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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1912
Page
3
The artist Frank D. Millet endured a hard struggle for notice until one bold work, a lady in black with a bright red gown against a vivid yellow background, stunned critics and spectators. Critics castigated the piece yet propelled Millet to fame, as renewed attention followed his next work showing clear growth and promise.
A satirical montage portrays a Tunis divorce court as a grand, eastern palace with turbans, veiled women, and marble halls. It mocks procedure, then shifts to snippets of jokes and anecdotes from period magazines about irony, travel shows, and social scenes.
A stranger with a club check invented a defrauding routine at a Manhattan club. He dined, drank, and signed for items then left with a billed tab, only to be exposed when the ledger showed he was not a member. The episode highlights club security lapses amid calls for stricter entry rules.
A publisher team seeks nature faithful illustrations for Thoreau writings. A visitor named in Conor arrives with a portfolio and reveals a lifelong nature study via photography. His work matches the moment of decision, showing art and nature joined without profit motive.
An excerpt describes ancient Japanese burial practices where princes surrounded by living friends were buried upright and left to die of thirst and hunger. It notes gradual reforms under Emperor Suloty 740 A D and an edict by Saint Louis Me public prohibiting the living burial rite, with penalties for adherence.
A fragment recalling early tour and travel agents in the Holy Land. It notes agents’ offices near St Mark’s, handling contracts, pricing seven to ten days, with upfront and post journey payments. Mentions longstanding control of pilgrim traffic in medieval Palestine and ongoing personal escort duties.
The text imitates Bl Matthew Henry's Bible commentary in common speech of his era. It reflects how readers in that day paraphrased verses and referenced historical groups while commenting on Judah and various nations. The excerpt shows archaic spelling, slang, and interpretive tone characteristic of period religious writing.
A fragment notes the phrase A bold bad man tied to Spenser and The Faerie Queene. It mentions a bold man calling the Archimage a Great Gorgon, prince of darkness and dead wight, with garbled quotation and page-like citation.
Fragmentary OCR involving dialogue about a lover and courting a daughter. Mentions names Heston and William Beary Mbeion in a disordered exchange. No clear event, place, or date.
A defense argues the defendant was intoxicated and cites an old police tactic. The solicitor describes two officers walking out of step to make a suspect lurch and appear unable to stand, suggesting the tactic is used to elicit a confession or behavior. The report references coverage by the London Standard and the New York Press.
A snipped survey notes in a travel excerpt that Portuguese women perform two thirds of national labor, while men lounge. It describes women hauling water, carrying loads, and toiling in fields and markets as men relax or drink, portraying a stark gendered contrast.
An analysis tracing New York City’s rise to prominence to the opening of the Erie Canal, noting how inland connectivity shifted wealth and trade away from cities like Philadelphia and Baltimore. It highlights the canal’s impact on grain transport costs from Buffalo to Albany and the city’s growing dominance in national commerce.
In Atighin about forty miles south of Hangkok Chinn aan and wife farm a sugar cane plot. A neighbor’s buffalo calf ate their crop. He believed a marauder attacked and struck with a heavy club killing the calf. He confessed to the act, slept, and grew ill as a result. Youth's Companion.
A garbled report describes a diabolical murder attempt with a sharpened stiletto and a blade four inches long. The damaged text notes the weapon’s thin handle, groove near the blade, and a glass-like tip. It suggests the wound would close quickly with no visible blood.
A battalion returning from a fire pr action at the fence had a shot discharged from the leading company by accident. The bullet passed uncomfortably close to the colonel. The captain asked who fired the shot and the officer replied that no man from his company could have fired it, claiming his men were all tightly packed nearby.
A garbled cricket related snippet from the Louisville Courier Journal describes bleacher fans shouting in mock British cheer toward a fielder. The passage hints at crowd behavior and playful banter during a cricketing moment.
A fragmented report notes the death of Andrew Jackson Jones after being struck by a car. A second fragment suggests a confrontation, a claimed receipt of money, and a rough tally of ten dollars amid uncertain details.
A fragment from the Loulaville Courier Journal shows a dialogue about daily life with a playful misquote. The snippet mentions asking about an area, mentions congratulation, and a plan to borrow 200 to buy a ring. The readable text is limited and ambivalent about context or outcome.
An eccentric, fragmentary society note mentions Anke and Mrs Youngbride in a bustle of names and rumors. The text reads like clipped diary fragments from a small town page with odd spellings and incomplete phrases.
In a New York Amer piece the mechanism behind why we open our mouths when listening is explained. Three interrelated entries govern the action including the Eustachian tube pathway, mouth opening during focused attention, and an instinctive stance tied to early human self preservation and feeding impulses.
A historical account details how condemned spies are executed by the English Army with a ritual sequence. Prisoners are made to dig their own graves as a detach of infantry, aided by pickaxes and wrapped tools, while chaplains perform rites and guards randomize the firing party. The volley follows a sequence, and the condemned may be unaware if the shot killed them. The piece weaves in literary asides referencing Carlyle and Milnes, noting fear and fainting among soldiers chosen to fire.
In a murky description a crowd reacts as a figure named Ming Mory Anders. The scene mentions a belt and a sergeant called Murphy. The text hints at a chaotic gallery moment with references to gods and heaven and a failed plan. Names include Ming Never roth, Murphy, Sergeant, and Laureun AW owers.
A garbled dialogue fragment presents a stagey exchange with characters names like Brother Labstock Brother Tump and Brother Lobatuck. The text resembles a rural skit with misheard lines and local color, but no clear event or outcome is discernible.
A garbled interview fragment shows a neighbor questioned why so much was spent on a wife’s funeral. The response asserts the neighbor would have spent similarly, with emphasis on affection and duty, highlighting strained relations following the death.
A Philadelphia Record summary notes a conjurer’s education on rapid counting. It discusses estimating groups of objects by glimpsing patterns, claims a method to count up to thirty items with practice, and details teaching via paper underlays to reveal quick judgments.
Fragmented text recounts a brutal incident in Ecuador where natives attacked a Spanish governor, stealing gold and killing him. It references tribal uprisings, mining sites, and fierce forest regions, with mentions of massacres and continued unrest among savage tribes and colonial forces.
Incomplete OCR fragment mentions Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway and an agent. Details unclear due to garbled text. entities identified include railway and place references.
The city of St Johns adopts an ordinance prescribing the execution form for improvement bonds. The document outlines the bond amount, currency, redemption terms, notice publication, and the city’s pledge to secure timely payment. It references Oregon and Multnomah County and details the authorization, terms, and conditions for the bond series.
Fragmented text describes bids for street work, public notices, and land records. Mentions parties like City of Jones and successors, with references to warranty deeds, quit claims, chattel mortgages, and notices of sales of real estate holdings.
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