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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1905
Page
3
Readable notes show a department store sale with a large spring stock of printed crepes and broadcloths, men’s suits priced from 10.50 to 16.50, stylish footwear from 2.60 to 5, and a flagship $1.75 shoe promising value with new styles and sizes in a variety of colors and materials.
Terhune Lumber Yard on Hunt Avenue in Athena Oregon advertises low prices on building materials. T L Terhune promotes contracting and building as a specialty with properly furnished estimates.
Deputy Sheriff Blatley visits Pendleton. court dates for Peterson this week. Barrett harvests alfalfa. Royal M. Sawtell listed as watchmaker and jeweler. Ada ms and Pinkertons seen in town. McBride, Perry, and Fletcher families visiting. Ongoing train time change on W & C R lines. lost door key reported near depot. Pendleton Walla Walla ball game round trip tickets offered.
Parker notes crop prospects in his country. Buer markets an axle-boring machine for worn wagon parts. Grace McElroy moves to land in Weiser Idaho. Earl Notte heads south and west from Hamburg. Athena bids seek rock sand cement for new water system. school election set for June 19. urban notices mix with shop ads and theater repairs.
Brief notices list Samson at Oor & McEwen's, Manasse's silver novelties, Gapsdaly bread and cake sale, Buy a Henney bogey, Flor de Corona cigars at White House Grocery, Deering twine by G A Barrett Co, Worthington & Latest pipes and nives, Crescent Baking Powder, Gold Leaf coffee, and Athena Mercantile Co lines. Also mentions Ely & Scott rubber goods, double breasted suits, Edison phonographs via L A Githens, and Internat ional Made to Measure garments with assurances of quality.
An old advertisement touts Buck Jen’s Arnica Salve as highly effective for cuts burns sores and eye irritations. Customer D L Gregory of Hope Texas says it cured a bad sore quickly and others report favorable results. The blurb lists drugstores and mentions related products like laxatives, claiming refunds if unsatisfied.
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