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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1911
Page
4
The Athena paper notes a surge of English sparrows in Athena Oregon attacking other birds while robins resist. The shady effects include soiled awnings and cornices as the community weighs extermination. The piece comments on ecology and urban nuisance amid local life.
Time for the county school track meet draws near as Athena high school eyes strong sprinting and pole vaulting. A notice urges keeping after school practice precise and regular. Oregon colonists are increasing on westbound trains, with over one third of Oriental Limited riders heading north.
Oregon's Naval Militia will receive the cruiser Boston for training members in naval handling. The vessel will be available May 16 and stationed at Portland with cruises to sea and coast points for practical instruction. The piece notes the Renewive organization and hints at rising liquor prices affecting Athena and nearby areas.
An aged political figure speaks informally about the idea Heaven as a place where those who gain office are expected to provide employment for all who supported them, expressing skepticism about such guarantees and the practicality of rewarding every voter.
The Emporia Gazette editor rebukes readers fearing barbering pain, noting modern painless techniques and absence of hammers and chisels. He mocks long-time whisker wearers and urges readers to embrace advances, saying shaving is now safe and comfortable even for timid souls.
Harper’s Weekly explains how carrier pigeons could deliver vast texts via microscopic photography. A Paris siege feat sent 40 000 messages on one trip, reduced onto 50 000-word films, with dozens stacked to weigh little than a twentieth of an ounce.
A fragment recalls James McNeill Whistler admiring a distinct white rock and recalling a moment with Dorothy Menpes as a baby. He notes the likeness of a white feather on her pillow to his own white sock, predicting its potential development.
A fragmented account recalls Matilda Stenley’s regal funeral in Dayton and a later queen’s coronation, noting aristocratic visits to Eether Man Blythe who died in 1883. It cites Gypsy queens receiving honor, while England’s laws from 1502 criminalized mere sighting of gypsies in sects, with harsher penalties for others.
In Moleum a marriage premium backs a plan to tax single individuals. A married man gains two votes in elections, while a default requires higher payments. Unmarried or childless men at twenty five pay $2.75 yearly. single or childless women at twenty four pay $1.9 annually.
A fragment references a friendly match and a punning exchange about golf. The dialogue cites a Scot and a London Telegraph tone, noting that much is done in the name of friendship, with playful remarks on fixing or changing things in sport.
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