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Newspaper
Ione Proclaimer
Location
Ione, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1909
Page
4
Ione Proclaimer notes J K Ward as editor and proprietor for the weekly Ione newspaper. It lists Friday publication from Ione, Oregon, and subscription price of 1.60 dollars per year. It also mentions mail classification as matter.
A fragmentary timetable lists arrivals and departures with times at Heppner and other junctions. It mentions the agent C. J. Wennington and notes trains departing at 10 25 p m and 10 45 a m with additional stops at various junctions.
A garbled letter section argues whether Governor should release Jia before a penitentiary term ends and discusses Heppner residents, local leaders, and rumors. It contends state gossip misrepresents events and warns against unverified reports from Heppner and nearby towns.
A letter in Tone urges publication of a 1809 petition seeking clemency for Earhart in Morrow County Oregon while the dialogue veers into a Bach anecdote from the London Academy. The piece blends civic action with a historical recital about generosity and a Hamburg organist.
The barber laments social status while listing the wide skills a barber must master. He notes barbers should shave, cut, trim beards, perform facial massage, singing, styling, and use various cosmetic preparations and regimens. He compares the barber’s knowledge to doctors lawyers and divines and questions why barbers are looked down upon.
The Proclaimer records social calls and local business activities around Heppner and Dry Fork. Entries note visits by Gooseberry Lonia Brown and wife, Ellen and Evlin Ball, Mrs Nellie Anderson, Kate Parmen, and others. harvest help by Orval Johnson. and remarks on fruit crops and grain prospects. A Miss Rudd dove Paint arrival and local tradesmen attended to business Thursday. Continuous chatter paints a lively, if fragmented, snapshot of rural life.
The Melbourne gold rush brought immense wealth and reckless excess. Reports show daily fortunes at Golden Point and many squandered riches in wild celebrations. Early fevers led to drunken pandemonium as pockets funded extravagant sprees with wine and champagne.
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