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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1906
Page
4
The Indianapolis Sentinel notes the Supreme Court operates on antiquated practices. Reporters cannot attend sessions in their capacity and must rely on memory. They may see opinions only after judges grant written authority, which is often delayed or denied, forcing reporters to seek access at judges' homes and face office closures.
A London preacher, moved by a beggar’s claim of unemployment, offers a job to clean a schoolhouse. The man replies he cannot come as he must march with the unemployed today and asks if tomorrow would do. The anecdote highlights wit amid hardship and the clash between aid and collective action.
The New York Tribune notes puffers caught near the city can inflate their bodies to protect against predators. Mr Spencer, aquarium superintendent, demonstrated the rapid inflation ability as puffers expanded from six to eight inches. Fishermen once dumped puffers in a boat and found it overfilled as the creatures expanded unexpectedly.
A tiny boll weevil drives state action and calls for a plan to destroy the pest. The note from Baltimore Sun reflects widespread concern among cotton growers about the crop threat and legislative attention it attracts across states.
The cotton weevil invasion spreads northward from Mexico into the United States. Experts estimate the pest may cause up to 26 million dollars in damages while officials seek control measures. Louisiana proposes a non cotton growing belt between Louisiana and Texas to starve the pest.
The Railway Age analyzes 23 city names in railway titles with burg or burgh endings. It finds 18 burghs and 5 burgs among the cities, noting mixed usage in city papers. Overall burghs lead 16 to 13 in other examples, but Railway Age endorses burg in Pittsburg and objects to extra letters.
A fragmentary Paris letter argues over Mileion d Arc lineage and the claim that Aindy widow of Gen. Cuny died at Cherbourg is descended from La Pacelle. It notes Pierre d Arc, brother of Joan, was favored by Charles VII and that the line may be extinct since 1501, leaving the heroine as an ancestor to many.
Willis T. Morgan, retired Commissary Sergeant, recalls two years in Cuba and two in the Philippines and credits Dr King’s New Discovery for keeping him in perfect health. He says it is the best medicine for coughs, colds, bronchial troubles and lung diseases in New Hampshire. Sold by Wm. McBride, druggist, 50c and 1.00. Trial bottle tree.
The O R and N offers round trip rail tickets from Athens to North Beach Ilwaco Nahoutla Seaside and Clatsop Beach for 13 90 with travel June 16 to August 26 and return by September 10. Also sales of a Niagara Separator and Buffalo Pitts engine with threshing outfit in good condition at cash price. The Preston Parton Milling Co offers one cent per patched sack. New Leghorn and sailor hats arrive at Mrs Miller’s. J N B Gerking reports Crook County rains delay crops but look healthy.
The item claims Electric Bitters cure a range of ailments from chills and fever to biliousness and liver disorders. It cites A. Brown of Bennettaville Ohio praising the medicine for his wife after years of illness. Also advertised real estate near Helix Oregon and goods at Manasse's.
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