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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1908
Page
4
Revelations in the Laporte case expose matrimonial ads as tools of crime and fraud. The piece notes how the mystery travels from Alaska to the South and West, stirring readers nationwide and drawing attention to the Pendleton Tribune and Umatilla county journalism.
Editors note references a Maine prohibition liquor blend described as dangerous and nutty tasting. It also reports cranberry cultivation expanding in Oregon and Washington, with future potential to meet own markets, plus a brief line on opponents to Cannon’s speakership and plans for the Lakes to Gulf waterway.
From Pekin comes news of Chinese rebels with French arms defeating imperial troops. Graft among Chinese officials is noted, a Goieago professor is said to perform miracles, and a millionariress falls for her bookkeeper. Esperanto wakes, Chicago milk quality worries rise, water leaks persist, and the true Morey Widow buys a hat.
A doctor extols candy as beneficial for people while questioning why strawberry shortcake and ice cream cannot be praised similarly. The text also notes that once a political party grows to win some offices, the danger of internal splits rises.
An argument favors state management of public lands within Oregon and other states citing Texas precedent and the Carey act. It claims federal mismanagement leads to fraud, proposes school funding from land and water power increments, and praises state regimes for avoiding outrages. Portland Journal and Kennedy's Laxative are also noted.
Mrs May Jorgeison offers eighty acres of fing reservation land for sale at ninety dollars per acre. The land description is Nig of N W % sec seventeen township three range eighteen west. Inquire of F 8 Le Grow.
The text claims certain medicines are entirely made from native extracts and alcohol, distributed by unnamed parties. It mentions fictitious names and a listed ingredient chart on each betel wrapper, warning of harmful substances and questionable production practices.
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