Press views on homestead bill and local towns in 1911
The Athena Press discusses a congressional bill allowing capital and labor to jointly homestead public lands, citing Wyoming and Utah frauds and Oregon experiences. It notes opposition to capital involvement, defends local Western prudence, and comments on Walla Walla and local sports ground plans in Athena Oregon.
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D. Clem Deaver
Omaha
Nebraska
Deaver
Denver
Wyoming
Utah
Oregon
Mr. Deaver
Two Oregon Graduates Build Mechanical Fame in Portland
Tommy Bilyen and Rex Barnett, former Athena boys, lead a Portland based firm manufacturing an adjustable hospital bed invention. A Portland capitalist invested $20,000 in stock, and a Portland advertisement touts the Bilyen Cashier automated money counter. Both men, Oregon Agricultural College alumni, parlayed schooling into practical success, earning respect and attracting capital as they place their product on the market.
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Tommy Bilyen
Rex Barnett
Athena Boys
Rex
St. Louis
Portland
Portland Oregonian
Bilyou
Oregon Agricultural College
Bilyen
Avatar Io
Harriman Lines Set U.S. Rail Safety Milestone
In 1010 the Harriman lines Union Pacific and Southern Pacific ran 17.60 miles of rail without a passenger fatality. The record reflects widespread use of block signals and safety devices, making Harriman railroads the most signal equipped in the world and a source of national pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriman Lines
United States
Mexico
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Harriman
Beighfield says farm prices rose 31.4 percent since 1902
President Harvey Beckwith of the Portland Commercial club cites an eight year market study in the Pacific Northwest. He claims prices paid to farmers for eleven food articles advanced 31.4 percent between April 1902 and October 1910, supporting with Portland market reports.
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Paviflc
Northwest
Harvey Beckwith
Portland Commercial Club
Portland
Muckraker Money and Garden Cleans Up in Athena
The letter questions postage for Morgan and jokes about cleansing efforts in Athena. It notes a general cleanup day, a Rossin planning a military demonstration against China, and Walla Walla Bulletin's claim that the penitentiary needs a chapel with no space to operate.
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Athena
Rossin
China
The
Walla Walla
Ready Sealer for Travel Sealed Bottles with Candle
A tip from Good Housekeeping advises carrying a candle for sealing bottles before a jump. Light the candle, invert it, let the tallow drip around the cork in about a minute, and the fluid contents are protected during carriage.
Bosing Trouble Ahead. My wife borrows clothes for boy
A playful Chicago Record-Terned item jokes about domestic fashion worries as a husband frets that his wife’s borrowing may affect their son’s future style and charm, ending with a sly quip about the family’s wardrobe dynamics.
In the Blood. Willis and the Kentucky horses confusion
A fragmentary exchange shows Willis denying Kentucky horses and autos, with Gillia and Puck debating trains and a dangerous explosive print line. The dialogue hints at miscommunication and caution around an unrelated risky topic.
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Willis
Kentucky
Gillia
Puck
Whistler’s rage over Lady Meux portrait anecdote
Whistler, at a Lady Meux sitting, erupted in anger after she warned him to finish the portraits. He jabbed his brush and stammered How dare you as she declined further sittings, leaving the sable portrait unfinished.
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Meux
Whistler
Lady Meux
Pennell
Bhat Whistler
Whiteler
Harper Pennington
Jimmy
Lady Menx
Nerv
Jimmy Whistler
Blitz and Webster in a Treasury Job Tale
An anecdote from Life and Adventures of Signor Blitz recalls Daniel Webster, then secretary of state, humorously dismissing a magician office seeker. The exchange centers on counting treasury notes and the joke that any magician would reveal far more than feasible, ending with Webster’s remark that better magicians exist and the treasury would not yield 50,000 left.
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Webster
Treasury
Tyler
Daniel Webster
Mr. Webster
Signor
Signor Blitz
Wrong Church remark sparks church work standard
A Cleveland man recalls Rev Stephen H Tyng telling a wealthy seeker who wanted to rent the costliest church pew that he must do church work, adding that the man belonged four blocks away in the Church of the Heavenly Rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Stephen H. Tyng
New York
Church of the Heavenly Rest
A Changed Man Admiral Capps Stories of Temperance
Admiral Capps told a temperance audience about a man who fell from virtue due to heavy drinking and became a ruin, recalling a tale of a worn and thin man who confesses to a noble woman that she deserved a better man than he.
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Admiral Capps
Jenny
James
New York Tribune
A Religious Innovation Prompts Quiet Morning Remark
A well brought up little girl near Rite Teahouse Square yawns at breakfast and tells her mother she would rather not go to church this morning. She suggests sending cards instead, reflecting a modern twist on religious routine.
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Rite Teahouse Square
Philadelphia Times
Easiest Friend Habit Question Mocked
A garbled OCR snippet parodies personal habits and generosity among friends with sarcastic tone. It mentions easy tasks and borrowing money as a recurring joke, reflecting casual social banter rather than a clear news event. The fragment is read as humorous dialogue about habits and lending money among peers.
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Beitimore American
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Walls Walla
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Athens
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Pendleton
Bobo
Wallas
Echo
Wood
Albany
Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Chicago
ADK
Blitz
Benefit of Athena High School
Erbine
James F. Ballard
ST. Louis, M
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W.d. Clarke
GO Pendleton
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Main St
Royal
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