Athena Oregon Press Notes and Local Franchises
A casement of Homeric critique opens with Elbert Hubbard and a review of newspaper ethics. Milton’s water light venture and the Portland franchise issue are debated, alongside irrigation project impacts on land values. Wheat yields appear normal. King county trial costs rise as Esther Mitchell and Maud Croffield seek separate trials.
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North
Umatilla
Gardena
Wailula
Geroge Mitchell
King County
Esther Mitchbell
Maud Croffield
Oregon
Seattle
Hearst Proclaims Labor Mood Amid San Francisco Turbulence
Fragmented account notes William Randolph Hearst voicing views on a labor proclamation by the American Federation of Labor to union men. It cites San Francisco facing earthquake and fire damage followed by a major strike, and mentions an Odessa hangman strike with limited expected sorrow for Russians condemned to death.
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Androw
William Randolph Hearst
American Federation of Labor
Odessa
Churchill backs corporate restraint as key New Hampshire issue
Winston Churchill endorses a platform opposing corporate interference in state politics. He argues the core question is self-government versus control by the Boston and Maine railroad and similar interests, a theme echoed across Iowa Wisconsin Michigan and New York as bosses and reformers contend with railway influence.
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Walla Walla
Winston Churchill
Lincoln Republican Club
New Hampshire
Boston & Main Railroad
Churchill
Iowa
Cummins
Wisconsin
la Follette
Michigan
Pingree
New York
Boss Murphy
Pennsylvania
Gully
Boston & Maine Railroad
Gambling as religious duty noted by missionary in Maine woods
A missionary by a birch fire discusses a sect among Hindoos that treats gambling as a religious duty during a lamp festival. He says money changes hands for Lakshm worship, testing each person’s yearly fortune, with outcomes predicting luck or hardship and noting widespread cheating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Lakshm
Lakeabon
Frayed Irish Wit Joke in English Traveler Tale
An English visitor to Ireland recalls meeting an old friend who greets him by name as Micheal. The friend quips that the cork screw tastes different since the traveler last visited, delivering a lighthearted, rustic exchange about Irish wit and hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Apy
Micheal
Trust to Nature Cure Promises Vitality For Thinner Americans
A historical health ad extols native plant tonics for stomach and liver troubles. It claims fatigue, nervous exhaustion, and poor nutrition stem from weak digestion and low blood, praising herbal extracts such as Queen's root, mandrake, bloodroot, Black Cherrybark, and a glycerine solvent. The ad touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a safe, alcohol free remedy enhancing digestion, liver function, and overall vigor.
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Dr. Pierce
Fidlden
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