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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1911
Page
4
The June 19 annual school meeting in Athena will elect a board member and clerk. State superintendent L R Alderman urges broader attendance and interest, proposing a public scholastic day with a schoolhouse picnic to engage patrons and showcase school conditions.
The Washington state tax commission challenges an Americay Magazine article claiming Washington’s prosperity wanes. It cites a decade of gains in population and commerce, noting doubling of cultivated land and tripling bank deposits. The piece also comments on crime penalties and road improvements, including a macadamized road from Athena to Weston, highlighting costs and long-term value.
In Pittsburgh and Scranton Pennsylvania the local houses are abolished and replaced by city commissions. The new system will appoint commissioners by a process controlled by Pennsylvania's machine governor, a change unlikely to worsen governance.
Public note to Press subscribers urges readers to mark subscription dates on margins and wrappers. It asks those in arrears to remit promptly, while others are encouraged to forward payment. The short notice emphasizes timely payments and courtesy to the publication.
John J. McGraw discusses how baseball signs operate within a team. He explains catchers signal pitchers to prevent confusion, defines curves and fast balls, and notes signs between batters and runners for starting plays. The piece clarifies terminology and common misunderstandings in on field communication.
The article surveys Kahars of Punjab known as Jhinwakh who regularly run up to a hundred miles daily. It cites Bally's Magazine on Tika Ramm carrying dispatches 300 miles in three days and notes the capacity of distance runners to age well, comparing jinrikisha men in Tokyo where many over fifty five survive.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip has a wife and husband debating sailing terms in a humorous exchange. She asks what galling wing and whig mean and he jokes about mainsail and mizzen using giblets as a pun. The brief dialogue illustrates nautical jargon and light marital banter.
Architect Tere Knauth argues that medieval cathedral proportions, Egyptian pyramid triangulation and crystal formation share the same geometric basis. He claims that the laws of proportion in medieval architecture are the geometrical laws of crystallisation.
The Buffalo Express quotes a joke about a friend lingering in New York, asking which of the two Reagans is delaying him. The quip ponders whether he stays due to a good time or because funds are exhausted and escape is blocked.
The Houston Post quotes a quip about Jinx noting he never speaks up without knocking and never goes anywhere without knocking, illustrating his cautious, deliberate manner.
A fragment argues that a perfect self understanding leads to perfect grasp of all things. It posits man as a condensed whole whose grasp commands power, with all things becoming obedient to him. The text suggests a metaphysical unity between self awareness and universal order.
A compact reflection on life stressing resilience over pain, suggesting humans endure discomfort with restless urgency. The fragment hints at intent and perception shaping experience, implying optimism amid struggle.
A note from Randolph in the American Review sketches Confederate soldiers as fiercely independent and self directing. An incident near Petersburg shows a Texan privately dictating tempo, delaying an attack until 1 a.m. and earning Major General Gordon’s recognition of private command.
The New York Sun notes pongee silk is undyed, from Shantung and northern China, produced in small lots with variable weight and fineness. Each cut is unique in color and grade, making it hard for dressmakers to standardize a consistent line of garments.
A rambling tale from Laested Hill Station describes a bishop in western Ontario who, absorbed in abstract thought, cannot recall his destination while traveling north from Lenderfan. He asks the conductor for guidance and is helped to disembark, the episode ending with a remark about the station and travel.
The Berlin editor presents a German pedigree book claiming to prove middle class or sparkling bourgeois ancestry for families, denying noble blood. Preface argues private bloodlines are public interest and aims to curb envy of nobles by highlighting honest lineage.
Two Broadway businessmen discuss a strange accident after a chauffeur reports a dog killed a person. The contrasting views hinge on whether the dog caused the death or simply wandered into the path. The conversation reveals concern and irony about the unforeseen consequences of ordinary events in the city.
In a Washington Star note, a stranger wearing a crimson gilet asks about the local rules while Three Fingered Bar cautions that one should not attempt a game without knowing its rules, signaling a cautious warning about approach and conduct.
A fragmentary note from a local diarist, dated this month, hints that a town’s defining plate or marker has altered its inscription. The author questions belief, cites a possible motive, and signs with a cryptic name. Further details are unclear.
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