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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1905
Page
3
A local store promotes new spring goods including crepe fabric by the yard, skirts and dresses at reduced prices, ladies collars and neckwear, children and men’s clothing, and a wide range of shoes. Prices range from $1.25 per yd for crepes to $16.50 per suit, with popular items highlighted and a top value shoe at $1.75 per pair.
Terhune Lumber Yard on Hunt Avenue advertises low prices on building material. Contracting and building work are specialties with properly furnished estimates available. Owned by T. L. Terhune of Athena, Oregon.
A stream of names and short trips fills the Athena column as residents visit relatives in Pendleton Union Walla Walla Weston and nearby farms. Familiar faces return from Portland Mexico City Hood River and Franklin County while church and school events spark community activity.
B C Rogers sells four Clydewales to William McKensie for 750 dollars. Auction includes farm improvements and local property news. Pioneer Picnic speaker J R Bell and Dr W T Williamson to speak June 1 and 2 respectively. Local baseball game highlighted with Athena high school and town team. Various ads promote medicines, photography services, fishing tackle, and shops in Weston and Athena Oregon.
Items in Brief advertise Samson products at Cox McEwen s Muriano s offers sterling silver novelties and other goods A Barrett Co sells American cakes and bakery items Crescent Cream Coffee at Crescent line displays Henney bug gints and more Worthington Thompson s carry new pipes and knives Ely Scott headline rubbers overshoes and ready to wear suits Palace Drug circulates modern novels Athena MercantileCo expands with license supplies Hollister s Rocky Mountain Tea promotes health and Digestive aids Spring tonic claims to cure constipation in this Athena area advertisement record
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