Portland Trades and Goods Listings Fragment
A dense Oregon classified page fragment lists car parts, auctioneers, clothing items, furniture, farming notices, and services. It mentions Portland addresses, merchants, and suppliers such as Jewelers, artificial limbs, cleaning, dyeing, paint, and building materials, with scattered farm loan and real estate references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agate Cutters & Mfg
Wal Watch
Tepal
Majentio Hentar
Orekon
Artificial Limb Co. Inc
Portland
Ford Auction Co
Bennes
David Hodes
Roadway
Flanders
Motor Santa Life Co
Burnside Bt
Long & Silva
Hawthorne Ave
Burness & Martin Lath & Alder «Ts
Mat
Witstens
Union Ave
N- Leslee
Earnahaee “Shoe Brick CO
Apeotulty
Phobe
Dence
Raat
Morrison St
Ore
Prle Cherry Co
Coity and Farm
Gilson
H. of Commerce
City Dye Works
Heacock Sash & Wor Co
St. Portland
Finsomer Ros Co
St. Port
Pnd
Spe- Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Farmia
Wm MacMaster
National Bank
Bilsinger
Front & St
Patro
W “Goodman
Optometrist
Oregon
Sage and Sulphur Compound Restores Dark Hair Tone
An old advertisement promotes Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use formula to darken gray hair naturally and evenly. It claims hair appears glossy and youthful after one or two applications with no disease treatment intended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyeth
Waste Not and Save War Savings Stamps With Clean-Up Drive
The War Savings program urges households to save trash and old paper from spring cleaning to exchange for stamps. Officials tout burning waste as wasteful and urge housewives to cooperate with Clean-Up agents visiting homes to aid the government. The Philadelphia Ledger cites extravagant waste and praises the national campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
United States Treasury
Philadelphia Ledger
England
Humans Shrinking Through Prehistoric Ages Says Henrion
An essay discusses a theory that humans grew smaller over prehistoric time as animals did. French orientalist Henrion is cited with precise heights for figures from Adam to Julius Caesar, arguing that greatness does not always align with size and that modern men above six feet are now above average height.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrion
Academy
Adam
Eve
Noah
Abraham
Moses
Hercules
Alexander the Great
Julius Caesar
Supreme Court Members and Their Origins
The Supreme Court currently includes Chief Justice Edward D. White from Louisiana born 1845 and appointed 1910. Associate Justices include Joseph McKenna of California born 1843 and 1898 appointment. Oliver W. Holmes of Massachusetts born 1841 and 1902. William R. Day of Ohio born 1849 and 1908. W. Van Devanter of Wyoming born 1859 and 1910. Mahlon Pitney of New Jersey born 1856 and 1912. James C. McReynolds of Tennessee born 1862 and 1914. Louis C. Brandeis of Massachusetts born 1856 and 1916. John H. Clark of Ohio born 1857 and 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the
United States
Edward D. White
Louisiana
Joseph McKenna
California
Oliver W. Holmes
Massachusetts
William R. Day
Ohio
W. van Devanter
Wyoming
Mahlon Pitney
New Jersey
Facts and Fancies: Poll Tax Exemption for Soldiers
A state legislature grants in active service soldiers and sailors exemption from poll tax. The piece also reflects on risk in money, praise for continued effort after failure, and the vanity of a budding actor who falters when first performing in public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Frost
Great Encyclopedia of China touted as monumental work
The article credits China with originating the encyclopedia idea and lauds the Great Encyclopedia of China, known as Yung Lo Ta Tien. It notes over 2,000 scholars contributed across centuries to 11,000 volumes and 917,480 pages, forming a stack 450 feet high when laid flat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Wlliam Smellie
Paring Recipes From The Mother's Cook Book
A collection of home style dishes with step by step guidance for rice dishes beef rolls codfish and macaroni Swedish cabbage and other family favorites. Instructions cover parsnip fritters onion carrot and pea dishes and a parsley scented rice as a side or sauce.
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Fourth St
NA Peer
Rubber N Mills
Portland, Ore
Wtricly & Farmers Co-Operative Company
Arened
Hite Uniticd
Gilain
Northwest
Northwestern Made
ZAN Bros, Inc
Auto Spring CO
Washington Sts
Ambelph Tetacee
ATO Ste
Elty
Terturel
ONG & Silva
Ibwihene
L’ Cafeteria
Siath and
Alder Streets
Jonley’s
Wash
15Th and
Burnside
Aires
Twlicited
Atrinmarts
Eawt
Odean
Rtland
Central
Bath
Mic
Stark
Cale
Roof Garden
LU “Lashe
Fri
Labo
Cain
Too Nisay
Trure Siarcta Portlang
Ersler
Columbia
Front St
J. C. English CO
Morrison
Alder
Kewanee Water Systems
P and
Kileatrie
M.D. Spencer
Morrison- Portland
Ooaron
St. Nicholas
Siath Street
London
Front Street
Doctor Johnson
Ulm
of Merit
Clifford East Morrison St
East Sixth
Aes
Yucatan
A. G. Tender
Kitten
Lowe & CO
Lawne
Kernens
Pre & BK Cor
Selereanie
Portland Marble Works
A. Philipa
Ibroad
Weis
Tark-Davis CO
Third St
Pvctaa
Rendee
Montie
Descrie
Pioneer Paint Co
Moore Sanitarium
Belling Building
Abington Hidy
Frank L. McGuire
Woale
Cal
Ponona
Migs Deckhr
Alinky
Hawthorne Auto & Garage School
Soring Co
Smith's Wall Paper House
110
Second St
Winnegance
Allen
Shalen
Ltc
Indianapolis News
Suez
Suez Canal
Kantara
Meyot
Palestine
Apply Crown Willamette Paper Co
Camas, Wash
Pikes Peak
Colorado Springs
Earth
Supreme Court
History of
George Elliot
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