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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1911
Page
4
The Athens Press notes events from Athens Oregon dated January 13 1911. It references a congress on March 5 and mentions local figures Born Pontisnne Boras and Athena. Details on activities or outcomes are limited in the fragment.
The dispute over Barrett backing Bowerman for senate president draws bitter critique from Barrett supporters who see it as a repudiation of his campaign platform. Umatilla, Morrow and Union counties backed Barrett against Hall, with speculation on motives tied to appointments and party factions. The piece also covers editorials from the Walla Walla Union and East Oregonian, coinage debates, and planning for militia funding, plus remarks by Joseph Teal on Southern Pacific land grants and rate structures.
A strong inaugural message from Governor Weat Tuesday signals a robust leadership style for the Oregon chief executive. The address frames the governor as a tower of strength capable of guiding state policy and administration.
A call against strikes and lookouts as barbarism notes they should be used rarely and only after every other method of adjustment has been exhausted. This warns against relying on disruptive tactics and emphasizes seeking peaceful resolutions.
A young American woman in an Italian railway coach shares a conversation with an elderly man who initially appears detached. She quotes Elizabeth Barrett Browning, provoking a silent reaction until he reveals with tearful emotion that he is Robert Browning and that her quoted sonnet is the sweetest gift God ever gave him.
A sea cucumber ejects its teeth stomach and most of its digestive system when attacked and then rapidly regenerates its organs after danger passes. Dr Johnstone kept one and observed organ loss when water wasn’t changed, with full regeneration after restoration. Trepang fishing supports East Asian industry, particularly among Chinese, using junks for collection.
A Wide World Magazine piece explains the Beatrix oryx of Arabia as a wild antelope said to never drink. It survives ten months without surface water, finds rare rain in rock hollows, and uses a desert plant parasite that stores water in a long aoadix to quench thirst. The animals dig sand pits to reach this moisture, a remarkable adaptation noted during a desert journey.
A New York theatrical man contends that rivals admit they are beaten on every count and recounts a sharp exchange with an English banker. The banker acknowledges America's greatness but derides the fires as a disgrace, blaming friction from rapid growth for the fires.
The ruins of ancient Asia reveal humanity's progress from primitive caves to built dwellings. Early improvements included leveled floors and cut windows for light, then shifting to artificial shelters. Tents of boughs and leaves evolved into huts of mud and finally wood and stone houses.
An engaged girl remarks that Dick is very methodical, giving one kiss on arrival and two on departure. Her friend confirms this has always been his way, prompting many girls to comment and eventually cease speaking to each other.
The notice promotes cAthena Bakery offering bread pies cakes buns rolls and fancy wedding and birthday cakes made to order. It highlights a line of Christmas candies and fresh daily production.
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