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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1926
Page
2
Independent Athena newspaper announces rates for subscriptions in Athena Oregon with prices for one year six months and three months. Publisher F B Boyd lists pricing and date March 5 1926.
The Telegram argues for lasting highway paving as auto ownership rises. With cars lasting about four years and annual costs around $300, society would exhaust funds quickly unless roadways are built to endure. It urges paving that can endure long-term use and emphasizes lasting infrastructure.
A financial review notes Germany’s low mood stems from last year’s bumper crops lowering farm product prices and farmers’ purchasing power. It warns bankruptcies rose in November 1843 and October 1864, implying limited export markets in 1926 and joking that crop failures might restore prosperity.
The article notes anthracite miners and operators signing a five year waste scale agreement after months of disputes. It highlights mutual claims of victory and questions government ownership versus private efficiency while touching on broader topics like farm credit, World Court debates, and local civic events including the Odd Fellows district convention in Morrow and Umatilla counties.
The piece notes a three round amateur bout won by a local boxer in Amherst where Matty Silverman emerges as a sought opponent after a promoter in New York offered $5000 to box the president's son. The report ties in local figures and past athletic chatter from Athena and Whitman College.
A quirky early coffee recipe from Walter Rumsey is cited in All About Coffee. It calls for equal parts butter and salletsyle melted together, then incorporating spices and Turkish coffee powder to create a unique brew.
The text recalls aged individuals who pursued study or arts late in life. It cites eighty year old students learning Greek and Plautus, ninety year old Theophrastus in progress, Isis Wherry Jabers dying, Socrates learning instruments, Colbert resuming law studies at sixty, and the Marquis de St Aulatre turning to poetry at seventy with noted vigor and sweetness.
New York reports Will Hays announces a nationwide campaign to raise 16 million dollars for a service pension fund for aging Presbyterian educators. Andrew Mellon, secretary of the treasury, serves as treasurer to direct the campaign.
A nostalgic column extols afternoon tea as cheerful shelter from want and discontent. It advises using a tea wagon for one trip from the kitchen, simple accompaniments like doughnuts and sandwiches, light portions, and optional citrus flavors. It includes a lemon butter recipe and tips for serving.
A Detroit Free Press note praises a gentler lighting system in the new Infants ward of St. Antoine and Farnsworth streets hospital. Recessed, knee high wall lights provide nurse illumination without disturbing sleeping babies, while out of town visitors remark on the small but notable improvement.
Summons in Equity No 4138 requires James E. Orr to answer within six weeks of first publication by March 5 1926, or risk decree dissolving marriage and restoring Carrie Orr as Carrie Childers. Notice cites Hon Gilbert W. Phelps and hearings in Pendleton and Umatilla County Oregon.
A chemical advance claims a process in commercial use that preserves large quantities of eggs indefinitely without refrigeration or preservatives. The method dries eggs into a powder that keeps for long periods and can be used in many forms of cooking, promising a notable impact on egg markets nationwide.
Administrator Sheldon D Taylor files in Pendleton Oregon with attorney R I Keator for the estate to contest the account and any part thereof as proceedings continue in said court.
In the Matter of the Estate of John Wright Deceased B B Richards of Athena Oregon appointed administrator notify all claimants to present claims within six months verified as required by law dated February 17 1926 in Athena Oregon by B B Richards administrator
An original Gutenberg Bible copy fetched $106000 at a public auction at the Anderson galleries in New York. Dr A S Rosen bach of Philadelphia bought the rare title, one of the 48 known copies, with over twenty in imperfect condition.
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