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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
4
A fragmented article from Athena Oregon discusses self improvement and industry, touching on luck, preparation, and avoiding unnecessary worry. It references advances in science like wireless telephony and inductive communication, plus local notes on near beer enforcement and the North Dakota battleship keel laying. The piece blends moral commentary with brief regional and national mentions.
The vessel measures 510 feet long with a beam near 80 feet and 20 000 ton displacement and a planned speed of 20 knots. Its sister ship, the Delaware, built by Newport News Shipbuilding, is to be launched in the early spring.
Oregon Journal notes a sweeping prohibition shift with eight dry states, hundreds of millions in dry territory, and a predicted expulsion of saloons from rural areas. It urges liquor reform and predicts a radical national social change driven by local option and prohibitionist momentum. Also listed are land sale and rental notices for Athena area: May Jorgenson 80 acres at 90 per acre and a rural land rental inquiry from Mrs. Jackson Nelson.
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