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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1919
Page
2
Delegates from the county discuss the issue aloud and favor a strong bonds majority in a special election if the state provides its promised funds. They argue the county would gain from road and infrastructure improvements while soldiers return home, with emphasis on hard surface projects and farmer support.
A patchwork page assembles scattered passages on postwar furloughs and social duties. It surveys housing costs and youth prospects, rails against rationing and production, and threads in travel memories from Europe and America. Observations mix politics, fashion, and labor with vivid, if disjointed, vignettes.
A fragmented report cites Tokyo city planning talks with mayors from Odaka Yokohama Nagoya Kyoto Kobe and Tokyo led by Mayor Kadaabima. It notes Osaka’s rising planning urgency due to dense population, with projections of 2000000 plus in surrounding districts. Also recaps a major submarine repair by diver Theodore Wicks off California coast described as a milestone in maritime work, highlighting the scale of temporary supports and patching. The piece ends with assorted remarks on President Wilson using the term Ok eh and a critique of wheat as a staple, quoting experts on nutrition and energy content.
Wilfred Bualey reports from Assam while New York Times notes warfare disruptions. Exposed mines off the Hirkish mat find and rising prices hit cod and halibut, with halibut weighing 108 pounds sold for high sums as markets falter.
A fragment describes a new hybrid tongue called Franglals or Penglale blending French and English words. It notes Americans and British people with limited host language skills working with French soldiers, nurses, and relief workers, while some children struggle to learn the combined language amid confusion and effort.
A quirky guide describes dividing a bouquet into smaller bunches of four or five stems. The writer instructs wringing a wad of cotton with water and placing it on a flat surface, then wrapping stems securely with paper and tying at the ends. A dampened cardboard box is suggested to protect the arrangement during transit.
A Springfield Republican report notes a famine in Cherry Stones as fevit interference slowed cherry stone and hard nut collection. Youths and many workers hoard items to fuel charcoal production for energy crises, with charcoal scarce and war-time resource strain evident.
A fragmented OCR passage notes a mascot linked to General Pershing and mentions New York’s Central Park as a living craft area. The text is jumbled with garbled proper nouns and unclear actions, offering little verifiable detail beyond the association of a military figure with a state and park.
Snippet describes uncertain landing conditions with soft terrain and a tower. Text mentions beams, heat, and gear, implying aircraft difficulty and a forced landing scenario. The fragmentary report lacks clear names or places but signals aviation risk elements.
Report of a New York visit by Prof William Howard Tutt and a dramatic misidentification scene on Riverside Drive near Ninetyeth Street. The fragment mentions a nurse, a young woman, and shouted exclamations amid a chaotic sequence with unrelated advice about breathing while swimming and a reference to a city and Rhine.
The Methodist Episcopal Church, Christian Church, Baptist Church and other denominations announce morning worship services for next Sunday at 11 o'clock. No Sunday school or evening meetings are planned. Pastors note resumption of worship after a period without services and mention new clock and preaching plans.
Notice states that the City DE Athone will redeem water bonds from 1905 at par with 4 percent interest. Bonds numbered 1 through 10 inclusive are included. Redemption occurs February 1 1919 at Kountee Brothers Hank New York City. Interest ceases on the redemption date.
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