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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1908
Page
2
A fragmentary verse from Youth's Companion paints a fogbound city at dusk. The speaker notes empty streets, moving figures, and a lone stranger with hat dripping, contrasted with distant bells and cows returning over hills in rain.
Myrtle and her mother debate Roger and a visiting suitor as they plan a quiet canyon retreat in June. A woodsman alerts Myrtle to danger when a lightning felled hemlock crashes near her, offering a stark moment of peril and surprise.
In a season's news item, Myrtle narrowly escapes a deadly fall as a huge tree crashes. A woodman pulls her to safety, retrieves torn leaves and sketches, and a chance reunion at a mountain hotel reveals Roger, the rescuer, is Myrtle’s distant relative. The scene shifts to the Green Park hotel where Myrtle and her mother meet Roger.
The Empress of Germany sews daily on the Imperial yacht during the Corfu cruise, preferring crochet over sewing and crafting all her own embroidery. The Emperor watches as she works, and her stockings gifted years ago remain treasured in the palace. Her daughter Process Aveusia Louise follows in her mother’s craft, relying on personal handiwork for gifts within a modest allowance.
Queen Helena of Italy, famed for needlework, crafted elaborate layettes for her growing royal family. The latest daughter Princess Giovanni received garments rich with embroidery and monograms, including crowns and a satin pillow presented by ministers. The pillow bore dove and olive branch motifs symbolizing peace.
Fragmentary OCR gives a brief dialogue about a proposal and money owed, with a stray exclamation. Names and places are unclear but the snippet suggests a personal dispute or social exchange and references Houston. The lines imply a sentiment of sadness and financial tension rather than a formal event.
The British government in India weighs a project to link Jhelum Chenab Beas Ravi and Sutlej rivers to regulate flow for irrigation. The aim is to secure year round water supply for Punjab, allowing diversion to needy points during droughts.
London police are praised as incorruptible by a royal commission after hearing charges against officers. Magistrates Hogan and Mowden laud British force methods and honesty. The article notes the strict English game laws, low pay, and the lure of graft in contrast to American salaries.
A fragmentary report praises English policing, noting graft exposure and strict punishment for corrupt or erring officers. It emphasizes a beat cop’s duty, the absence of red tape, and instant dismissal for blemished conduct. The piece extols inspector work and uniform standards.
Following the Collinwood Ohio school disaster in which 169 children died a new cement age design is proposed for schools. A circular central citadel would run from basement to roof with fireproof walls and fire doors connecting classrooms to the citadel via large stairways.
The citadel provides a ready exit for children, allowing orderly departure through a heat and smoke proof interior. A stand pipe connects water mains to the roof, enabling firemen to operate hoses from a protected position as walls are perforated with top holes.
In a Jestful Bystander tale a tramcar discussion turns to romance. A man asks if Mabel refused his proposal because she lowered the gas to embarrass him or to hinder conversation. The moment ends with a question about her motive as the scene shifts to a quip about a necktie fashion and a deaf boy’s prayers.
A fragmentary verse scene shows a lone female figure beside a man named Tretself aboard a ship. Derrolt Free res hints at a distant setting and possible voyage or rescue theme, with somber mood and nautical imagery.
A compact chronology listing key moments from Magna Churia signed by King John to Roosevelt signing a treaty with Santo Domingo. It mentions explorations, battles, political changes, city incorporations, and significant wartime events across Europe, North America, and beyond, with many dates and figures.
The Chicago Board of Education bars all candidates for public school teaching positions who are over fifty. The Minnesota school for the deaf graduates seven students, each trained in a trade plus academics. Construction proceeds on a Minnesota a d ho o l project near sixty thousand dollars, due this season. University of Minnesota president Northrop warns graduates with unpaid bills will not receive diplomas. At Faribault alumni meeting of the Minnesota School for the Blind, Dr Dorr receives a gold headed cane. In Treno Nevada the state celebrates Mackay School of Mines dedication and Mackay statue funded by Clarence H Mackay and his mother. In Alabama retaliation for the prohb Melom law, Mobile area schools lose ninety thousand six dollars in annual revenue and anti prohibition tax leaves schools without funding.
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