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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1910
Page
2
A century ago many visitors pressed Roosevelt with wild schemes from gravity powered railways to Ice trusts and mine shares. Cranks ranged from violent cases to odd pleas while guards and police shielded the president and weighed risks of harm to the nation.
The Internal Revenue Service raised tobacco taxes at midnight June 30 increasing tax from six to eight cents per pound for tobacco and raising cigarette and small cigar taxes to 75 cents and 1.25 per thousand. Large cigarettes and packages sizes changed with a new quarter ounce unit. Dealers expects higher costs to smokers nationwide as manufacturers have already raised prices. Commissioner Cabell warned consumer impact depends on manufacturer action and may be small.
A ground-floor store in the Fitzgerald building in Mines Square near Forty third street fetches about $9,000 yearly for ten years, a record for small storefronts. The corner unit offers 460 square feet at $16,000 over ten years, nearly $36 per square foot, amid plans for seven Broadway frontages and a Cowan theater entrance on Forty third street. Demolition of nearby structures including Shanley’s is set for July. In a separate scene a clerk demanded $2 for a marriage license sheet, prompting a quarrel over the fee as the preacher would “lose” two dollars under the deal.
A department store shoe dealer warns that many women suffer from nervous feet due to improper fits. He claims sensitive feet cause wide systemic effects and urges proper fitting over high heels to avoid doctors and pain.
Louise Collier Willcox argues in Harper's Bazar that women's education should train them for service to the race. She contends a woman's goal, like a man's, is to sacrifice for future generations and to enable safer, wiser, happier lives through parenting or guiding the rising generation.
The passage argues that natural affection alone cannot sustain a friendship. it must be actively built stone by stone through nurturing, pruning faults, and pleasing the friend with thoughtful acts. It notes the contrast between outward efforts to cultivate affection and the ease of neglect when alone at home.
The text outlines boys clothing from Harper's Bazar, noting outfits for ages ten and younger. It details a first class outing shirt, a centered box plait waist with pockets, a heavy leather belt with large buckle, a soft tie, and Windsor styles. It mentions low rolling collars for five to seven year olds and high turnover collars for older boys.
The Bureau of Insular Affairs reports a death rate of 6.9 per 1,000 for over 13,100 government employees in the Philippines for the quarter ended March 31. The group includes insular, provincial, municipal officials and police, with about 3,100 Americans among them.
In New York a George Washington auto graph sells for $500, fueling a discussion on how early presidents never owned cars. The exchange clarifies the item is a signing or autograph, not a vehicle.
A phil anthropist investigating on his own account calls a man an interesting puzzle. The man replies that he lives by being trusted, revealing a lazy approach to work as the exchange unfolds in a brief, wry dialogue.
A humorous dialogue contrasts a plumber and a poet. Tom jokes about pipes and smoke, but Jack corrects that a plumber earns money while a poet rarely gets a chance to smell the smoke, highlighting different life outcomes.
In New York three weeks on a diet treatment at Memorial hospital Orange, James McGowan dreams of steak and potatoes while resisting antifat fiction and walnut meals. He wakes at 4 am demanding a full meal, flees the ward, and policemen intervene after a humorous chase.
In New York the jury acquits a black defendant accused of murder after lawyer M Bourke Cochran delivers a defiant closing. Cochran argues prejudice against blacks pervades the case and compares the defendant to a protective dog, urging fair treatment regardless of race amid social and economic tensions.
A moraliser notes that people are not alike and what pleases one may not please another. The de moraliser counters that what is one man's auto mobile may be another man's Jug wernaut.
The amateur declares the clarinet the hardest instrument to play while a one man audience quips that listening to it may be even harder.
A light anecdote where Mr. Comrox explains he did little sightseeing abroad because his mother and the girls did the sightseeing while he spent time finding places to cash letters of credit. The remark reflects family duties and practical concerns during travel.
In a playful exchange, a modern suitor notes that asking parents for a hand is old fashioned, while a wedding invitation is planned. A wife asks about a totem pole and the husband delivers a cheeky, speedy definition as a communal punishment device.
Maude recalls former refusals to sing yet now lets the audience supply the final note. Clara notes the shift as a communal moment, with Maude handing control to the crowd and the room responding in kind.
A fragment shows a barber speaking to a passenger aboard a train, praising a road while offering to describe it as he works. The exchange touches on Mao and a warning about the razor, conveying a casual street scene.
A playful query asks whether clam digging is considered farming or a different craft, exploring how maritime gathering fits categories of agriculture versus novelty or non-agricultural work.
Briggins never bluffs at cards and calmly explains where he has been after each game. His cautious approach keeps him steady and out of risk, drawing mixed reactions from fellow players as he stays composed.
A weary mother asks for a song at a city store music counter while a clerk vents that many customers demand entertainment rather than purchases. An elderly man seeks a song list as workers note the high pay in music departments due to their demanding, multitasking roles.
Bruno the Cubs mascot, a black cub boar from Montana, escaped his cage at the Monroe club area and roamed the West Side, provoking panic among pedestrians and biting at dogs and cats. After a traumatizing chase, he was subdued near West Adams and Morgen streets, bled from minor wounds, and tied with a red ribbon by a club official.
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