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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1903
Page
4
A fragment notes a dispute over customs and tradition surrounding a ceremonial cart. The brief item mentions a wedding context and a cultural rite tied to the cart, with emphasis on longstanding practices and communal expectations.
The Supreme Court operates with limited access for reporters as events occur behind the rear railing and notes must wait on judges. Correspondents often rely on memory to report proceedings and must obtain judicial authority before publishing opinions, sometimes traveling to judges' homes to secure written permission.
A London preacher learning of a beggar's hard luck offers a made up job at a schoolhouse to help him. The man replies he is marching with the unemployed and asks if tomorrow works, showing the broader hardship of the era.
An analysis of 25 city name entries in the official railway guide shows five use burg and 18 use burgh in titles. The article notes debates among editors and rail papers over pronunciation and spelling, with Rail way Age favoring burg despite ink and privilege concerns.
The essay discusses a Paris proposal to end exemptions for private distillers and estimates 1,000,000 to 1,800,000 households in France could distill liquor from orchard fruits. It notes high potential tax losses, with Normandy as a common barter medium, and hints at widespread household liquor production and trade.
Multiple shop notices show German dill pickles at Bagley's and a full line of groceries at Athena Mercantile Co. Listings promote Barrett & Co. farm equipment, Umatilla Implement Co. plows and combines, Gross & Worthington tackle, Barret agency for corn binders, fireside sewing machines, new fabrics and dress patterns, domestic sewing machines, silk tassels and fringes, and health items like Chamberlains tablets.
The tablets are easier and more pleasant to take than ordinary cathartics. They move the bowels gently and improve appetite and digestion. For sale at 25 cents per bottle by all druggists.
Public notice announces an application to the mayor and council of Athens Oregon for a license to sell spirits malt and wines in quantities under one quart at a specified building. The applicant is Davis Data Now. The meeting date is stated as December 5.
Crowded aisles mark the opening week as the Boston Store closes out its entire dry goods department. Dress goods and all sections see shorter stock and greater bargains this week.
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