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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1929
Page
2
Athena Oregon lists subscription rates with one copy for one year at 1.00 and six months at 0.50 and three months at 0.75 noting date May 24 1929 for the notice.
The Montreal Star reports Father Abraham Wise departed from Ur due to expansion aims. The city, once luxurious with women wearing hair nets, is unearthed after 6 000 years and deemed a cautionary tale as the tribes spread and Abraham’s move is judged as wise.
A Detroit News writer notes Roman bridges from the Second century endure 2,000 years of floods and heavy use. The Forum to Island to Trastevere bridges and the Flaminian Way crossing near Rome exemplify enduring, early engineering marvels still in use today.
Historical notes describe the Gulf of California retreating from the coast as the Baja California peninsula widens. Early Jesuit observations trace the change to over two centuries, with a palm plantation inland from shore now hundreds of yards away. Navigation has grown riskier for large vessels as water depth declines.
An absent-minded man visits his equally absent-minded doctor for a pleasant evening of chess and politics. As they part the visitor recalls a request about their fainting maid only to be told the maid has passed away, revealing the doctor’s grim punchline.
The Detroit News notes that scribes and pupils in medieval religious orders served as book custodians and creators of libraries. It cites Benedictine rules for manuscript care and includes translated cautions warning against touching sacred pages or stealing or defacing manuscripts.
A famous artist vowed to avoid silly pictures and only study great masterpieces. By limiting his viewing to excellence he kept his mind full of high conceptions and found it easier to create great works. The idea is that observing only the good aids virtuous living.
Fossil ivory from Siberia comes from the frozen tundras of northeastern Siberia. A mammoth tusk measured 7 feet 7 inches and weighed 185 pounds. Ordinary fossil ivory sells for 75 to 100 dollars per hundredweight.
Fragmentary notes discuss apartment size and potential adjustments. Mentions Up Agent and Tesion Trinectript with unclear context. No clear event or identifiable entities. The readable fragment implies evaluating space for a separate amenity.
The piece notes smoker pipes valued as art objects, with pipes linked to Corot and other famed men. It cites museum displays in the Louvre and decorative arts collections. Verlaine pipes appear in Paris cafes, though some claims lack authenticity.
The bureau of standards reports there is no real basis for the claim that boiling water injures razor blade steel. Razors are very hard and prolonged boiling may slightly temper the blade, possibly softening it slightly. In general hot water would merely season hardened steel without changing its hardness.
Rose Champion of Tyler Texas claims a world leading position in rose growing. Seventy five carloads of rose plants totaling about 25 000 roses per car were shipped this season to buyers across the United States. Most roses are grown under contract with growers earning about twenty cents per rose and the season’s yield is estimated at 250 000 dollars.
An archaic English passage laments fortune and a foe described as a great bulwark. It argues that virtue and a firm mind can overcome this old rooted evil, contrasting weakness with ultimate capability. The text reflects cautious, melodramatic rhetoric on resilience.
In Mardine Asia Minor a regular night hunt against scorpions ends with hunters receiving a municipal reward. They trap the pests near ancient walls and often stall for payment while wagering on scorpion combats.
Robert Louis Stevenson argues that opinions require personal consideration rather than rote formulas. Catchwords serve as empty oaths and do not prove genuine beliefs, while many people barter intellect for familiar phrases.
Newly arrived Algerian grasshoppers astonish observers with long hind legs and explosive leaps. Despite a tiny body they display aggressive feeding on raw meat and dead insects. Kept in a glass case two feet high, they tap the roof with their horned heads, and haunt damp caves rather than grass. This species is reported as new to the menagerie.
Health hint notes that life insurance firms spend millions on campaigns to promote health education and that individuals benefit from learning personal hygiene rules and practices.
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