Athena Echoes with Frequent Visitations and Harvest Talk
A long list of visitors stops by Athena from Portland Walla Walla Pendleton Spokane and Milton and themes include harvest labor preparations and local social events. The piece notes roads to Portland and Spokane trips plus new local projects like a gasoline tank installation and a well drill contract near The Dalles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Cooley
Portland
Athena
Frank Ames
Walla Walla
Richard Thompson
Pendleton
J. P. Brennan
John Dickson
Spokane
Aych Henderson
Milton
Pilot Rock
McLeod
John Barnes
Treewater
Sears
Guy Hunt
Boise
Idaho
Howard Drew
New York Life Insurance Company
Clarence Barney
Velma Schubert
Dorie Schubert
Maine Dugger
Goldendale
Washington
Don Wilks
Heppner
Zena Westfall
Wilks
W. J. Crabill
Sleeman
Dayton
A. L. Swaggart
Wayne
Swaggart
Great Er Wag Miss Tittewell Shapes a Wayward Youth
The narrative recounts Edmund Kean’s troubled boyhood under Miss Tidswell and his early escapes from captivity. It notes his restless, unruly behavior including sleeping in barns and imitating street performers while shackled by harsh guardians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Tittewell
Edmund Kean
Miss Tidswell
Leicester Square
Edmund
Soho
Sod Houses Signal Prosperity On Western Canadian Prairies
A traveler notes many sod houses in Saskatchewan and Alberta ten miles from towns. Homesteaders prioritize early planting and harvests over building, using sod as temporary shelter until railroads bring lumber. Sod dwellings stay cool in summer and warm in winter, offering surprising comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prairie
Canada
Finishing Sealskin Furs Through Detailed Dyeing Process
The article outlines how heavy salt-impregnated sealskin undergoes multiple finishing steps. Skiving removes excess thickness while preserving fur roots, bristles are loosened and rubbed out, then skins dry in hot rooms before repeated dyeing coats impart the color.
Religious Meeting Schedule and Regional Baptist Events
The Churches hold Sunday school at 9 45 A M with Divine Worship at 11 A M The topic is The Liberty of Gods Children The Y B Y P Y meets at 7 P M followed by Song and Praise at 8 P M The topic is The Value of a Purposeful Man Young Peoples Prayer meets Tuesday 8 P M Mid week Thursday 8 P M The Oregon Baptist Convention meets in Portland at Hinson Memorial Church July 12 14 B Y P A Assembly at McMinnville July 19 29
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Peoples
Oregon Baptist Convention
Portland
Hinson Memorial Church
McMinnville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Seon
Minnie Willaby
Witon
James F. Twohy
Boyd, Mies
Ethel Geissel
James Daniel
Elizabeth Holwager
B. B. Richards
Penn Harris
Frank Yenney
Alfred Pambrun
Lorain Shick
Henry Robetoye
Springdale
Charles Dickey
Raymond Geissel
Beverley
Jaunita King
Weston
Watts & Prestleye
Roland Richards
Norwood Forrest
Umatilla
Justin Harwood
Zelda McIntyre
Adams Street
Frank Broadley
Willamette Valley
Bert Logsdon
Donna Jean
D. H. Mansfield
Wallowa Lake
William Hoegard
A. B. Rothrock
Whre
Rothrock
Adams
Mra
A. GC. Froom
A. C. Froom
St. Vincent
James Sturgis
Savannah Smith
Treppner
Gus Schubert
St. Anthony's Hospital
John Phillips
Dorwan Phillips
Preston Shaffer
Roland Andre
W. 5. Ferguson
Nampa
Seattle
Winn Burden
J. D. Huggins
Arlington
Circle Lodge
Stella Keen
Bend
Bingham Springs
Athens
Bud Johnson
Arthur Jenkins
W. Harder
Virgie Moore
Bun Moore
Moore
Roy Cox
Earl Martin
M. M. Johns
Christian Missionary Society
Rebeiah Lodge
W. P. Littlejohn
W. P
Willaby
Ralph Cannon
Mr. Cannon
LaVone Pittman
Lewiston
Ethel Pittman
George Pittman
Tom Kirk
Main Street
Ladies of the Christian Church
Venard Bell
A. H E. Page Tractor Company
Alex McIntyre
McIntyre Farm
Norman McIntyre
Louis Keen
Alma Lidell
Jackson
Michigan
Lidell
Raymond F. Kilthaw
New York City
Kilthaw
Preston Shaffer Company
Waitsburg
East Oregonian
R. Alexander
Oregon Building & Loan Association of
Oregon
F. B. Wood
Northern Pacific
Wood
Minnesota
M. Wood
St. Paul
John Stacklie
Longview
Stacklie
Palace
D. B. Banister
Jantzens
Jantzen
South America
Eres
McFadden’s Pharmacy
Reason
Athena Cemetery Association
E. C. Prestleye
Ike Phillips
Sexton
Athena Department Store
the Standard Theatre
Ken Maynard
the West
International News
the Frontiersman
The
University of Oregon Orchestra
Pnthe Review
Harold Lloyd
Brother
Fred H. Brown
Jeweler
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