UNSCRUPULOUS GRAFTERS TARGET WAR CONTRACTS IN SAGA
In a January 1918 Salem Oregon report, the Senate inquiry into war prep uncovers alleged graft in shipyard and apparel contracts. Sloan Shipyard's $7.64 million wood action contract is highlighted with a $750,000 government mortgage and $400,000 paid to a navigation company for brokerage. The contract committee faced links to nine firms with army orders totaling $120 million, with questioning about improper influence and bids. The piece urges action, notes Chamberlain’s push to create a munitions secretary, and ends with Serbia's ruinous losses and a call to support thrift stamps through a local Two-Bit Club program in Athena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Avan
Sloan Shipyard Corporation
Semitte
Theovernment
Admiral Bowen
Seattle Corporation
Clinchfield Navigation Company
D Jaor
Seattle
Council of Nationst Defence
America
Chamberlain
Military Committee
Bis Bill
Wees
The Churches Doings In City Communion Services
The Methodist Episcopal Church holds Sunday school at 10 a m with offerings and sermons at 11 a m and 7 30 p m. A prayer meeting is planned at Prof R E Gribble's home Thursday. The Christian Church Bible school starts at 10 a m with rector Geo R Gerkins. Sunday services include 11 a m sermon The Sinner's Responsibility and 2 00 p m prayer, with new meetings soon in the new church home. The Baptists report revival meetings beginning Saturday night at 7 30 p m with topics such as Ruth and The Dry Bones of Atuna. Afternoon Bible studies next week focus on The Holy Life and How to Live It. All welcome, D B Pastor.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Banday Achool
R. E. Gribble
Thea
Walter 8. Glesser
Christian Church
Geo. R. Gerkins
D. Errett
Bath
Mothora
Umatilla
Maggie la Hendha-Franz
Mary Prie
Fragmentary 19th Century notices from Elgin and nearby
A garbled OCR page reports assorted 1804 to 1806 births marriages and local anecdotes. Mentions include a 1805 birth near Athens to A W Plankington, a 1804–1806 set of family notes, and references to J H McQuary, H P Banks, and Dr Keylor amid local commentary on Scribblee and Athena remarks.
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Elgin
Hort
Milton
Dos
J. H. McQuary
Athens
A. W. Plankington
Gil
Gerib
Umatilla County
A. J. Parker
Willamette Valley
Jack
Athena
Walla Walle
H. P. Banks
Keylor
Walla W
Bogto
Report of the Condition of Oregon Athena National Bank 1917
The 1917 December 6 financial report for Athena National Bank presents assets and liabilities including loans and discounts, securities, cash in vault, deposits, and other obligations. The ledger lists capital stock, surplus, undivided profits, and various reserve and payable items while noting the examiner's certification of accuracy.
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Oregon
ATH BO
Piest National Bank
Athena
Weseral Meseyve Bank
U. S
Teewnurer
Duc Hom U.S. Tre
Pendleton and Walls Walla Marriages Reported
Marriage notices from Walls Walla and Pendleton list Hoensen Curl Wheeler and Miss Etta Swaggart wed in Walls Walla last Monday. Frank Gagnon and Miss Lisaie Wat Woll wed in Pendleton Monday. both couples reside south of town.
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Guonty
Burroughs
Hoensen
Curl
Wheeler
Pendleton
Etta Swaggart
Walls Walla
Frank Gagnon
Minn Lisaie Watwoll
Portland
Walla
Troutdale
Mosier
Alf. Price
Martyrs to girdles: a caustic Japanese fashion rebuke
A critic named Balto Stan rails against traditional Japanese garments, denouncing heavy belt girdles as vile and restrictive. He claims modern women are urged to wear expensive, unwieldy sashes that encase the waist, with prices rising from 30 to 1000 yen.
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Balto Stan
Wouon
Japan
Gota
Dincord
Boots That Squeak: A Chinaman and The Singee Boot Tale
A California merchant offers boots to a Chinese buyer for three dollars. The buyer returns them, declaring they are unsuitable because the boot lacks singee squeak when walked in. The tale lampoons thrift and quirky boot preferences with a humorously mispronounced dialogue.
