28 Jan 1898
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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1898
Page
1
Dr. Darrin will grant one final day for eye treatments not arriving on prior dates. Free care for those unable to pay, with remaining cases offered at half price or installments. Treating under the Pendleton Hotel venue through March, ending March 1.
An old advertisement fragment promotes household gods as cures for consumption and throat ailments with a money back guarantee and free trial bottles. It also lists horse auctions and a weekly summer excursion train from Portland to the East with promised convenience and expert conductors. Also mentioned are DeWitt’s Witch Hazel for skin issues and relief from suffering.
The state populist central committee meeting in Portland endorsed calling a state convention for March 23. Fusion with union reform forces was debated for hours, and a motion to instruct county conventions on fusion was adopted. An exchange among party leaders and a confrontation at the door highlighted the tense proceedings as discussions continued about fusion terms and marching toward the state gathering.
Court records show McIntyre pleaded guilty to stealing cattle and received a one year sentence in the penitentiary. Trials included Lon Tolins conviction for similar thefts, Curry forgery guilty verdicts, and various gambling and assault cases across Pilot Rock and surrounding areas. Local citizens petitioned for leniency in Curry’s case while unrelated trials and fines appear for other defendants.
A fragment from a reminiscence recounts Edwin Booth backstage during a Richelieu costume scene. The narrator describes Booth near the dressing room, the wings, and a conspirator scene as actors prepare, noting Booth’s command of the moment and the theater’s intimate rituals.
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