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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1921
Page
2
The St Johns Review under editor A W Markle reports on a Portland Oregon post office matter. The item references a small legal issue under the Act of Congress from March 3 1879 and notes the weekly publication context.
A New York Mercury column catalogs vintage patent medicines and cosmetic tonics once sold openly in taverns and storefronts. The piece notes dubious claims for teeth, hair, and complexion cures, listing products like Hodtrey’s Cardia, Princely Heautifying Tar, and many others, all cited as relics of past commerce and public health standards.
A chaotic street scene unfolds as witnesses recount a woman hurt and carried to a drug store, with quick questions from bystanders. The clipping also lists church notices, vacations, obituaries, and local notices about street improvements, a garden squash feat, a charity picnic, and a missing diamond ring, all reflecting a small town’s daily life.
Alfred Be, writing from the Manchester Guardian, notes Alsace shifts after decades of German rule. The old order fades, leaving red banners replaced by quiet detente and daily life resuming in the contested region as people adapt to new authorities and revived freedoms.
A fragmentary notice describes a terorn tenary celebration at Plymouth marking the landing of HM and the public opening of the WH EEarlowe Bove built by the first line of the era. It mentions oak timbers from the old fort and references Wishaw, Big PIMP War, and William Lowe, a notable colony figure, with details on fort dismantling and Haberculd relocation.
A garbled report describes a makeshift information table east of the federal building's corridor. A person claimed to see an “liferation” sign and asked for directions to a place for a good grade of Swhtly biter while staff questioned proper credentials and access.
Report describes underwater mines impacting ships during the war coding period. Scattered accounts suggest mysterious disappearances of a fishing boat crew and potential explosive risk. Authorities fear a mine could detonate if not detected, threatening all aboard with disaster.
Modern six room house for rent with furniture for sale. Also chickens for sale. Call Col. 228. Notice warns about a prize sunflower picker on East Charleston Street. A lady seeks a childless caretaker for a couple of months. call this office.
A boy named Frederick, still learning addition and multiplication, runs an errand for milk. He pays with a locket he earned by returning the empty bottle and buys a sucker, later claiming the grocer charged for the bottle and the candy. The scene highlights early lessons in thrift, commerce, and parental guidance.
An essay discusses real vacation as a state of mind and action. It contrasts work and play across daily tasks such as cooking, lighting a bonfire, dancing, and fishing, noting true vacation is a retreat to carefree activities and fairyland. It uses examples about cherry and plum trees to illustrate observation and nature lessons.
A historical piece mixes a child's mishmashed talk about whooping cough with a note on Browning electrolytically protecting aluminum. It describes an electrolyte of molybdenum sulfide and a brown coating that resists cracking, claiming aluminum remains corrosion free after weeks of testing.
The Los Angeles aqueduct, recently completed, stretches 288 miles within a rugged cost. Built by the city, it features tunnels, steel siphons, covered concrete flume, and no open ditch. Its daily capacity reaches 200 million gallons.
Real estate ad items describe a 7 room modern house with a large lot and river view priced around 4000. Additional notes mention a 6 room modern house with improvements paid, a good garage, and fruit. prices listed near 2100. Gillmore listing in Columbia 81 118 N Jersey.
Earl Stanley, American war hero and traveler, sailed aboard the China at Hongkong by posing as a passenger. After two days undisturbed, officers questioned him about tickets and identity. Capt J O G Dally and Hubert Pin arranged passage funds, enabling his continuing voyage to Panadena via San Francisco.
A woman adopts a long winded, false tale after discovering a new hair fitting method. On the way to work she struggles for a credible excuse, then floods a colleague with a dramatic story about two burned houses and a wagon crowd. The ruse collapses when the paper reveals the truth told yesterday.
In a Columbus newspaper item a woman and a friend discuss a moving picture of a teen in a TV horror show. They claim the image reveals a spirit of a man who died at sea, prompting a diary confession and debate over the outcome of the drowned man.
The United States saw five billion panmengen in auto freight and motor trucks moving millions of tons of goods. Car usage rose with 400 million passenger trips, while railroads faced growing competition from cars and trucks, changing suburban and city transport dynamics.
Mrs Harriett HMM, long a leader in paper products manufacturing, died in New York. She originated the Cyber vending machine used for selling paper drinking caps in railway stations and other public places, and headed a major paper products company for many years.
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