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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1908
Page
2
Fragmented verse describes moonlit meadows and distant hills under bright night, reflecting on nature's grace and the elusive meaning beyond day’s return. It contrasts earthly toil with a distant, higher life and youth’s communion beyond language.
A narrative recounts a river excursion with Mrs Maltrevor and Dulcinea, amid flirtations, leaks, towels, and a public audience. Proposals, rivalries, and social maneuvering unfold on a tense riverbank, ending with a hinted future and shared embarrassment.
A design sketch for inexpensive bedroom furniture features a sunlit guest room with cool tones. Mission bed, dressing table, chest, and wicker chairs in green finishes are paired with green and white wallpaper and rose patterned fabrics. A useful clothes pole aids cupboard space in the compact room.
An old freerider tale opens with a proverb about two being company and sheepmen on the plains. Aunt Mahaly recounts a comic expedient about holes in stock leggings, joking that not all holes line up, while a drug store miscue ends with a humorous clash of two bulls in a china shop.
The article discusses efforts by Detroit Milwaukee and other cities to link for one or both conventions in 1912. It notes debates over cutting delegates half and limiting spectator seats, with opponents arguing a large, protracted national convention is more profitable for some cities and interests.
The article argues against repeating four year conventions and their travel, expense, and spectacle. It notes cities seek convention money and publicity yet many favor faster, more formal procedures like Doctor Clark proposes while western towns resist closer to Chicago and Denver models.
The Minuit and Mohegan peoples are traced from Indiana and Connecticut origins. The Miami tribe, led by Little Turtle, played key roles in early conflicts and migrations, with later divisions sending members west to Kansas and Indian Territory. Mohegan ties to Delaware heritage and Connecticut settlement are noted, including population fragments in Indiana and Connecticut. The article also mixes unrelated quotes about maritime courage, a Detroit paper, and various humorous snippets.
A week of dispatching trains by telephone at Lackawanna stations leads to phone adoption. Wisconsin Central line from Ladysmith to Superior nears Northern Pacific crossing in Superior. Freight car shortages spark protest while grain dealers complain car availability. Chicago court halts Munsey magazine transport contract under Hepburn rate law. appeal to Supreme Court planned. Government sues over coal lands tied to Northern Pacific and subsidiaries. Rail safety shows lower rail accident deaths. interstate figures report 125 fatalities in first quarter, lowest since 1901. 725 deaths in free quarter, 10 441 exposure. Shippers gain right to pool small freight via arrangements or forwarding agents. Interstate Commerce Commission confirms railroads’ income and payroll figures for the year ending June 30. Net earnings reach 540,080,044 with 1,072,707 employees, up from last year.
The Weekly Historian lists milestones from 1461 to 1904 including Cologne Cathedral construction, Louis XI’s Rheims coronation, Swedish Danish peace, Dryden crowned Poet Laureate, East Cape discovery, Fort Oswego siege, Montcalm in Canada, Philadelphia era milestones, and naval engagements near Vladivostok. Alerts span explorations, wars, explorations, and notable political shifts across Europe, America, and Asia.
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