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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1915
Page
4
Timber and ranch land listing from Hargrove and Sons in Portland Oregon. Ad degrades with garbled text but offers timber acreage up to a thousand acres and habitat for farming prospects.
Fragmented OCR notes recount two April 15, 1610 deaths, one aged fifty-two and the other sixty-nine, with stray musings on designers and adornment. A casual remark about a man visiting a home, a brief line about a divorce tale and gambling, plus assorted aphorisms on eyesight and memory appear in a jumble of phrases.
Fragmentary report describes a disease effort to curb grasshopper havoc in Salvador and Cuatemain areas. Insect inoculation planned, with references to honor and courage and ideas on natural law and personal future.
President Wilson or the White House have decided not to recognize either Mexican faction at this time. An appeal from the American Red Cross urges aid for starving Mexicans as the administration signals possible further action to avert civilian famine while attributing the current turmoil to military elements in the southern republic.
After all legal avenues failed, William J. Bryan urged clemency for five Mexican defendants slated for execution at Florence prison. The Arizona Board of Pardons and Paroles recommended a stay and reprieve for all, to be decided by future legislative action, while considering American interests in Northern Mexico. The case casts doubt on whether any executions will proceed.
Oregon and Portland area markets show wheat prices for Bluestem and club varieties around 1.13 to 1.17, hay values from 12 to 19.50, cucumbers and peppers priced by the crate, and vegetables including cabbage, carrots, beets, and onions listed with varied per unit costs. Livestock and dairy items such as broilers, ducks, veal, pork, butter, and wool are noted with regional price ranges and quality terms across eastern and western Oregon, along with fur pelts and hides.
An early 20th century fragment blends dental misadventure with a vignette on perfumery origin. It cites Dr. Gladstone on the link between art and impairment, then shifts to a mythic etymology about perfume’s name, tracing to antique woods and a vague potter figure.
Weather report from Portland office notes daily showers in western counties and several days of cool, cloudy weather across the state. No damaging frost reported though strawberries rot on vines and some fruit shows early fungal growth. Wheat is heading, hay and pasture improving, corn slow, and mild harvest conditions expected with limited cultivation due to cool, dry spells.
A young officer unfamiliar with drill commands mishandles a recruit nearly tripping, then mistakes the leg for a weight. Two British warforers secured tickets to a War show racing a Skye terrier, prompting comic exchanges as plans unravel.
Mrs Lyons of Terre Hill Pennsylvania shares a testimonial praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from female troubles. She notes improved sleep and overall health after use and recommends the remedy as a standard for women's ailments.
An eclectic weekly roundup notes a Portland federation meeting, a Spokane bank robbery, and war unease with Germany. It cites naval moves, protests, and a Paris birth tally as headlines churn with global conflict, industry shifts, and political maneuvering.
A jumble of quirky messages and humor items including Mrs Carrots and Mrs Gusby, a tale of a distant husband and letters, a morgue remark, and a Burroughs birthday note. Scattered quips on manners, schoolyard topics, and outdated household chores appear alongside brief jokes and antique puzzle snippets from the era.
A distorted text note reflects slang terms and misread lines about Old Berntoh and the devils. It discusses the Swedish word Nrat as devil and attributes the invention of the telephone to Bell and Ball, noting Ment o Park’s influence and the wizardry of modern devices.
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