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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1898
Page
3
The people of Athena and surrounding country are invited to visit the new store as the most complete stock of General Merchandise ever brought to Athena is now available.
Short notices report Mrs Hows visiting friends in Adams and Mrs Slater and children in Pendleton. Ads tout shoes at Mercantile Co and bedrock pricing, new wallpaper from Thomlingen Sharp, and Elites polish for shoes. Mentions visits by Lang and Pickel, Mrs Osburn, and Dr Smith in town with various household trades and local services.
Reports from Athena chronicle illness and recoveries among residents including Mrs Hussian and Mrs Win McBride visiting Pendleton while town shops like Palace Store advertise goods. Local events include repairs, property sales, millinery stock, and a fire at Baisley Elkhore mine offices. A plan for a moving home and local obituaries, along with ads for tonic medicines and One Minute Cough Care, fill the page.
Ath Ena Earmar reports a farmer's trial of Bromus Inermis in 1896 showing strong green growth through summer and winter with a high seed yield later. The grass reportedly reduces hay needs by four to five tons per acre under favorable conditions and roots deeply, aiding dry western ranges. Seed came from Russia. plant touted as a potential pasture grass for stock-raising regions.
A lengthy letter from D B Watson to W M Pieres of Umatilla County explains withdrawal from the state representative nomination. He cites personal business constraints and lack of funds, pledging support for the union ticket and promising cooperation to fill the vacancy after precincts arrange replacements. A later note says he faced time and money barriers to campaigning.
A fire control stream from Hollies Gre hydrant prevented a blaze from reaching a building due to a stove pipe. The Cold Wave frost damaged fruit crops in the northwest, especially apricots near Miltos, while fires burn in orchards nightly. An ad promotes Electric Bitters and Hood's Sarsaparilla as health tonics, with a closing clock and jewelry sale. Executor notice: Louise Ada Brisbo estate in Oregon seeks claims within six months, executor Peron Pantin.
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