Athena Oregon Listing Shows Prices in Local Ad
A small classified snippet from Athena Oregon dated March 15 1929 lists prices of two items as two dollars and one dollar raising questions about the sale or service offered in the local market.
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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1929
Page
3
What this country needs a five cent appetite says cigar line
A quotation declares that the nation lacks both a good five cent cigar and a matching five cent appetite. The remark pairs humor with social critique, implying modest means reflect broader national appetite.
Tax Reform Views Highlight Tax Burden Shift Across States
Mor ris Edwards argues in Nation's Business that aging tax structures burden a modern society with costly social programs and airports and double decked streets. He notes state and local entitlements growing as governments find new revenue sources. The piece cites Oregon farmers resisting state funding for land settlement and cites Bonners Ferry Idaho’s pulp mill push and Lindy’s new air route to Mexico City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Edwards
United States
Edwards
Continental Oil expands reach with new California gusher
The Continental Oil company grows its holdings in the Rocky Mountain region and introduces a new California gusher while expanding Eastern Oregon stations including one at Athena. Milton-Freewater fruit growers consider forming a strictly grower owned cooperative to replace the buyer commission system for marketing their crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountain Territory
California
Continental Oil Company
Continental
Oregon
Athena
Milton-Freewater
Grange Coverage Deep in Oregon Stateside Reform Trends
A survey notes 249 subordinate Granges in Oregon with Harney county the sole exception. Los Angeles introduces an aviatrix policewoman to enforce low flying rules while Mount Etna eyed as a potential winter sport hub if a suitable hotel site is found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Umatilla County
Harney County
Los Angeles
Aviatrix
Speed trains on 63 hour Chicago to Northwest routes
The Great Northern launched a speed tournament as trains adopt a 63 hour schedule linking Chicago with northwest terminal cities. Paris hosts spring fashion events marked by champagne parties while domestic scenes center on a father’s purse as a social usher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Great Northern
Paris
Dad
Cold Russian rails feel like hot metal to touch
Report notes extreme cold in Russia makes tramcar rails feel intensely hot to the touch, with passengers wary of contact as temperatures plunge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Is It Harder To Keep Money Than To Earn It
The remark contrasts ease of getting money with difficulty of preserving wealth. It questions whether financial discipline and planning are more challenging than income generation, implying long term consequences for personal finance behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCool
Walla Walla
Notice to Creditors in Oregon Estate
In the County Court of Oregon Umatilla County the estate of Zeph W. Lockwood deceased. Administratrix May Er Lockwood has qualified and all creditors must present claims with vouchers to her at Athena Oregon within six months from March 11 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Oregon
Umatilla
Zeph W. Lockwood
Athena
Lockwood
Final Account Hearing in Solista N Pickett Estate
Executrix Viva Pickett-Prestve seeks approval of the final account in Umatilla County Oregon. A hearing is set for March 30 1929 at 10:00 AM in the County Court room Pendleton. Objections must be filed by that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Oregon
Umatilla
Solista N. Pickett
Pendleton
Umatilla County
Athena
Viva Pickett
Classified for sale in Athena area
For sale baby bed and mattress for five dollars by Mrs H J Perry in Athena. Till Beckner selling good potatoes at one dollar per sack with delivery in Athena. Mrs David Stone offering hatching eggs from pure bred Leghorn hens at one dollar per 15 setting. incubator hatch rates available. Donald McFadyen selling brooder stoves with guaranteed satisfaction and safety. he may have chicks for sale and the stove can be seen in operation at his place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Perry
Athena
Beckner
David Stone
Donald McFadyen
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Wild Life Lines
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James H
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Sperry
Lee Wilson, M’gr
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Collins
S. C
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