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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1913
Page
2
A fragmented market line mentions a one dollar net amount and contrasts it with two dollars in another line. The text reads as a price note or betting stub with unclear context and small monetary figures. Entities are uncertain due to the fragmentary OCR.
An old Yorkshire legend is recounted about a man riding at night on the moors who encounters a spectral figure believed to be his brother. Years later a prisoner confesses he nearly killed the rider, recognizing the same figures amid a dangerous year. The anecdote appeared in Macmillan's Magazine, credited to Lady Verney.
Reports on the historical "Baby Post" system in England describe a London charity tied to the founding hospital on Guildford Street. Carriers traveled from distant towns charging guineas to deliver infants to the hospital, with high mortality and eventual abolition by Parliament.
A clipped, garbled exchange shows social chatter about marriage, engagements, and gifts. The overheard conversation hints at plans and expectations within a domestic or social column tone, touching on weddings and presents. The piece reads as a truncated excerpt from a longer column.
In New York a firm offered a $0,000 a year post to a clever young man. Over lunch the president and GM watched him order a cocktail. The drink sharpened his mind, but a telegram later declared the job too big for cocktail power, ending the interview.
A Manchester Guardian contributor visits the Expintoire chapel on the Rue des Martyrs, describing the burial site of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. He notes the open coffins, quicklime, and relics, including the Autrichienne’s garters, with a hidden subterranean altar beneath a stained window. The scene, quiet and eerie, contrasts with nearby Parisian life.
A family tea table scene turns tense as a chimney fire erupts. Mr Brown maintains calm while directing a risky water rescue from the roof. Mrs Brown urges caution as sparks fly and ice coats the roof. The episode ends with praise for self control.
Notice to creditors in Umatilla County Oregon for Leo Thomas McBride and Gustavo Cornoyer estates. Executors William A McBride and Rose Cornoyer require claims with vouchers to executors or Peterson and Bishop within six months of publication. Dated June 6 1913 and June 18 1918 respectively.
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