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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1906
Page
3
Amid flood damage in Athena and surrounding areas, Dry Creek bridges are swept away and the first Portland mail train reaches Pendleton since the flood. Reports note births, vi sitors, political rallies, shop activity, and rescues as residents adapt to washouts and changing travel.
Two men trapped by a river flood during a weeklong outing escaped by moving camp to higher ground. They were held prisoners until Sunday, when they managed to lead the horses home, leaving the back at the river.
Good pasture with ample watering, suitable for a limited head of stock at 1.00 per month per head. Call at farm south of town or write to Athena Oregon.
A Mrs Miller shop notice touts a sensational line and quotes W M Sherman of Cushing Maine praising Electric Bitters as a cure for kidney inflammation. It promotes the tonic’s effects on liver, digestion, blood and malaria, with a druggist guarantee and price. Also advertised are sack-patching work by Preston-Parton Milling Co and two milch cows for sale via J S Ross on Wildhorse.
Period advertisement claiming Wine of Cardui cures female ailments and headaches. Customer testimonial states weeklong improvement after nineteen days, including regular menstruation and reduced pain. Urges readers to secure a $1.00 bottle.
Items list everyday wares from Tentsoh hats and Samson products to Lipton teas, school books, shirts, beef and pork, glassware, novels, laundry services, cigars, shoes, sugar cured hams, coffee, pies, air tight beaters, stationery, silverware, buggies, second hand bedroom suite, concrete work, new waistings, tailoring, baking powder, neckwear, and a large grocery stock all advertised by local merchants including Cox & McEwen's Mosgrove Mercantile Co Worthington & Thompson's McBride's Palace drugstore O. A. Barrett & Co Mangrove Mercantile Co and Pioneer drug store with promotional lines and special offers.
An old race foe constipation leads to appendicitis warnings. Dr King’s New Life Pills promise to regulate stomach liver and bowels without pain. Available 26¢ at McBride’s with other gentle remedies for children at Plonver Drug Store and Mev Lillie Millers.
An advertisement for J. L. Elam's Bank in Walla Walla Washington highlights security for deposits. It states savings accounts and time certificates at 4 percent and demand certificates at 8 percent are secured by the bank's entire capital of one hundred thousand dollars. The $100,000 security claim stresses safety as the bank's key feature.
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