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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1915
Page
4
Fragmented OCR reads mention of the Dalles Columbia line with notes about freezing and timetable changes. Readable items reference river routes, possible service disruptions, and a likely public notice about transit operations. Names, dates, and specific facts are unreadable.
A pasted dialogue from the Washington Star shows a merchant or admirer complimenting a girl and selecting blue silk garments priced at 92. The exchanges reveal misunderstandings and a social moment with flirtation and embarrassment, ending with a dog’s interruption and a note on restraint.
Fragments show Braveros and others arguing over loyalty and threats of resignation. scattered phrases suggest a tense exchange about trust, a threatened rate, and a tense response to a loan or debt. Names and clean context are unclear, but the tone implies local conflict or factional dispute.
A garbled fragment hints at a story about a hitter daughter and forgiveness. It mentions possible change of heart and a chance to use a certain wear, with indirect dialogue implying regrets and tentative reconciliation. Names, places, or concrete events are unclear in the readable text.
A farmer on a remote tract watched a daily train stop at his home station but refused to board, explaining he needed to remain for his wife's planned donation to town the next day, prompting the conductor to urge him to leave.
A fragment from a 19th century style notes a sport shirt with a V neck and embroidered edging, praised for its flowing collar and feminine air. The passage veers into social musings, mentioning Mrs Snooper and stray rumors from May in a humorous anecdote.
A Lackawanna resident reports relief from female health troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The testimonial cites improved nerves, energy, and health over six children born since the remedy was tried. The letter extols the product as a universal remedy for displacement, inflammation, irregularities, and nervous prostration.
In einidid Colorado a 12 year old girl told John D Rockefeller Jr how to deal in stocks and bonds. The pupil described a school bank and store run by boys and girls in a remote mining town. The Rockefeller visit followed tours of local industry and a country fair where a coal digger’s daughter Blanche McArthur spoke up.
Lieut H A Wada meets Mr Rockefeller to discuss a family investment scheme funded by deposits from children and stock dividends. Blanche explains a pupil driven bond and school supply venture. London liquor act order targets treatment, while Mount Geikie summit team claims first ascent in Alberta. Tacoma lumber loss tops $1,000,000 as storms hit.
Northwest market notes detail prices for wheat, barley, corn, vegetables, fruit, and dairy across Oregon regions. Reports show hop crop projections for 1915, labor costs near one million dollars, and varied county yields with Lane and Washington counties listed among contributors.
Weekly crop edition summary for Oregon and Washington reports dry interior western counties with rare eastern freezes. Threshing near completion, hay and grain moving to market, irrigated crops doing well. Wool prices in East Portland softening. Montana Utah and Soda Springs lots cited. 1916 corn pack estimates revised to 6.2 million cars. 1914 pack 9.789 million cases. Cheese prices rise, coast stocks and arrivals show upward trend. poultry market remains weak.
Washington sources report the general board of the navy will call for a major build program likely including multiple battleships and possibly new superdreadnoughts. The plan reflects expectations of future naval arms competition with other nations and the need to expand capital ship strength.
General Nelson A Miles is portrayed as grand marshal amid calls for a bold battle cruiser program. Naval officials debate ship counts, defense needs, and the risk of underfunding as the board recommends rapid construction, while some leaders doubt any big navy unless an adequate balance is achieved. Also reports a Marshfield mill finally dispatching timber after eight years and Cambridge women planning a large economic law lecture series at Radcliffe College.
A quirky dialogue fragment features a boy and narrator discussing word differences and misheard phrases. The father replies with a sunburned description while a character references a fish log and a plane, ending with confusion over a trip abroad and Greek letter societies.
The head of the family rails against extravagance and overspending. His spouse retorts that if he stayed in his office and avoided afternoon outings, they might earn money faster. The exchange highlights household financial strain.
A jumble of quips and asides from a 19th or early 20th century miscellany. Fragments mention butter, a private drawing, a woman’s house, church visits, and a husband tied to a famous pitcher. The tone suggests gossip and social theater without a clear single event or outcome.
A health ad claims Resinol Soap and Resinol Ointment relieve eczema itching burning and redness. It cites a typical sufferer who found relief after trying the products, noting relief even in severe cases as doctors prescribed the treatment for twenty years.
At a preate Blanche and Carolyn discuss a young man’s behavior and affection while debating his appeal. They reference news of JoREtaN and a divorce bluff as a looming scandal, suggesting a remarriage may follow once the chatter subsides.
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