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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1914
Page
6
A terse classified note seeks agents to pursue money for advancing performers in a Panamanian production. The brief mentions contact through the office and hints at backing for cinema endeavors amid an unclear market scene.
The Sixty third Congress closed its second session after a long, solemn adjournment. Speaker Clark praised all parties for decorum as leaders indicated cotton relief bills would take priority when Congress reconvenes December 7. Only a small attendance remained as the senate adjourned at 3 22, with the house clock set ahead to declare the session over.
A testimonial ad extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during menopause and life changes. A Philadelphia reader claims it ended pain and enabled housework, praising the product and encouraging letters to the company in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential replies.
A scrambled clipping shows a dental business listing Wise Dental Co in Portland Oregon. It mentions out-of-town patients and a main address at 30 158 Tht Piers Failing Bldg Pariland Oregon with references to pain relief and dental services.
Swiss third military tribunal sentences three German spies with headquarters in Geneva. Lt Colonel Otto Ulrich, Dr Wohllander, and Herr Kohr receive prison terms from two months to three months, fines up to 1000 dollars, and expulsion from Switzerland after the war. The men plotted against England and France and violated Swiss neutrality. one was absent, having gone into hiding.
An official Pretoria statement says Lieutenant Colonel Maritz led over 1000 men including Germans at Kelmos Cape Province at 5 am October 22. Casualties were 10 wounded. The enemy left two fallen, one German and one native, with reports of a defeat for Maritz in that October 22 battle.
Sir Charles Wittingham Hoursely Douglan, head of the Imperial General Staff and senior army council member, died April 1 after Sir John French’s resignation. Born 1880, he served Britain in all wars to date and had been Inspector General of the Home Forces since 1812.
Adventists to extend missionary work from Washington DC by adding new fields in China Japan the Philippines Hawaii Cuba Manila and parts of the Bahamas and South Africa after the General Conference in Takoma. The program targets expansion through mission stations and increased collaboration with regional church bodies.
The Northwest market reports weak butter demand with steady or unchanged prices as creamery output remains high. Widespread production, lower margins, and surplus creamery butter push selling pressure, while wheat and related commodities show active trading at various Pacific Northwest points and futures in Bluestem, club, and fortyfold grades.
A quirky survey traces pigeon racing from 1628 Belgium to 1876 Britain, noting long distance feats and 1.6 million birds trained annually in England. It also mentions the Tale of Two Brothers, an ancient Egyptian fiction likely created for crow entertainment, with the Worbiney papyrus now housed in the British Museum.
An old advertisement promotes a Resinol soap and ointment regimen for pimples. It instructs bathing with resinol soap, applying resinol ointment, ten minute contact, then washing with hot and cold water. A daily routine claims quicker healing and clearer skin. The text also mentions a court case in Burg, Pa, about a theft of woods worth $2460 from P. H. Butler’s store and rat damage testimony.
Odd snippets mix humorous street talk and classroom quips. A native calls John L. Sullivan Hercules Strong, while a teacher asks about income usage. A Boston Glove remark and stray lines from Harper's Magazine color a collage of 19th century wit and misread phrases.
A fragmentary notice hints at a health remedy involving mayonnaise and other ingredients. It references improving blood, digestion, and energy, claiming quick relief for worn out feeling and a touted invention. It mentions taste tests, a cake, and a claim of noticeable benefits.
Leo Kelly, Portage Lake director general, reports a mysterious gasoline loss from the ferry’s reserve tank. He tracked a strange noise under the keel and found a corroded escape pipe siphoning fuel at the water line, suggesting night pilfering by an unknown.
A garbled excerpt appears to mimic a newspaper card with distorted text. The readable lines reference a person detained by listening in on a private reading and contain odd spellings and broken phrases. The fragmentary note resembles an OCR damage page segment rather than a coherent story.
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