince shaving his beard and donning new clothes before spending hours in a city cafe.
An excerpt reviews Mr Stanford Ransome's Japan to Transition describing the Japanese bath. It notes a rectangular wooden tub fed by bamboo and heated beneath, with water rarely changed, used by many after full washing to raise body temperature.
In a dated anecdote a poor Bohemian monk is named as the first lightning rod inventor and builder at Predita Moravia. The device featured a pole with an iron rod and twelve curved branches, connected by wires to earth. Local opposition claimed it caused drought and led to the inventor's imprisonment after removal.
The London Graphic reviews Thomas Carlyle as the 'Sage of Cheltenham' who gained limited personal popularity yet shaped British literature in the mid-nineteenth century. It credits Carlyle with profound influence over religious and political thought, noting his unflinching belief in his own ideas and unmatched style.
Help wanted advertisement seeks able women to represent MNre General Trading Co. of Walla Walla. Address G. KR, Hervey, 614 Baker Bik.
The regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the Firet National Oregon was set to discuss the election for the ensuing year. The meeting was to be held at the office in Athena on Tuesday the 14th of the month at 2 o clock in the afternoon.
A St. Louis Republic note discusses the shift in ship commands from starboard and larboard to the shorter right and left. It cites German navy adoption and argues shorter, distinct terms reduce fatal mistakes at sea, given time pressure and phonetic similarity.
London Tit-Bita notes a Scottish advocate mispronouncing enow as enuff in court. The judge teases him about English sound shifts while the pleader defines land division as pluffland and pluffman under cutting repartee. The exchange ends with the judge laughing and asking him to proceed.
A hunter explains how different animals blush in various body parts. Dogs show the whites of their eyes and a reddened tail when frightened. Horses blush in the ears, cows and sheep blush above the fetlock, while cats, mice, sons, and tigers thrash at their antennae or whiskers as a nervous reaction.
The article explains rain from cloudless skies, noting it occurs in the south Atlantic and Mauritius. It discusses theories: high altitude moisture carried by winds, melting ice particles, and warm and cold air currents condensing moisture to produce showers.
The passage notes Wendell Phillips had Perscan clergy ancestry and a family home pulpit. As a boy he preached to chairs arranged in his father's parlor. His father asked if he tired of preaching to chairs, and the boy replied he did not tire but it was hard on the chairs.
A humorous exchange compares a highly superstitious card player who halted playing after discovering thirteen cards in each suit. The dialogue notes the trend and ends with the punchline about thirteen cards per suit.
A clipped item notes humorous quips such as Proof of It by a boxer and a Mrs Hoyle exchange from the week’s sport page. It cites a punchy line about putting a baby to sleep and a puzzled Mrs Hoyle asking how. The brief item mirrors early 20th century newspaper humor.
A fragmented exchange shows sarcasm and playful insults about energy and assistance. References to Boh, a young man, a judge, and Walter appear amid garbled lines about threads of effort. The text preserves odd phrasing from a historical newspaper snippet and hints at social teasing rather than a clear narrative.
Harper's describes the campaign banner trade detailing twelve workers across tasks. Two prepare strips, two letter, two paint captions and offices, two craft the eagle and shield pieces, one handles special portraits, and others assemble and finish. The portrait man calls others filling in.
In Camber Well during the early nineteenth century a London Opinion report notes a May 13 1888 case where two boys were charged with gambling on Sunday. One claimed he earned 2 shillings by picking tea leaves for a cowkeeper who sent him into the fields to gather sloo leaves and thorn leaves for payment.
Lady Dorothy Neville recalls a Bath correspondence with Bulwer Lytton about Sir Robert Walpole. Lytton claimed Robert had a sister Lucy who married a Jacobite, which later proved true in defiance of earlier family history as the play Walpole was written.
The London Sketch notes the Duke of Wellington’s only vanity his steel wrist as he carried the sword of state upright. Sir Thomas Lawrence argued the pose would fatigue viewers, but the duke persisted, even with a cushion under his elbow to disguise the angle.
Liszt, the composer, reportedly stopped smoking after a customs mix up. He carried nearly a hundred cigars for a Rome stay. at the frontier, officials found them and fined him 600 francs. The incident supposedly led him to vow never to smoke again.
A brief clash in a London setting, a hunter chides Squire Murphy for lack of game after an hour, Murphy counters that more hunting occurs when fewer game is found. The exchange captures rural wit and social banter about expected sport.
An exchange in verse notes a late life bequest of ten thousand dollars to a niece. The aunt expresses care and gratitude as the dialogue hints at memory, gratitude, and wellbeing.
Philadelphia Bulletin reports a lurid exchange in which a husband is accused of domestic abuse while a wife brims with defiance. The dialogue features insult and dressing remarks, and a later cryptic exchange hints at a deceased husband and consolation from a clergyman.
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