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America
California
Tom
John
Jobe
Chinaman
John Chinaman
Understanding Vertigo The Body Balance Organ Role
The text explains vertigo as a disturbance of balance caused by the inner ear. It notes dizziness, spinning sensations, and loss of upright posture while describing how this balance organ affects perception and stability. It emphasizes the inner ear’s control over balance and the misleading sense of motion during vertigo.
Realistic Stagecraft and the Electric Light Invention
The article discusses the impact of electric light on stage design and performance. It covers innovations in scenery, mechanics, and actor interpretive approach, noting a shift from visual spectacle to integrated stage presentation. It highlights changes in production artistry and audience reception and cites a move toward unified theater conception at the Arcadian-Stovlow in Movleywie as a key example.
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Gromcenium
Witoll Lyon
Dewinas Lind
Tiotto
Cuih
Movleywie
Late Days ti Pataxouln and the Golden Friles
A fragment from a literary work reviews luminous eyes and mentions a painterly vision of women described as negro with “golden friles.” The text suggests admiration for beauty and a provocative notion of allure tied to eye color and appearance, reflecting dated racialized language.
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Amon
Irda
Hachott
Mirage Phenomena and Wild Flower Conservation Highlighted
The piece surveys the mirage known as fata morgana across the Mediterranean and other regions, noting its spectacular, inverted displays. It also reports the Kanane City Star urge for preserving wildflowers like columbine, urging broad support and broader inclusion of wild ornamentals. It closes with gardening tips encouraging old fashioned borders with flowers like larkspur, globe thistle, and dahlia for home decoration.
Preparedness on the Farm and Mr Chepay's Claim
Fragmentary notes discuss farm readiness for harvest with emphasis on seed corn, spare parts, bolts and rings, and maintenance before the rush. It mentions inventor partner of a mill company in the Sanray area and hints at financial or business concerns.
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Syn Farm
Irene
Machivery
Giéke
J. Chepay Finkin
Mii
FJ. Co
Snaray Ang
Pomegranates and Puzzling Place Names In Odd Verse
Fragmentary text mentions pomegranates and a cryptic complaint by groups called Teraelites and Wildersons. The passage references Numboow and Kathyanpunere with oblique phrases about fruit and curiosity, styled in a surreal local tone.
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Kiggyts Monee
Teraelites
Bees Have Advance Gums, Says Natureist
A nature writer argues bees possess advance gums in a curious, meandering note. The column critiques observations and contrasts a wagon tour with views from a car, invoking the Courier Journal’s jaunty style and a patient, leisurely approach to field study.
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Natural History
Fouleride Courier Journal
Preach Air as Cure for Consumption and Public Health
Fragmentary historic prose argues that fresh air may prevent consumption and other diseases, noting that it could take a century to develop stronger preventive measures. Characters Chelly and Dolly Puck discuss shortages and the value of good air, with vague references to crops or shipping and a sense of societal concern.
Alcohol for Fuel Study by Australian Scientists
An Australian scientific committee examines using commercial alcohol as a substitute for gasoline in internal combustion engines. They find engines can start with alcohol but require higher energy input. cost per pound and per quart must be cheaper than gasoline for diesel-like economics. Cold starting on alcohol is problematic.
Lantern on Broadway and the dimming of the white thee
A garbled street scene on Broadway shows lanterns and electric lights as troops and civilians move through a rain drenched city. Amid the chaos a lone voice calls for whisky and water while trenches and a distant German line loom in the background.
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Broadway
New York
Trainmon Stenaling
Tunorlats
Ikon
Randle
Pines Squires
Boone
Jock
Nat
Ton Hay
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Eisas Tripren
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Ra Ba
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Ay Coords
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Cannery HL
Song OF the
BOOTS
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Mediterranean Sea
Calabi
Italy
Bleily
Namie
Christ
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Mont Tenuttral
Christian Science Monthly
Alin Tiven
Cloyeland
Inamores
Dolly Puck
Rubker
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Sete
Teall
Gatty
AE. Anderson & CO
eCnIcaco
W. A. Chase
Lomi Bape
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Detroit
Burke & Son
Farmer
Franklin R. Harrison
R. A. Thompson
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Foss-Winship Hardware Company
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