Their Old Stories and Court Summons in Athena Oregon
A jumble of humor bits and legal notices appears with old magazine jokes and a summons in Umatilla County Oregon. The Athens Press runs a small court summons for Anna Bergevin and a notice of sale from Jackson Nelson on Boddy's estate, plus a medical testimonial touting Electric Bitters for orphans in Macon Georgia.
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Justices Court For
District of Athena
County of
Umatilla
State of Oregon
Homer I, Watts
Anna Bergevin
State of
Oregon
Towit
W. M
Atove
Athens Press
B. B. Richards
Tuative of
Homer I. Watts
Atty
Keeping the Pledge Heard in Police Court
A woman pleads for her partner in a police court claiming he abuses her and fails to support their child. The man offers to sign a five year pledge but the woman insists he breaks it after vowing sobriety.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
Music of the Blood and the Shell Echo
A rustic meditation on blood as a living river within the body asks readers to imagine seashells at the ear to hear the circulation. The prose links sound to nourishment and constant flow, urging a tactile, sensory exploration of physiology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traye
Boy financier and pigeons spark dream of factory king
A New York factory owner boasts of a boy employed there who he believes will become a finance king. The boy recently sold homing pigeons to Brooklyn buyers. the birds later returned to the seller’s window after each sale. The owner jokes about selling back the factory to avoid future schemes.
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New York
Brooklyn
Bounder’s proposal to sister shocks Illustrated Bits
Rita jokes about a handsome bounder who caused a scene years ago and then proposed to her sister after asking if their father would object. Stella questions the man’s actions as the cartoon hints at family drama.
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Foxy
Rita
Stella
Lacking Stroke Questioned by Varsity Man in Crew Humor
The passage shows a varsity crew member doubting his stroke pace and asking if improvement would come from a faster stroke. The trainer jokes that a paralytic stroke would improve the crew, reflecting satirical tone in early sports writing.
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Lonion Tit Tits
The Point of View Excerpt Dialogue
A clipped exchange from The Point of View features a man asking why the other is sad and a doctor recommending a two month travel for his wife. The reply asserts the wife will not go despite the suggestion, revealing tension.
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Fliogendo Bintter
The Juvenile Idea and Wit Across Two Papers
A brief collage cites the Chicago Post quip about bad boys having more fun and a Sydney Smith note on sending the press to a friend. The fragments reflect humorous take on virtue and media generosity.
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Wille
Chicago Post
Artist Wins Dispute Over Deer Drawing with Antler Fight
The editor ordered a sketch of a yearling buck leaping a bushy hurdle but rejected it for lacking proper antlers. The artist insisted on spike horns, then demanded the manuscript be changed to a three year old buck. The editor relented, allowing the later deer with antlers.
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Moek
Buck
New York Press
Back Door Delivery Mixup and Hotel Almanac Glimpse
A late night mix up ends with Mr Dabbs arriving muddy at the back door after a sign directs deliveries to rear. An alderman at a hotel narrowly avoids a dispute as a stranger questions his sobriety. A classified line offers a five room Milton house in exchange for Athena property via Emery Achilles in Athens.
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Mr. Dabbs
Mrs. Dabbs
St. Louis
Aan
Newark
Milton
Athena
Emery Achilles
Athens
Improved Wheat Lands at $25 to $35 Per Acre in Lind Wash
Land offering promises good soil and improving condition with low terms. Compares future value to nearby lands that now fetch $60 to $100 per acre and forecasts gains to $50 to $60. Encourages prompt purchase and directs inquiries to Jay-Hayden Realty Company in Lind, Washington.
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Jay-Hayden Realty Company
Lind
Wash
For Sale A 640 Acre Dry Land Ranch Cheap
Old time real estate notice offers a 640 acre dry land ranch for sale before March lat 1910 with option to sell cheap. Promises 50 percent yearly return on value and 10 percent crop interest via Midvale Real Estate and Loan Up at Midvale Idaho. Also references Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for skin injuries with 25 cent price.
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Midvale
Idaho
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert
Lim
Harper's Weekly
Jackson Nelson
R. J. Boddy
Industrial and Orphan's Home
Macon
Sydney Smith
Artist
J. P. Soseman
Cornelius, N. C
Bucklen
County
Hill
Allard
Liniment CO
Byron N. Hawks
F. Sharp
Third Street
G. S. Newsom
M. D
DePeart Building
M. E. Church
W.R. Bilyeu
Peterson & Wilson
Attorneys-at-Law
Pendleton
Watts & Neal
Freewater, Oregon
ST. Nichols Hotel
J. E. Froome
Pnopr
THE
ST. Nichols
Accos
Ada Gale Dodane
Pilot Rock
Sbestern
Goddess of Liberty
le Grow
H. Koepee
E. Koontz
BE. A. Zerba
Asa’t
F. Wilson
E. B. Koontz
M. &. Wats
First National Bank OF Athena
Western Union Telegraph Company
Monwey
Carl Christian
Twat
V. R. Bilyeu
Post Building
E. T. Kidder
McArthur
CityMeat
Jamieson, Prop
Main Street
Jamieson
Asl
Whitman County
Privey
Agro
George W. Taylor
Te Crome
Wise Bros
Mt of
Troy Laundry
Henry Keene
GAS Lafontaine
Pendleton, Oj
Keene
Athena, Ore
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