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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1910
Page
6
Edward Hungerford recounts a novice’s perilous ride atop a moving freight train. A conductor, brakeman Jimmie, and the writer traverse sixty cars while gale winds from a lake blow ice and danger. A narrow crossing, tunnel roar, and telltale signals show the perilous dare.
The ragpickers of Paris pass the work through generations with each district inherited by children. Early morning barrels line streets as ragpickers collect, sort, and sell scraps to various trades. Every family member helps, even the young, amid dangers from spoiled goods and cuts.
A historical note explains how the phrase nine days’ wonder arose from Lady Jane Gray being proclaimed queen of England on July 10 1558 four days after Edward VI’s death and relinquishing the crown after a brief nine day reign. An English historian links the diary of that short troubled period to the saying.
A terse Pittsburg Post item notes a domestic dispute over gown choices, with a husband and two wives trading barbs about who offers the better selection of gowns and a plea to arbitrate the matter. The brief exchange hints at petty marital rivalry framed as a social issue.
A fragmented note mentions a headlined girl and references to a Crimean Rambler in a New York press context. The legible phrases point to a columnish or literary item with personal names and titles, but the surrounding text is garbled.
Samuel Keen quips during a cholera scare about a coffin as Lady Holland frantically lists every precaution. The scene blends a Duchess memoir anecdote with a grotesque social vignette and a sensational transit of fear.
A Philadelphia Record piece notes young spiders often test rival webs and the stronger invader usually wins forcing the younger to abandon the site. The loser subsists briefly on stray insects before dying of hunger. A parent and child exchange ends with a quip about optimism. An An Optimist cartoon caption questions a father's view on prices.
A fragmentary quotation discusses seeking expert help for better results. It references Aristophanes and mentions suffering arising from actions taken, with a nod to Cleveland and general sentiments about doing things right.
Athena Land Co offers 480 acres near Umatilla county with abundant water and a modern tea room house at 85 per acre if taken now. Adjacent land advertised at 100 per acre. Includes 700–560 acres wheat land with eight room house and barn near railroad. City property in Athena lists pine room bones near Main Street. Box 274, Phone 855.
Fragments describe Dr King New Discovery praised for coughs and lung trouble, electric bitters praised for stomach liver and kidney relief, and an offer of 640 acres dry land ranch for sale before March 1910. Additional notes mention orphan aid in Macon and real estate opportunities in Midvale Idaho Lind Washington and Condon Oregon with prices and terms.
The initial number of The New Magazine Pacific Homeseeker will publish a thorough description of Macillo Coast conditions across California Washington Oregon Idaho and other Pacific states in March. Subscriptions 25 cents for a special issue or 1.00 for a year to California Homesteaders Association 225 Exchange Bldg Los Angeles. Also Methodist Episcopal Church Ray A O Hammond Pastor services listed incl Sunday school 10 00 preaching 11 00 Epworth League 8 30 and evening preaching 7 00 Ladies Aid weekly Wednesday 1 00 Prayer meeting Thursday 7 00
Public auction in Pendleton Oregon to sell estate real property including sections in Township 3 North Range 35 East Willamette Meridian. Sale ordered by County Court and subject to confirmation. B B Richards administrator. Executors notice follows for the Kirk estate in Athena. Final accounting notice for McIntyre estate set for March 1 1910. Also real estate and livestock listings in Helix and Walla Walla.
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