Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias Buy Fischer Property
In Athena on Main street the Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias selected the Fischer lot for a lodge hall. Trustees bought the property for 2000 dollars and will own it jointly after proper incorporation. Also, Caledonian Society plans a two day picnic at Athena on May 27 and 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows and
Knights of Pythias
Fischer
Main Street
Caledonian Society
Botkin
Athena
Oregon Lumber Yard
Athena Industries
Ed. Barrett
Ord Bostwick
Adams
Mignonette Teebekah Lodge
Hunters Care Little for Gnu's Ferocity
A article by Lillian Gish describes the gnu as fierce in appearance yet nervous in captivity. It notes herding behavior on the veldt where gnus form a square and glare at tents, but retreat swiftly when a hunter fires. The piece contrasts bluff with reality, detailing rapid retreat after the first shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Gish
Skylark Heroism in Middlesex Field Fire
Firemen rescuers saved a skylark nest during a Felt ham field fire. The bird stayed to guard her nest as flames closed in, smoke thickened, and the nest survived with its eggs unscathed after the crew isolated the nest and halted the blaze. The incident inspired praise for the skylark mother’s devotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feltham
Middlesex
London
Polar Exploration Driven by Science and Trade Interests
Early polar efforts served commercial aims. In the 20th century renewed exploration in the Arctic and Antarctic arose from scientific inquiry and geographic achievement. Peary reached the North Pole performing valuable observations for geography and oceanography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
Antarctic
Peary
North Pole
Visitors Find Ready Welcome in Denmark
A short travel note highlights Denmark as openly hospitable, with Danes greeting strangers warmly in towns from Esbjerg to Elsinore. The piece praises Denmark’s sea surrounds, islands, lakes, and forests, noting sincere hospitality and inviting scenery across Jutland and Bornholm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Anmerleny
England
Amerlea
Esbjerg
Elsinore
Frederikshavn
Moen
Jutland
Bornholm
Edwin Robert Petrie
Birds Defy Color in Venues of Plumage Say Bavarian Scientists
Bavarian researchers declare birds are insensible to color and prefer no aesthetic cue in mate selection. They claim day birds see bright red orange light and little blue violet, while night birds cite reduced color sensitivity. The Darwin view of plumage as a mating factor is labeled a fanciful theory lacking scientific support.
Marseille Rhone Canal Project Linked To War Effort
The Marseille Rhone canal is a notable European project from the war period. It features a 51 mile artificial waterway from the Rhone at Aries to Marseille Bay, plus a 444 mile tunnel through the mountain ridge north of the city and direct harbor access. A breakwater between Marseille and Port de Bone was also involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marseille Rhone Canal
Rhone River
Aries
Bay of
Marseille
Port de Bone
Winesap Apples Prize Winner Responds From Dayton
Miss Margaret Mason of Dayton Washington wins the prize box of Winesap apples from Athena community Radio KOWW. She notes she shared the apples with neighbors and has earned the nickname Winesap Peggy while thanking the donor and Oregon grocer for the gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Mason
Dayton
Washington
Steve
Athena
KOWW
Bumblebees Worth More Than Gold In U S Research
The piece asserts bumblebees are worth more to the United States than all gold and silver mines, supplying clover hay value of hundreds of millions yearly. It cites red clover in the Philippines failing without bumblebees, and mentions a shipment to Manila aiding pollination and crop maturity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Sam
South American Statue Honors San Martin in D.C.
The statue of General Jose de San Martin in Judiciary Park is the last South American statue to be erected in Washington. It is a replica of a Buenos Aires monument and presented as a fitting gift, honoring a patriot revered by South Americans akin to George Washington in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Jose de San Martin
Judiciary Park
Washington
Buenos Aires
San Martin
George Washington
Walker fears wife’s mental decline over noisy neighbors
Maddening Walker wanders in gloom for two days as he tells a friend he suspects his wife is going insane due to the constant noise from the neighbors next door. He notes she cannot hear any sound of them all day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
Marcelling Parlor Taken Over by Miss Lanning in Athena
Classified notices reveal Marcelling Parlor at Athena taken over by Miss Lanning with patronage sought from Athena ladies. Other ads list a sale piano with $10 monthly terms via Cline Piano Co Portland, subscription to Press, Netted Gem seed potatoes, Plymouth Rock cockrels, Old Trusty Incubator, and Barred Rock eggs for hatching with various Athena phone numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Foss
John Bonewitz
Newberg
Oregon
Melville Johns
Marcelling
May Lanning
Florence Gagnon
Athena
Cline Piano Company
Front Street
Portland
Bootleg Ring Indicted Across 12 Cities In Major Case
Federal grand jury returns an indictment naming 112 individuals in an alleged boot leg alcohol conspiracy spanning 12 cities. The document lists 165 overt acts and ties millionaires, real estate men, manufacturers, railroad workers, and officials to the scheme. Indicted individuals include 46 from St. Paul and 21 from Cleveland among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
St. Paul
Duluth
Philadelphia
Chicago
Minneapolis
San Jose
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Netreit
Reston
Providence
RB. L
From Trinidad to Hawaii a tale of sugar cane diversity
An English physician who loved gardening finds tiny grasslike plants in a Trinidad cane field. He breeds new sugar cane varieties, one variety travels to Hawaii and yields a race that tolerates poor soil. Cuba earns the nickname The Sugar Row of the World due to high sugar demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinidad
Hawaii
Cuba
Maarlan Benton Allard
St. Nicholas
Uncle Knows Everything Young Boy Encounters Racial Color
A seven year old, Bobby, rides with his uncle in town when a Black woman passes and is asked why her face is black. The uncle says it is her natural color and that she is in egress, prompting Bobby to exclaim that his uncle knows everything.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
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Universal
Rogers & Goodman
Mercantile Trust
Dan Shea
Portland Browns
John Thompson
Thompson
Gibbon
Bingham Springs
Charles Brotherton
Pendleton
Stahl
William Winship
Lula Tharp
Lulu Gross
H. C. Manela
Walla Walla
Gnu
Bird
Ireland
Uncle Sam
Manily
Philippines
Philadelpha Inquirer
Ralph Allen
Rum
Uropract
Ting Ill
Dr. W. Boyd Stangier
Pendleton, Oregon
Allen Bell
Drayman
Claude Dickenson
the Lumber
Turn-A-Lum Lumber Co
Haworth & Harris
Troy Laundry
A. W. Logsdon
Main
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