City council approves over thirteen thousand in street work
Portland St Johns council met Tuesday night with mayor presiding. They passed ordinances for street improvements on South St Johns totaling over 13 000 and ordered Crawford street work from Baltimore to Medford. Debates over dock ownership and tax implications continued as residents urged prudent use of the waterfront.
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Stee
South St. Johns
Buchanan Street
City
Portland Woolen Mille
Ro Hof
C. L. Johnson
A. W. Davis
Crawford Street
Baltimore
Finurburg
Salem
Medmond
Noonan
M.T. Swain
Portland
Bille
Lauthers
Columbia
Holbrook
Gilbert Goodhue
G. W. Rogers
EB. C. Hurlbert
Fensenden Street
Jersey Street
South
Ivanhoe
Polk
New City Dock
Linnton
Portamouth
University Park
City of St. Johns
Meri
St. Johns
Arnold Uncor
Mantis Toute
PR. Seth
River Impress Company
Richmond Street
Richymond Street
Biblnews
Rt. Johnie
Hoscoffe
A Public Landing Needed for St Johns Growth
A Portland visitor learns that St Johns may soon be a suburb of Portland and prosper with waterfront docking. Local promoters urge a larger Richmond Street dock and riverfront improvements to handle cargo, predicting Portland’s population boom and St Johns’ rise as a manufacturing hub.
Made Money Quick Sears 46, mall order founder in Chicago
A telegraph operator from Redwood Falls Minnesota once earning 45 a month and amassing 25,000,000 in 17 years via mall order business is described. He retired to Gray's Lake then Minneapolis and Chicago, helping found Bears Roebuck & Co before a New York syndicate paid him 25 million. The note questions value and local merchant impact of mall order houses. A separate city hall cleanup in basement quarters under Chief Bredeson is noted as making grounds neater.
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Richard W. Sears
Redwood Falls
Minn
At &Olylock
Gray's Lake
Ait
Kosten
Minneapolio
Chicago
Great Mall
Bears, Roebuck & Co
New York
Distressing mistake with a mistaken tonic bottle
A North 8 Jolene man slept with a bottle of monqulio elalr and drank its contents after mistaking it for medicine. The dose caused a frightful sensation but no lasting harm after the physician removed the substance from his stomach.
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Aw Bile
Lin
Antwan Harting
Died Saturday Mary Lucile Caples at 2 years old
Mary Lucile Caples daughter of W Ht and Mary EB died Saturday August 7 at her father's residence in St Johns after illness of diphtheria aged 2 years 3 months and 24 days Funeral at the residence and interment in Columbia cemetery The Caples family express sincere sympathy in their bereavement The bereaved seek comfort in religious assurances of the Kingdom of Heaven.
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Mary Lucile
W. Ht
Mary EB. Caples
St. Johns
Columbia Cemetery
Caples
Kingdom of
Heaven
Thin Office Offer Promises Free Ads for Show Tickets
A fragmentary notice describes management offering a ticket to a show for two ads worth a dollar amount. The ticket may include a marked copy with advertisements. The writer notes the gesture as courteous but questions the value and clarity of the promotion.
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Northwest
Building Permits Filed For Local Dwellings In City
Building permits list several proposals: Walter Bpeed seeks to enlarge a dwelling on Buchanan Street between Hudson and Portland Boulevards with an estimated cost of 100 dollars. Andrew Kerr plans a dwelling on Charbenton Street between Madison and Portland Boulevards at an estimated cost of BAO. Kikenny proposes a basement on Lyonhoe Street between Lawvitt and John Ford with an estimated cost of 200 dollars. W B Barberta plans alterations to a dwelling on Fillmore Street between Cali and St. John Avenue with an estimated cost of 7 dollars.
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Walter Bpeed
Tuchanan Street
Hudson and
Portland Boulevard
Andrew Kerr
Charbenton Street
Madson
Kikenny
Lyonhoe Street
Lawvitt
John Ford
P Hendricks
SieTo W
Fillmore Street
Calia
Bt. John Avenue
Married While Abroad Beattie Spokane Idaho Trip Ends in Marriage
Charley Howkthad recently returned from Beattie Spokane and Idaho pointe and, about two months ago at Coeur d Alene, united in marriage with Mi an Frances Edgar of Spokane. The newlyweds will make their home in Rochester Minn with Mr and Mrs James Hall and daughter visiting from the Bust thie Week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas
Beattie
Spokane
Idaho Pointe
Charley
Coeur d'Alene
Mian
Frances Edgar
Jobas
Mire
James Hall
Rochester
Minn
James Watson
Confusing Telegraphic Note On Railroad Yard Work
A telegraph style summary outlines upcoming railroad yard activities near Widetracke and East Freight transfers. It mentions a new depot, track improvements, and possible changes to local facilities with references to officials and near future yard recency.
If It Didn t Rain After Sprinkling The Lawn
A playful but garbled verse asks about happiness and weather, dance rights, and city life. It weaves questions about rain, mosquitoes, and social scenes with a mock dialogue about a vacation and finances. The fragmented lines resemble a comic or performative lyric.
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St. Johny
Wood Pier
New City Dock
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Laura Davie
Young San
Ada Pennington
West Burlington Street
Doe Wan
Dertend
St Johns
Counell
Wight
Mra
J. B. Hende
Harry Hunter
Jobne
Noties
Peninsula
St. John
St. Jule
Aeward
Capt. Smith
The
River Express
Thin
St. Johnie
Himmel
Au Burt
Johns
Dad Hortianit
Ely
Elty
St. Jolie
United States
Fae
Keninsula
Jolie
Ile
America
Ft. Johny
W. L. Thorndyke
Review
Deckconville
Whordlii
City of
Bredeson
Ehipe
Vietend
West Partland Yards
Telegram
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