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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1916
Page
2
A battered OCR piece from January 2 1870 mentions stage drivers battling deep new drifts near Weston and other Oregon rail area hazards. It covers historical events, university inauguration talk, prohibition issues, and local political humor with many garbled names and places.
A garbled narrative blends a Cook’s Mulligan Stew recipe with notes on political reform, local ordinances, and community figures. The piece weaves obscure names such as George Chamberline and Tony Hiboyn with references to Pendleton and Athens Ti baaket, sketching an odd, sprawling scene of civic discourse and personal reminiscence.
A 19th century note describes rough music as a village punishment for alleged conduct unbecoming. Neighbors assemble with pots, pans, kettles and tools to create a loud din, sing accusations at the offender, then march to taverns repeating the charges. The custom is said to be merciless and effective, often sufficient after one performance.
An altered text discusses the alleged phenomenon of rain falling from a clear sky, its historical use as a meteorological term, and how myths persisted through rewrites. It cites Professor Quuiay Hofmann and cited authors, noting oblique raindrop fall and wind influence as possible explanations while questioning the phenomenon’s rarity and link to early scientific belief.
Fragmented OCR recounts a young prodigy Paroul authoring early works on neoastion and other topics. It mentions age twelve and sixteen with dubious claims of publications and associations, then devolves into garbled lines about other youths and cryptic references to wind, gold, and a strange moral frame.
Fragmentary text appears to be garbled notes from a sports or prognostication column. The readable lines mention forecast style banter and a timing remark about storm conditions delaying arrival. Entities and context are unclear due to OCR errors.
The fragment promotes a medical practitioner named Dr. Jora Diamond offering treatment for kidney and female ailments without medicine. It advertises private practice and mentions locations Port-Ine Oragun Ate with unclear references to patients and provision notes.
An assortment of odd historical excerpts describing Booth tales and a Scots naturalist note on wasps. It recounts Booth’s escape attempt and a fabled bedroom scene, plus a Col lier s Weekly reference and a curious note on wasp nest destruction for access to a jar of honey.
Notice of Sale in the County Court of Oregon. Margaret Kinnear, guardian of Alexander Kinnear an incompetent, will sell the heir’s one half interest in a described property in township 22 range 35 W, Wasco County. Bids taken by Homer Watts at his office from December 28, 1914, to December 13, 1915, at 10 a.m. cash price $4,000 to $10,000 with balance on remaining interest.
A damaged OCR style notice from the bakery sector. It expresses welcome and patronage intent toward the city of Athour and Ed Kaufmann’s bakery with a vow to serve customers and uphold a traditional greeting for new patrons.
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