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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1908
Page
4
Application for entrance and postams matter made on July 1 1897 at the post office. Rates listed: subscription per year in advance and single copies in wrappers five cents and two dollars.
In Athena Oregon on July 10 1908 a call to diversify crops and reclaim desert land urges growing cactus alfalfa rubber plants and other arid climate sources to boost stock feeding and range conditions. It explains government desert land laws urging water development irrigation and four year work toward cash payments and acres up to 420. It contrasts practical farming with worn myths about wealth and hints at broader opportunities in the western land.
Hiram Percy Maxim showcased a silent pistol, firing twice into two large books and leaving a bullet embedded in the leaves as spectators heard only a faint click. The Portland Journal notes Calvin of Crook County, Oregon faced obscenity charges for mailing a comic valentine costing $0.80, while a federal grand jury probes the broader censorship issues and a 90 degree Chicago heat wave is linked to many deaths.
The article notes extreme heat in eastern Oregon and widespread advertising by Oregon counties and cities including Yamhill, Albany, Linn, and Roseburg. It mentions Hood River county’s formation, flour prices rising, a minor tobacco smoking law, a burglar sentenced for twenty seven years, and various local civic items in Pendleton and Walla Walla.
A $100000 ask to aid building boats for the upper Columbia River nears completion as Portlanders respond. The piece urges broader investment for regional prosperity, noting direct returns and indirect benefits, and that railroads into the interior must follow river transport advances.
The essay extols expanding river and port commerce to portland, arguing new boats on the Colombia would spur regional growth, population, and shopping. It urges continued expansion outward to develop interior areas and boost Portland’s economy toward a 1910 census goal.
The ad touts Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a proven remedy for female weakness and pelvic organ displacement with quick relief. It cites a long medical endorsement and warns against unknown substitutes while promoting Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as the original liver pills.
Mrs. E. R. B. Pierson of Auburn Centre Pa praises Dr King’s New Discovery as a remedy that cures long standing threat and lung trouble where other treatments only helped temporarily. Sold at Palace Drug Co store 500 and 1.00 trial bottle free. Bert Barber Elton Wis reports De Witt’s Kidney and Bladder Pills performed beyond any other medicine after four doses. Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup gentle on bowels drives cold from system, sold by Palace Drug Co.
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