Classifieds and Miscellany From Portland Ad Columns
A collage of sale notes and misc items from Portland era classifieds includes for sale water features and land plots in Trout Lake, various shops offering accordion and pleating services, photography film mail services, machinery and woodworking gear, marble works, health and beauty ads, and public notices. Several entries reference specific addresses and firms such as Morgan Building, Kahn Bros, Pioneer Paint Co, Portland Marble Works, and California Plate Works, indicating a bustling urban marketplace. The snippets reveal diverse commerce from fabric and tailoring to plumbing supplies and railway training, with attention to cash prices and mail orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
Kahn Bros
Prout
Kodaks
Sandy
Portland
Imeaulpinen
Portland Marble Works
Neu Bros. Naturopath Lr
Geo. W
Grockwell
Ota Pioneer “Paint Co
First St
Portlan
Railway Exchange
Por Hland
Razors
The Baby Cab and Household Freedom in Early Times
A humorous critique of baby cabs as a marital burden, contrasting ancient and modern practices. The piece notes wives often push strollers through crowded streets while husbands endure the effort, joking about gender roles and the evolving comforts of parenting aids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womam
Remembering My Baby Image Through The Lapse Of May
A speaker recalls a three year old lad and the echo of earlier days. The poem contrasts the child’s familiar brown eyes, laughter, and small features with memories of a past May. The speaker holds hope to glimpse the baby’s image again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neain
Edgar A. Guest
Folklore Of Scotland Cited In Family Death Beliefs
Fragment describes Scottish superstitions linked to death, hawthorn growth, and prohibitions on speaking of fourfooted animals at sea. It notes beliefs guiding fortune and the ominous outcomes tied to words and nature in coastal Scots culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Do animals think and human greed in profit drives sorrow
The Louisville Courier-Journal contrasts profit greed with national sorrow and ponders animal cognition asking if animals think. It notes a bath silica for an elephant and observes a dog and a man preparing to sleep, illustrating behavior contrasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Old Time Wedding Customs Warned By Color And Months
A bride and groom were shielded from warlocks by gray horses drawing the bridal carriage. Couples should avoid marrying in a month containing the letters Al and guests must not wear black or green for luck.
Bayer Aspirin Ad Promotes Genuine Tablets
An advertisement states that the Bayer Cross on tablets confirms genuine Bayer Aspirin proven safe by millions. It claims physicians have prescribed it for eighteen years and lists common uses from colds to neuralgia. Tin boxes of twelve cost only a few cents. larger packages sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayer
England Faces Major Losses in Arable Land Since 1895
England has 1.2 million acres less arable land today, with 700000 fewer acres of clover and rotation grasses and 600000 fewer acres under plough compared to 20 years ago. An unrelated ad promotes Cutheira Talcum claiming cosmetic use.
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England
Freezone Promise Ends Foot Corn Suffering
A Cincinnati inventor markets freezone a ether compound touted to remove corns and callouses with no pain. The ad claims drops on the tender area dissolve soreness and loosen the corn for lifting off, urging readers to ask druggists or order through their store.
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Cincinnati
Young New Zealander Appeals for Shaw Autograph
A young New Zealander wrote to Bernard Shaw seeking his autograph for a collection. Shaw replied with his characteristic genial humor telling him to set fire to the collection and sit on the top.
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Bernard Shaw
Dream meanings of funeral and birth or marriage
The text explains that dreaming of a coffin or corpse often signals illness or death or serious misfortune. It notes that vague dreams may predict birth or a marriage rather than doom.
First Stage Conveyance Between New York and Philadelphia
The first public stage route between New York and Philadelphia began in 1756, initiated by the elderly huntsman Butler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philadelphia
Huntsman, Butler
Allen's Foot-Ease Relief Advertises Free Sample
An old ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease as a foot remedy for pinching shoes and sore corns. It claims tender feet relief and offers a free sample by addressing Allen’s Olmsted in LeRoy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
New York
Removing Gum With Ice On Opposite Side
When gum sticks to fabric, place ice on the opposite side to freeze the gum. The cold causes the gum to harden and release from the material, allowing easy removal without damage.
Time Is Money Says Man With No Moment to Call
A witty remark on wealth and time notes that those lacking a moment for themselves are figuratively poorer, illustrating a plight where free time equates to value and opportunity. The line hints at social commentary on work, leisure, and monetary concerns.
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Vinant Menthem
Thame Advertienment
York Market
Bondsmorris Brothers, Inc
Erie Buiblion
Stork Sarees
Portland, Oregon
Fred Dundef
Aulen & Lewis
Seaview
Earani
Herland
Ores
Hotel Alder
Usaher Auto Spring CO
Rowe
Belldios
Wuslona
Ore
Mutual Creamery CO
Vga Depetment
Orpgus
Waudseyvill
Pponses Movin
Heilic Theater
Tonseth Floral CO
House of Flowers
Washington St
Oregon
Usiog
ZAN Bros., Inc
Parmore Trestate Terminal CO
Roth
Parcel Post
B. Mt. Hood
the Hazelwood. Confectioner & Restaurant
Washington Street
Pagee & Son
Orevants
West Linn
Amas
Washington
Commonwealthing
Sixth and
Burnside
Crown Willamette Paper Co
Portland, Or
C. Gee WO
Portland, Ore
Kian
Dave
Jol
Voge
Portland, Obe
Roafissa Onesie
Queen City
Portand
la Ory
Astoria Business College
Buelneme Trilin
Worth While Powitionn
Astoria
Nevitabl
Cataelogue
Orn
Burness & Martin
Alderata
Mortland
Some Brick CO
Phone East
Kant
Morrison St
Hartne
Moat Modern
Bredy St
A. W Keene
Majestic Theatre
Washington &I
Kenner Jewelry Co
West
Portind
Heatock Bash & Door Co
Firet Bt
Granell
Fitcdner
Ares Shavineht
Upstandin ¢ Co
Champ
Spokane Stove & Furnace Repair Works
Spokane
Em. Weinstein
Starket
Rogey Mountain
Smith's
Wall Paper
Rt. Portland
Rann-dom
Anon
Ever
Helene Aves
Theoma
Lions eCoturminon
Northwest Rug Co
Maat
Multnomah H
Portland, Owe
Multoomah
Speers
Pyace
Sullivan Hide & Wool CO
Wreat St. Portland
Ree Bentifhce Kramina
Risth
Raliegh
C. A. Flurley
Clifford East
Information Department
Roseman
Bakers
Gray
McLean & Percy
NAVY
P. G. Brown
Roy Stevens Bi
LK Wright
Haleigh Bidg
G & Wn
Electric & Advertising Signs
Union Align Co
Wot Park
Oak
Kwittiodeont
Slalianen
Lakey Laight
Kodak and
Penman
Pardley
Jones
Grand Ave
Myrtle Clarke
Morgan Bide
Rose City Novelty Wks
Pvorrhead Dentists Smith Long Service
Bush & la Lane
Realtors
Interstate Land Co
Stark St Real Estate and Loans Si. V. Harrison
Gerlinger
Sheet Metal
WES
Union Ave. Metal
Union Ave. Sanitarium
A.V. Downs
Corbettet Trachers Agency
Yate Wisher
M. D
Morsay
Accordian
Unity
Vox
Santern Novelty Mie
Artificial Limbs Thon
Armeln Eibro., Inc
Catalom
Wash St
John Weledental Depot
Pental
Morgan Bldg
Maying
Mary
Ethel
Shaw
Iutiness Cotton
Northwest
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