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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1911
Page
4
The Athena Press notes Oregon's advertising push and public exposure in the east through campaigns and transport links. It contrasts Oregon’s traditional near-Seattle fame with a shift toward a broader political identity amid discussions on governance and sovereignty.
Eight million feet of lumber ordered from Port Blakely Mill Company on Puget Sound marks the largest single order for one concern as Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad expands across the border. The move prompts rapid deliveries of ties and timbers amid a rising lumber market, while new Washington laws regulate milk permits, women’s work hours, and toy age restrictions. Also, national banks face tougher charter standards under Comptroller of the Currency guidelines to ensure borrower responsibility.
The piece argues that many figures accused of political corruption rely on blocking investigations and raising technical objections rather than proving innocence. It contends that obstructionist tactics undermine public trust and highlight accountability concerns.
Five acre fruit ranch with a well improved six room house near Freewater Sunnyside station one half mile west of the outline two miles from Freewater and a half mile from church and school due to business in Fulbrook Ore and the owner's son leaving the place the seller seeks immediate sale or trade at eight thousand dollars A A Brower Fallcreek Ore
An excerpt from Our Dumb Animals discusses how fur seals groom with their mouths and tongues, while foxes, dogs, and wolves wash with hind paw scratches. It notes cows brushing their coats, horses relying on owners for cleanliness, field mice grooming with hind legs, and elephants using water showers and dust baths to stay tidy.
A tale from Princess Murat's memoirs recounts princes Louis Lucien Bonaparte and Pierre Bonaparte in Corsica as youths falling for a peasant girl. They wagered in a card game for her hand. Lucien won and married her, she remained on the island, and she lived there until about spring 1801.
A New York Tribune report notes a French scientist finds flowers emit stronger odors in overcast conditions. The intensity depends on water pressure inside plant cells and sunlight which reduces cell water. Sprinkling boosts turgor and perfume. at night the air around flower beds is heavy with odors since sunlit opposition is removed.
A Scientific American report notes a Zoological Society of London discussion on egg shapes. Eggs range from spherical in owls and tortoises to elliptical in cormorants, with most being ovoid and biased toward one end. Yolk shape remains spherical regardless of shell form due to pressure from albumen.
A small country church celebrates a pastor and wife with gifts including a dress coat and bonnet at a donation party. On Sunday the choir’s voluntary missed cue causes embarrassment as the clergy and wife arrive in new attire, prompting the quip Who are these in White array.
A brief Chicago Record-Herald snippet shows a mother arguing against marriage for Tan, citing age. The exchange highlights a child’s defiance and a comparison to Tan’s mother’s marriage age and her father’s higher salary at the time.
A terse exchange features blunt remarks about kissing and self improvement. The speaker speaks candidly to Maud about experiences and expectations, noting a mix of affection and critique amid a dated social banter.
A historical article fragment discusses the delta turciae cavity behind the ear as a potential sixth sense seat. It cites paleoneurology ideas about ancient gland function aiding darkness navigation and sense of locality, while noting modern science may never fully explain its existence.
The largest bird nests in Africa are built not by a single pair but by a colony of grosbeaks. These 100 or more interwoven nests mimic native huts in tropical forests. They perch on thorn trees, with a rain-shedding roof of sticks and grass, yet heavy construction can break branches or topple the nest mass. The grosbeak is no larger than a sparrow and highly social.
A travel writer praises Ticinese villages for honesty noting lost items must be left for rightful owners to recover. An American tourist loses and later finds a purse with gold coins and jeweled ware, returned intact on a heap of loves in Val Caprinsea.
The Parsees arrived near Surat after fleeing Mohammedan conquerors eleven centuries ago. They have preserved religion and racial characteristics through long periods of change. Their distinctive beard style is linked to historic events. Today the Parsees are a leading commercial nation in India.
A note quoted from Allan asking the Rev G T Spurgeon if tobacco smoke was real is answered with a curt lesson to cultivate flowers and burn weeds. The famed preacher signs off with the words Yours truly C H Spurgeon.
A puzzled note questions how to classify a son in law in an account. Flo is mischaracterized as neither recreation nor investment, leaving unclear where to place him in the ledger. The fragment hints at tangled personal finances and unclear categories.
A fragment reflects on a child’s memory for names and faces, with a judge noting true glory lies in solving problems to make the world happier. The mother boasts the child’s ability to recognize former fathers, while a separate line hints at a long memory and a wish for betterment.
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