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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1895
Page
1
Fragmentary health advertisement text promising a laxative liver tonic. Mentions Simmons Liver and a wrapper credited to J. HL, with Zellia & Co of Philadelphia referenced.
Oregon's state land board outlines a plan for buying lieu lands, requiring applicants to file with the state land agent, prove age and residency, and meet maximum acreage. Applicants pay 20 percent of minimum price upon acceptance, plus federal fees, with deferred payments up to ten years and interest. Also includes a testimonial for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy by Mra W L Dunagan.
Advices from Birmingham indicate the south feels the same upward wage trend as the east amid rising business activity. The Howard tee Tron Company, a major iron pipes works in the south, posts a 10 percent wage advance to take effect immediately, echoed by the Cleveland Rolling Mill Company on the same day.
The article notes wage increases in several cotton mills, Chadwick Mills raising wages by ten percent, and discusses how price rises have not yet offset wage gains. It also tells of a Bridgeport burglar alarmed by a pet lion named Claud, chasing the intruder and causing property damage before escape. Separate items mention a Topeka trip where Chamberlain’s remedy aided cholera morbus, a denied new trial for banker J K Edmiston, and a strong hardware firm Geo W Proebster offering harvest supplies and lumber in eastern Oregon.
A Kentucky teacher E A Cink declares he has not taught for twenty years due to recurring headaches. He notes that a liver treatment he used was so mild it never interfered with his school duties. He attributes his health issues to long illness and seeks relief through the mentioned remedy.
An eastern will left 260000 to Baptist missionary societies, boosting the Home Missionary Society by 130000 and the Missionary Union by 130000, cutting debt to 69000 and lifting morale among church members and friends. A Salem paper recounts Henry Parr’s third penitentiary history and pardon in 1893.
A puzzling note questions how to handle the $1500 burned in the Cunningham fire as the owner piper remains uncertain about the proper course of action. The unclear statement ends with incomplete details.
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