Fragments of auction and trade notices mix with old proverbs
A jumble of printed clippings includes ads for fabrics, hardware, paints, and nickel plating, interlaced with antique quotations and scattered observations. It mentions Portland addresses and various businesses, then shifts to a quotation about truth through time and a column of miscellaneous curiosities and superstitions from Scotland and maritime life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Bros. Waturopa
Rockewall
Dekium
Witte Ua
Koneer Faint
Firat St
Pyeipttoe
Oakland
California
Ailver
Aig
Geeta
Ioc
stowBine & pLuNdiNe
Breen
Cem
Ask-Davie CO
Gelight
Tentanum Gu
Chamber Sanitar
Transforma
Portland Oregon business directory mix of services
A fragmented 1900s style listing for beauty parlor cleaning and dyeing services hardware doors sash and plumbing, jewelry and repairing, hair removal and pleating, fur purchases, fountain pens, and general machinery inquiries. It notes a 1390 established Portland address and various merchants like Heacock Sash, Ross & Co Inc, Maise theatre tidying, and Mahogany related items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wtoe & Martin
Wateria
Portland
Ore
Arin
Mars
Ano
Taraware
Hicew Lefora
Heacock Sash & Or Ci
Fiediar
Belshelm
Guier
Rave Furs
Upstaira
Fimbrota Y
Morde
Rane An Bros
Bamponent
Burke Machinery Co
Railway Exchange Bt
Portland, Or
Ross & Go. Inc
Ine
Wworkmaismia
Frotapta Ie Service
Mohawk
The Fan Lady and the Silver Boy tale on the bureau
A frame on the wall tells of a night after a dance when a painted Fan Lady dances atop the blue satin fan. The Silver Boy lends aid, the little lady twirls, and they vanish into the night leaving the bureau in a tidier state, as the Frame Lady recalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonce
Silver Boy
Beauty Chats on Laughing Wrinkles by Edna Kent Forbes
Edna Kent Forbes explains why wrinkles appear under the eyes and around the eyes when people smile or laugh. She notes that such laughing wrinkles are common and not necessarily a sign of aging, advising readers on their origin and practical considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haa
Wrinkle Remedies for the Face and Eyes
The text advises judging wrinkles by facial laughter and mirror checks, links wrinkles to nerves and health, and suggests rest and general building care. It recommends massage, fish-building cream, and specific eye area strokes to smooth creases and promote circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copyrighty
Pool game talk and a warning from an unnamed Irishman
An Irishman on a tram recalls the joke about finding a seat in time, while a friend pushes a roughhouse pool plan and suggests breaking balls and shooting. The speaker rejects violence and questions the idea of playing pool for crime just to break bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frien
United States
Bayer aspirin claim ad and stray notes from 1890s page
An advertisement extols Bayer aspirin as genuine with proper directions on packages and the Bayer Cross as proof, cites safety before physicians’ use for various pains, and notes inexpensive tin boxes and larger packs. The page also advertises Cuticura talcum and references land declines in England. A child named Gertrude and a cat name anecdote conclude the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayer
Over Enthusiastic Friend Helps Out Of Trouble
A vivid passage describes a friend who eagerly offers help not to assist but to prove his eagerness. The narrator notes the friend’s zeal to aid may verge toward pushing someone into further trouble rather than relief. The tone highlights enthusiasm as a mixed blessing.
Ethel Refuses Throat Spraying Help at Home
In a peculiar incident, Ethel objects to her mother spraying her throat with an atomizer, protesting that she would endure it less if allowed to house it herself, highlighting a domestic clash over treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel
Freezone promises painless corns and callouses fix
An advertisement touts freexone as a ether based remedy to remove corns and callouses without pain. Directions claim a few drops applied to the affected area will dissociate the corn, allowing removal by hand and claim no irritation. Also includes a Shaw quip and a tip for removing gum with ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freezone
Adv
Man With No Time Finds Value In Quiet Moments
A reflective remark about time as money, noting that those who crave instant results miss the value of small, personal moments. The line suggests that someone who treats time like currency ends up financially and emotionally poorer.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Portland Business Directory
Mente
Liberty
Victory Bonds
Victory
New York
Morris Brothers, Inc
Morris Building
Stark, Street
Oregon
Fred Dundee Motor Gar Repairing & Machine Works
Pcaest
Riverview Dairy Company
Belmont Bt
Hotel Alder
Elaner Auto Spring Co,s
Bewegs BP Domutate
Bouthers Pacific ‘Electric
J. W. Burhong
Manauer
Land
ORK
Mutual Creamery CO
Egg Department
Heiligson
Aorssona Theater
Tonseth Floral CO. F
Oxisans
Washington St
Northwest
Northwestern
ZAN Bros., Inc
Fifth St
New Perkins Hotel
Bissinger & CO
Laturont
Oro
Bellwood
Contra Arm Estate Terminal CO
Fourth
Couch Streets
Portland, Oregon
Parcel Post
Hood
THE
Hazelwood Confectioner & Restaurant
Washington Street
Fis
Posten
Oras
West Linn
Camas
Washington
Commonwealth Building
Sixth and
Burnside
Crown Willamette Paper Co
C. Gee WO
First Street
Vale Oo
Serge Heer
Portland, Obe
Wille
Anshall
Saide
Queen City
Grand Ave
Astoria Business College
Sne
Astoria
Rhea
Heey
Philar Anager
St. Helens Ave
Aizea
Prica Ilet
Wollstor’s Commission
Northwest Bug Co
Taiouia
Orb
Ioe H Sullivan
Setontine Examinaton Fon Leasoney
Raliegh
Marit
Clifford East Morrison My
East Sixth St Ae
Information Department
Roman
Journal A
Alanik & Gilsan Bis
Ea “Hrown
Stevens
Union Sign Co
West Park
Oak Area
Weddinight
A.B. Hurwits
Iilia Mt. Stevens
Pir
Morrison Kodaks
Fountal Sandy
Kodal
Rose City Novelty
Acordian
Irene Poyered
Kannara Arti
Inc
Ite Reba
St. Picea Gental Supplies
Oistae Si Tad 'Sorpad
Perusaa
John Halen
Stove & Furnace Oe Works
Spokane
Frank Je. Wellon
Sraith
Second St
Louisville Courier Journal
Scotland
Edna Kent Forbes
Sphinx
Newton Newkirk
Tomeat the Kibesh
England
Gertrude
Shaw
Bernard Shaw
iLadies
P.M
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