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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1895
Page
2
Public notice from Athena Oregon May 24 1895 reports the Umatilla County Pioneer Association canceled its annual session in Weston on June 6 and 7 due to hard times and red tape. The piece urges members to meet anyway in Athena, noting local funds could cover the gathering and criticizing centralization of the meeting.
Reported discussion centers on whether the twenty six states that received deposits totaling about 28 million dollars from the general government in 1837 could be compelled to refund. Details show state allocations and a 1895 treasury note casting doubt on any soon forthcoming congressional action.
A critique of 19th century want ads shows how “Wanted” notices reveal social failings. The author decries reliance on family luxury and lack of practical skills, calling out boarder, music teacher, and generic job ads as signs of parental misguidance and unprepared youth.
The excerpt riffs on social expectations for youth and the blunt truth of what newspapers want from young readers. It recalls a dinner party exchange about cleverness and a timid suitor confessing fear before asking for an introduction. It also notes a newspaper’s critique of modern ship interiors and cold steel walls.
A garbled passage discusses how closed airports will drop icicles and the seaward wall of a stateroom feels cold, then shifts to botany noting thorns protect plants from herbivores and that cultivated plants often lose wild thorns as they rely on human protection.
A Pendleton dealer on Court Street advertises furniture at very low prices. The listing touts cheap stock and prompt delivery, promising savings on beds, tables, chairs, and other household essentials.
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