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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1927
Page
2
Subscription rates listed by Athena Press include one year two dollars, six months one dollar, and three months seventy five cents. Printed in Athena Oregon on January 14.
A debate on the Montreal theatre disaster attributes loss to panic rather than fire. The Standard Theatre is praised for safety features including four exits, iron-lined operators booth, automatic fire shutter, and two extinguishers. It warns against blocking exits and stresses calm, orderly egress to prevent trampling during a fire.
J. T. Saunders of Southern Pacific notes 1926 as the first year US railroads averaged a million freight cars weekly and paid over a million dollars in taxes in seven days. He cites seven million dollars in taxes weekly and a record car-load average.
The article notes that freight service provides about three quarters of Pacific Lines revenues, with per car tax around 5.25 dollars and net revenue per loaded car under 35 dollars for 1926. It cites 1925 taxes at 8.3 percent of gross revenues and compares railroad taxation to dividends. It adds varied tidbits on radio links, politics, marriage licenses, Chaplin, and regional construction gains.
The Annual Register records a Carlisle incident where Joseph Theorgson sold his wife as a wife auction. A bellman proclaimed the sale attracting thousands as the restrained woman wore a rope and straw necker. She sold for 20 shillings and a Newfoundland dog to a pensioner.
A playful note from the Philadelphia Inquirer explores a boy's sudden interest in grooming and appearance. It humorously imagines how concern for face, hair, and hygiene marks a dramatic personal change driven by a female influence.
A hilltop tower on Leith Hill in England is famed as a landmark visible from 40 miles. Local lore says an eccentric farmer was buried on horseback, upside down, so in the last day he would be upright. The tale likely stems from mentions by Mr. Hall of Leith Place around 1700.
Dr D J McFaul of Inland Empire Bank Pendleton Oregon advertised electro and quartz lamp therapy services. The notice frames his medical practice as a specialty offered through the Pendleton facility.
A 1926 recipe fragment details wild mushroom dishes including broiled mushrooms with butter on toast, deviled mushrooms with mustard and cayenne, and mushroom garnishes for steak. It also covers gelatin desserts like grape mold and fruit salads with dates apples celery grapes and nuts, plus a peach ice cream drink with raspberry juice and vanilla ice cream.
Eugene council named Dr A L Williamson mayor at a special meeting this week. Williamson has served four years on the council and Five of the eight members attended the session. Mayor Lee, elected to serve the unexpired term, was reelected but recently resigned effective January 1.
A doctor questions a young妻 wife about cald feet and a claim of rightful ownership. The woman says the doctor promised medicine but nervously insists the feet are not hers, hinting at a deeper family or identity issue.
A man was placed in a telephone booth with an electric fan and fresh air tubes to test comfort in still air versus moving air. With the fan on and no fresh air input the cigarette went out yet he stayed comfortable. Without the fan the same setup caused rapid discomfort despite air supply through the tubes.
An Exchange note muses on how the saying curious killed the cat may reflect earlier proverbs about nine lives. It suggests care wearing out nine lives and the alliteration of the hard e sounds fueled the phrase’s popularity rather than its meaning.
Donald McFadyen lists Rhode Island Red and White Leghorn baby chicks for sale this season. Custom hatching available at 7 cents per chick. Prices to be quoted in the next issue of The Press.
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