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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1898
Page
4
Pendleton aims to form a stock fair and horse race association with a freestanding track and stables. About $7,600 is needed, with nearly $4,000 already subscribed from local supporters. Work on the track to start spring, targeting a big summer meet attracting Montana, Oregon, and Washington entrants.
An exclaimed tale extols Hood's Sarsaparilla for curing a long standing skin sore and lists Dr. Darrin as treating eye ear nose throat and other diseases at Hotel Pendleton with reduced fees and hours. The passage also records county hospital pauper admissions with ages and ailments.
The New York chemist T. A. Slocum offers three free bottles of his New Scientific Treatment to readers seeking a cure for pulmonary tuberculosis and related lung and throat ailments. He claims thousands cured and invites letters to 98 Pineafrost, New York, for prompt mailing of the free medicine.
An old advertorial describes urine sediment as a sign of kidney trouble and promotes Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a remedy for back pain, frequent urination, and bladder issues. It claims relief from liquor aftereffects and night urination, stating the product originates in X Y and is marketed by its proprietors.
A catalog of farms and homes for sale near Athena and surrounding areas. Properties include 480 acres with 320 acres wheat land and 160 pasture for 5500 dollars, 1120 acres with 600 cultivated, 240 acres on Pine Creek with irrigation, and 180 acres timber land all priced for quick sale. Also listed are houses, town lots in Athena, a fruit farm between Walla Walla and Milton, and acreage in Sand Hollow. J. W. Smith, Ariens, Oregon.
Administrator T D Taron of Thomas Jefferson deceased announces six month claim period for creditors. By order of the Umatilla County Court the estate’s real property Lots 11 and 12 Block 5 Athena is ordered sold on the premises for cash to pay debts. Sale set for the 2nd of February 1898 at 2 pm at the front door of the barn in Athena Oregon.
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