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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1907
Page
4
A miscellaneous Athena Press column cites Yukon lease limits and royalties while reporting quick quips on religion in colleges, poetry, a whale tale, a jackrabbit bass joke, Roosevelt as 1915 expo manager talk, a brakeman’s death, Athena snowball decorations, and a Grand Forks dating dispute ending in damages.
A list shows 13 states with direct primary laws for U S Senate elections, with five more added including Iowa and Washington. Pennsylvania nearly adopted, while Oklahoma, Texas, and other states form a broad contiguous region across the nation, signaling growing legislative freedom from senatorial contest interference. The spread points to Northeast and West expansion in coming years.
A fragment from the Chicago Record Herald argues a constitutional amendment may pass or that Oregon leaders might adopt a radical plan to pick the candidate with the most votes at the polls, even if from the opposing party.
The Courier Journal calls for sober, unexcited discussion of the political situation ahead of the 1908 presidential race. It aims to elect a Democrat, urges Kentucky allies to examine facts, and asks if factions can reconcile without surrendering victory or denouncing the Constitution as idol worship.
O Frasier a Union county magnate died after twenty years in the valley starting with 300 dollars. He built a 100000 dollar farming fortune through tireless effort, rarely relaxing until health failed. His relentless pace wore on his nervous system though his character remained marked by honesty and honor as reported by the La Grande Observer.
An advertisement extols Ballard's Horshoood Syrup as a rapid cough cure for influenza and pulmonary diseases. It claims to improve health, redden cheeks, brighten eyes, and enhance appetite, with Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea and Ballard's Snow Liniment also promoted. Sold by W. McBride and Pioneer Drug Store with various bottle sizes.
A vintage advertisement for Bee laxtive Cough Syrup claims to gently move the bowels while stopping a cough. It contains honey and tar, claims no opiates, and is endorsed by mothers and children at Pioneer Drug Store.
A dealer says Our American millionaires led by Pierpont Morgan are the world’s top buyers of art and curios. He notes Morgan’s taste, John G Johnson as America’s leading paintings connoisseur, and reveals striking prices fetched by small objects, Limoges enamel, and a Louis Quinze writing table from Hamilton’s collection.
Willis I. Morgan, veteran U.S. Army, praises Dr King s New Discovery for consumption and the New Life Pills as the best remedies for coughs colds bronchial troubles and stomach bowels. Advertises Mountain Tea as a cure from Pioneer Drug Store and Mountain Tea tablets at 45 cents. Guaranteed by Wm McBride druggist with trial bottle offer.
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