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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1910
Page
6
An Exchange note traces a long parade of flea color names once popular in fashion and speech. It lists numerous hues, from Marathon blue to dream of the beloved one pink, describing how humor around a flea incident in France gave rise to playful color labels and their use among fashionably minded people.
An old humorous column lists reporter slips from the rush of writing for an edition. Errors cited include misprinted names, garbled phrases, and mistaken actions such as a dog scare report, a director’s remark misquoted, a verdict misnamed, and typos or bad word choices in chaotic newsroom conditions.
A Detroit Free Press summary describes a Chinese egg hatchery method using a large hay-filled basket with a twist straw cover. Eggs are rearranged by eye placement every three days for a fortnight, then moved to a branty shelf to hatch as chicks emerge. The basket is said to retain animal heat sufficient to develop the embryos.
A classroom scene depicts a teacher stressing forgiveness from scripture while the superintendent asks how many times one should endure being struck before retaliating. Johnny replies with a sharp, humorous answer, reflecting a humorous small town moment from a judge’s note.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls Bismarck reading Andersen's Ugly Duckling. The tale tracks a creature thought a goose, raised among swans, facing jeers from kin. The moment hints at acceptance and growth, with Bismarck remarking on his mother’s belief in birthing a duck.
Fragmentary exchange reveals tensions over money and brains as characters named Meedinand Ferdinand and Mrs Richiigh clash with Emerson and a widow in a tense financial dispute. The scene hints at scorn and scheming amid a domestic setting with implied schemes to obtain funds.
A Hunman Life tale centers on a passenger department clerk who is asked the time by the boss. He answers ten minutes to twelve, loses his job, and nine years later becomes assistant general manager, then general manager, proving the payoffs of ambition.
A wager boosted by biographer Arthur S. Davidson claims Alexandre Dumas planned the Chevalier de la Maison Rouge and bet 100 souls he would write the first volume in seventy-two hours. He completed the 75 foolscap pages in sixty-six hours with no erasures, securing the win.
In a Nantes civil case a theater owner sued a dancer for breach of contract after dismissing her for insufficient rehearsals. A makeshift space was cleared in court and the dancer performed, earning the judge's verdict that she was a skilled dancer and awarding her the case.
Lucerne in central Switzerland is hailed as the tourist center of Europe a gateway where three rail lines meet beside the lake. The Rigi and Pilatus crown the landscape with the Lake of the Four Cantons and dramatic Alpine panoramas while distant ranges from the Bernina to the Vosges shape a vast horizon. From the Rigi on clear days fourteen lakes appear including Sempach near a historic battlefield.
The article notes that naming a yacht is harder than titling a book due to possible plagiarism and awkward associations. It cites a British cabinet minister who named his yacht Flirt, a choice his daughters deemed ill suited as they would be embarrassed to go ashore with that label.
Notice to creditors in Umatilla county Oregon for the estate of Lonin A. Githene deceased. J D Plamondon appointed administrator. Creditors must present claims with vouchers within six months at Athena Oregon. Dated November 3 1910. Administrator attorney Watts Homex.
A letter recaps famous poets and their dogs, noting Landor and Giallo, Byron and Boatswain, Cowper, Lamb, Mrs Brooming’s Fiish, Shaftesbury and his collie, Samuel Rogers and his dog, and Scott’s mourning loss of an old friend. The piece highlights enduring human affection for canine companions.
A fragment from the Louisville Course Journal discusses a natural boxer described as a lord of peculiar defense and forward kick. It notes his war dance, reaction to small objects, and hints at varied views of marriage, contrasting bachelor life with widower temptations.
A damaged OCR fragment shows a dialogue about buying and testing house properties and a wife testing them, with unclear attribution and surrounding dialogue. The text includes phrases like Youst-Did, acons, Crimsonbenk-h, and notes mentioning sorrow and vanity, but no coherent event or context.
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