Wheat varieties and market notes from Athena Oregon
In a July 31 1906 Athena column farmers consider Red ebalt and Cloth and Bluestem as reliable Umatilla county wheat varieties while Forty-fold fails under heat and wind. Pendleton reports sixteen thousand bushels sold at 58 cents per bushel. The piece discusses investment risk in wheat pricing and criticizes graft in Oregon politics, noting Heney and editor Nickell. Implement dealers report a typical end of season in Athena.
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Umatilla
Obe Saw
Pendleton
When Democracy Will Die in the Congressional Record
The speech cites a poem by Reverend Cushman predicting Democratic demise with farcical deflations of common terms and absurd images. The passage mocks Republican claims of a dead Democratic Party, ending amid applause and a joking interjection from Mr Olmsted.
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Gaius
Tennessee
Spearer
Doctor Cushman
Thomas Cata
Elephanta
Limburger
Olmsted
Speaker
Rocordor
Illness Epidemic in Land Frauc Cases Questioned
Portland Oregonian notes that the fever epidemic among defendants in the land-frauc cases may be partly fictitious yet warns mind disorders can affect the body. Worry, shame, and fever influence vitality, with ancient sayings about heroes and tragedy cited as context for bodily strength.
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Portland
Kinga
Courage and conscience in the face of crime and punishment
The essay argues that lawbreakers should face consequences with fortitude, while false accusers must defend innocence. It condemns cowardice as weakening the body and spirit, and insists that genuine penitence earns respect whereas craven fear provokes contempt from society and the divine.
A Saloon Man's Paradise in Beston Journal
A political column portrays Boston reform efforts led by the mayor, detailing appointments and removals tied to liquor interests. It cites John B. Moran and others moving officials, with emphasis on anti liquor dealer influence and public service roles in Boston areas including Roxbury and Charlestown.
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Beston Journal
John B. Moran
Boston
William McClellan
Democratic City Committee
James H. Doyle
Mquor
Roxbury
James F. Nolan
Sanitary Department
Thomas Tirrell
Bouton
Beacon Hill
Frank J. Doherty
Charleston
Garret W. Scollard
Hones Begn
John L. Donovan
Department of Weights and Measures
Manusw
Baston
Harvest Era Hardship Echoes in Prescott Market Tale
A Prescott Spectator item portrays farmers struggling to hire harvest labor as workers resist low pay, demanding eight dollars a day for header box tasks. A farmer encounters a satirical noble figure on a dry goods box, proposing to exchange crop value for labor, ending with the farmer fainting and carried away.
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Prescott
Eage
Mont Royal Potentate
Deadly Surpent Rites and Hivetrio Bitters Promotion
A dubious medical alert touts Hivetrio Bitters as a cure for common Indian ailments and serious liver and stomach disorders. Testimony from S.A. Brown claims the product restored his wife to health, while Electric Bitters are said to treat chills fever malaria biliousness and kidney and bladder issues. Sold with guarantees by a local druggist at a nominal price.
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India
S.A. Brown
Bounettaville
Cnre
Win
MeBride
Drag
Favorite Prescription and Promised Benefits Promoted
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a nonalcoholic women’s remedy with printed ingredients. It claims professional endorsement and urges readers to request free samples by mail. It also promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pills as a laxative and bowel regulator.
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Pierce
Gary
Dr. Pierce
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Athena Press
F.B. Boyn, Puntuanen
Athena
Oregon
Ore
United States
Down
Heney
Charles Nickell
Jacksonville Times
Esult
Martial Awindhem
Jay Bo
Honey
Praranom
Bucks Steel
Davis-Easer CO
Walla Wal
Pendleton Steam
Charles Gay
the Palace Drug Store
M'Bride
South Side
Main Street
Athena, Ore
Foley
Wright
Ind Street
TROY
Henry Keene
BUSIL
Tention
Boge James Wait
Walla Walla Washington
Tod St
A. H. Luna
King’s Barn
ST. Nichols Hotel
J. Eb, Froome
Prop
ST. Nichols
Maly
Attorneys-at-law
M. A, Rader
C. H. Sherman Prep
Parker
MAI
Sherwin-Williams
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