Weston to get harness shop as Miller moves in
W C Miller moves stock and tools to Weston to open a harness shop after three years in Athena. Adams Athena rural telephone line organized electing Jerry Stone president H A Barrett treasurer and secretary with directors Willaby Woodward and Reed. Fifteen phones connect to Athena switchboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
W. C. Miller
Adams-Athena
Jerry Stone
H. A. Barrett
A. J. Willaby
Casper Woodward
W. H. Reedes
Athena
Athena Fire Department
Opera House
N. S. Averill
Alberta
William Anderson
Spokane
Garrett
Hose Company No. 1
Pioneer Drug Store
Hi. A. Barrett
Walter Ely
York Dell
Charles Gay
A. B. Stone
Harry Rosenzweig
Confidence in Self and Town Drives Victory
The passage argues that life is risky and defeat is common, but success stems from self faith and persistence. It urges belief in oneself, teamwork, and faith in one’s town, championing Truth, Honesty, Sympathy, Justice, and Progress as guiding principles.
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Piaces
Forbes Magazine
Duchess of Fontanges Striking Rise and Sudden Fall
Marie Angelique, duchess of Fontanges, rose after replacing Montespan as Louis XIV s favorite. Though praised as beautiful, she was mocked as silly by Abbe Choisi. She spent lavishly, became king s fashion model and dispenser of favors, was made a duchess, and died at twenty in the Fort Royal abbey, Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Angelique
Fontanges
Mme. Montespan
Louis XIV
Abbe Choisi
Mme. de Montespin
Abbey of
Fort Royal
Paris
Chicago Journal
Census Tales Across Regions Cause Census Takers Trouble
A recap of census challenges from Kenya and India to China. Natives resist counting due to superstition and beliefs about luck. Historical use of censuses in China aimed at tax and relief administration. An administrator recalls a native enumerator demanding discretion for notes.
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Kenya
Africa
South Carolinian First American Doctor William Bull
The first native English speaking American to earn a Doctor of Medicine was William Bull born in South Carolina in 1710. He studied in Europe, earned an MD at Leyden, practiced in the colony, became lieutenant governor in 1764, and joined British forces in 1782 after siding with Loyalists, living in England for the rest of his life.
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Anna Cartano
Springville
Iowa
Athena
Bert Cartano
Charles
Henry Schmitt
Lester Beale
Milton
Beale
Louis Audette
Myrick
Portland
Grand Lodge of Ladies of the Maccabees
America
William Bull
London
England
South Carolina
Europe
Leyden
Doctor Bull
Washington
Poets to Royalty Laureate Office History
The poet laureate office in England dates to Edward IV’s era with the laurel custom for graduates. It evolved to a royal service role, once tasked to write royal birthday odes, a practice ended in George III’s time. Edmund Spenser first held the modern office in 1591 with a pension. Ben Jonson followed by patent.
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England
Edward IV
George III
Edmund Spenser
Elizabeth
Ben Jonson
Kansas City Star
Reopened St. Michael's Church Reveals Wren Legacy
Historic London church St Michael's, rebuilt after renovations, sits on Dick Whittington's site where his tomb once stood. The restoration features painted interiors and a moved altar, with Moses and Aaron statues rehomed into wall niches above their prior location.
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St. Michael
Wren
London
Dick Whittington
Sir Richard W1ihington
Moses
Aaron
Oregon Land Settlement Effort Expands Statewide in 1926
The Land Settlement Department of the Portland Chamber of Commerce reports a near complete unification of Oregon’s four regions Eastern Central Western and Southern for 1926. County organizers list three committees listing appraisal and follow up to welcome new settlers and connect more visitors to move to Oregon. Inquiries average fifty daily as Gateway offices reopen in Ashland and Ontario signaling a brighter year ahead.
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Oregon
Portland Chamber of Commerce
Oregon State Chamber of Commerce
Klamath
Jackson
Josephine
Linn
Benton
Polk
Clackamas
Yamhill
Lane
Lincoln
Marion
Wasco
Hood River
Washington
Columbia
Foster
Central Oregon
Chambers of Commerce and Commercial Clubs
Deschutes
Crook
Jefferson
Baker
Union
Umatilla
Fastern
Ide
State Chamber
Ashland
Ontario
Coach Hollingberry Named Head Coach at Washington State
Orin Hollingberry of the Olympic Club San Francisco was chosen as head football coach by Washington State College's athletic council. Buck Bailey, also from San Francisco, was appointed assistant coach.
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Orin Hollingberry
Olympic
San Francisco
Washington State College
The
Athletic Council
Buck” Bailey
English Faces Impeachment Action in House Vote
Washington observers report the House Judiciary Committee voted 14 to 6 to recommend impeachment proceedings against George W. English a federal judge for the Eastern district. The move follows formal charges and parallels national debates over judicial accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English
Washington, D. C
House Judiciary
George W. English
Winols Diatrict
Punctuation Remarks by The Inland Printer
A brief note explains punctuation marks in a playful voice. The period demands stops, the comma relaxes pace, the colon warns of forthcoming detail, quotation marks show attributed speech, parentheses signal detours, asterisks indicate omissions, and the hyphen joins ideas like a wedding ring.
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Nash
Notable Roman Persecutions of Christians Across Emperors
The record lists a sequence of violent Christian persecutions under emperors from Nero in 64 to Diocletian in 808 818 the era of martyrs. Historians say persecutions stemmed more from Christians refusing to conform to state religion and national law than from doctrinal disputes.
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Oman
Nero
Domitian
Trajan
Marcus Aurelius
Septinus Severus
Maximus
Decius
Voilerian
Aurelian
Diocletian
Local Classifieds Highlight Parlor Change and Hatching Eggs
Marcelling-Miss May Lanning takes over the Marcelling Parlor from Miss Florence Gagnon and seeks patronage from Athena ladies. Also listed are ads for selling Rhode Island Red hatching eggs by Ralph McEwen and ununpacked Old Trusty Incubator with 60 eggs capacity. Choices include barred rock eggs for hatching at $1 per setting or $6 per hundred, with Athena contact numbers.
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Marcelling
May Lanning
Florence Gagnon
Athena
Rhode Island
Ralph McEwen
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Universal
Rogers & Goodman
Mercantile Trust
Porcelain
FLUE
James Boddy
M. J. Palmer
Stahl
Charles Garrett
William Kilgore
Ed Kilgore
Duchess of
Historic
London Church
W. G. Ide
NEW W
Christian Tortyre
W. Boyd Whyte
Stangier Building
Pendleton
the Richards
Wm. Hoggard
Allen Bell
Drayman
Claude Dickenson
the Lumber
Turn-A-Lum Lumber Co
Main Street
Haworth & Harris
Troy Laundry
J. E., Froom, Athena
Ralph Allen
Phone
A. W. Logsdon
Main
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