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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1919
Page
3
In a Yale Review excerpt the Whippet tank is described as a swift, eccentric machine likened to a dog chasing rabbits. The piece conveys danger and novelty of armored vehicles, detailing the tank’s irregular motion, its noise, and dramatic field effects as it maneuvers over rough terrain.
In a small town tale a bride known for tardiness disrupts a wedding rehearsal. The groom, clergyman, and guests joke about the 8 o'clock ceremony while she quips that the wedding cannot proceed without her, highlighting the humor and timing.
A lively note on a holiday period with Mr City Feller gardening in old shoes and worn gloves. The piece humorously references misheard phrases and the neighborhood hearing the sounds of a festive scene.
Dr. N. P. Bennet offers the most efficient dental equipment and a fully equipped mechanical laboratory to provide prompt treatment and extensive dentistry at reasonable prices in Eastern Oregon. Free consultation and advance reservations via Weston 8% promise saved trips and time.
Captain Alexander Donaldson accuses a camp official of robbing Red Cross parcels sent for Australian prisoners at Matunga after the German capture of the site. He notes 40 percent went astray before the armistice and 60 percent after due to German organization. crew members allegedly disposed of parcels en route to the camp.
A German professor notes widespread abdications in Germany listing 278 royals across Bavaria Prussia Brunswick Reuss Lippe and Schaumburg Lippe. Bavaria leads with a large royal pool while Reuss and Lippe show tiny lineages. The analysis claims royalty costs to rear a child to sixteen cents per year and calls it the best investment.
An old advertisement promises a reward of one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The copy touts five years of use and claims the medicine works through the blood and system to improve conditions. It urges immediate start and requests testimonials.
Items from June 27 1896 recount births local contests dramatic sports including a fat and lean hall game at Athena and a Corbett Sharkey boxing match. Reports describe insect plagues and green growth, search plans for Mr Woodward’s rem services, a Rogers place accident with a boy’s recovery, and an inquest into Jay Keith’s death with claims of a confession by Ben Bowere.
Washington technical agriculture offers thousands of positions as associates helpers extension workers and county agents deemed suitable for retained disabled men. The placements serve as entry points to higher promotions within agricultural colleges experiment stations and extension service.
The 8000 strong Marine brigade engaged near Chateau Thierry on July 6 resulted in 120 officers and 6078 men killed or wounded, with Union officials denying Marine involvement in the town itself and clarifying the battle’s location amid July Fourth festivities in Albany.
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