19 Nov 1915
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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1915
Page
1
A reflective piece on gratitude and family during Thanksgiving ends with a wandering note on the turkey’s journey. It recounts veterans of feast days, mentions children’s thankfulness, and shifts to the turkey’s travels from France to Europe to America, citing explorers and travelers.
An outspoken 1919 style meditation thanks God for blessings, America, and the fedral nation. The author fondly extols gratitude toward Providence, parents, friends, and workers while praising the nation’s unity and abundance as a golden corn of Thanksgiving.
Condensed items report British submarines preying on Germans, suffragists protest war conduct, Yaqui raids, Balkan advances by Bulgarians, AFL session in progress, ship torpedoing inquiries, Wisconsin supreme court life policy change, British trench prop plans, Baltimore wedding of Dutch attaché's daughter, naval repairs bids, and meat restriction impacts on San Antonio foods.
A mine explosion at Ravensdale Northwestery area 15 miles from Seattle trapped workers deep underground. The body of supervisor B J Rixpay was recovered from the third level where a fire and collapse occurred after the shaft reached the burning level. Superintendent R D Seat led rescue efforts and said no men were believed to be alive. Prince Joachim engagement news from Berlin is noted but unrelated.
A garbled report discusses the Thanksgiving turkey with cranberry sauce and mince or pumpkin pie as a centerpiece. It mentions allied condiments, exotic locales, and a grand feast tied to a voyage from New York to Quebec, framed as a legend of the holiday meal and youth.
United States commission appeals to the people for aid as more than 9,000,000 in affected areas face destitution. Clothing shortages grow severe. Christmas stock will be exhausted. War college plans secrecy pending the President's forthcoming message.
Oregon farmers are invited to exhibit corn at the Oregon Agricultural College Corvallis event. Exhibits must be grown by the exhibitor on at least one acre and will be judged by district and state officials. Thirty entry fees apply. blanks available on request. Exhibits may be returned upon request. weather has affected yields but purpose is to prove corn can be grown in Oregon.
A fragmented Oregon Public Baro filing shows the MB MN company reporting total income of 5,647,795 for its year, with gains over the prior year. Presiding figures indicate elevated freight and operational earnings and declared dividends totaling 4,560,404.
A fragmented report from Lebanon Oregon notes discovery of a flat-head Indian skull near the Santi region. The item appears connected to a museum collection, with chatter about Toltecs and Peruvian links, but the fragmentary text limits clear conclusions about provenance or significance.
Government offers three year leases on 3004 acres of Tule Lake bed dried by drainage to cultivate crops or convert to tame land. So far 2004 acres have been reclaimed and the initiative aims to lease up to 80 acre plots. Note: text contains errors and unreadable segments.
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