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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1905
Page
3
A village exchange turns humorous as a grocery drummer questions a white whiskered man’s status. The merchant clarifies the man is a longtime resident, not an old settler, claiming he has owed him for nearly thirty years.
A health advice note urges good health for children through proper feeding and exercise, warning against meat for kids and promoting Pillsbury Vitos as a phosphate rich supplement. It touts the product as wholesome for breakfast or dessert and claims wide family appeal with a 20 cent price. Also references claims about “The readers of this Panat” and a $100 reward offer tied to related ad content.
Dallas prospers as a fruit raising and hop region expands toward lumber. Nap mill to relocate and enlarge to 50 000 foot plant with a new pond. Cone mill nearing completion. Dallas houses filling, merchants report good trade post Lewis and Clark fair. Astoria logs rise in price while camps shut for winter. Prineville sells 2 000 lambs at 2 50 per head. West Coast lumber ships surge to New York.
In a major real estate action this week, Annie O'Hara sells 240 acres with a brick residence to Charles M. Price for 18600. Price holds a third of the Steen place on Dry Creek, about to be sold to his brothers.
Salem Attorney General Crawford rules the State Land Board lacks authority to sell land set aside for the Soldiers' home. He says the board may sell only under legal authority and only land granted by the government remains subject to disposal.
Meminnville area shows continued interest in a forthcoming corn canning facility. Tests from prior earspree trials indicate soil and climate suitability. An Eastern firm plans a factory of similar size to current operations with about $10 000 annual product revenue and $6 000 in wages. Burns lands to irrigate Harney region. The Land Company offers 40 to 160 acre parcels at $10 per acre, undercutting other irrigated land prices in Oregon. The firm secured Oregon irrigation contract.
Portland markets report mixed prices across commodities. Wheat and grain notes include various bashels and ton figures. fruits show apples and berries with per unit costs. poultry and meat sections list live and dressed options with per pound quotes for chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks, veal, and lambs. overall Eastern Oregon and valley values noted.
A streetcar scene shows a father demanding restraint while Bobby defends home behavior with a retort about straps. The text shifts to a fragmented ad or clippings section mentioning Ilmsted and Le Roy names and an unrelated line from Echo de Paris about a happiest hour after a marriage proposal.
A dialect filled note complains about being urged to wake at six tomorrow. The writer calls the other person a dog and insists it is a holiday and they want to sleep in with rest and gold.
Nell declares a future husband must have nerve. Harry is sent to shout for Rus win on the bustling street but he balks. A comic exchange follows with bells and tests. An advert promises a cure for nervous disorders from a Philadelphia clinic.
In a witty exchange Miss Cayenne confirms belief in hypnotism’s power to lull audiences. She recalls Mr. Dullboy mentioning it yesterday and notes feeling sleepy before he spoke, illustrating the conversa tional tease about mind control.
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