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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1910
Page
8
A brief excerpt outlines changes in women’s costume from the tenth to fourteenth centuries, noting simple long skirts and draped garments, Chaucer’s references, the later emergence of the word gown, and critiques of fashionable layers and trained coifs as centuries progressed.
Fragmented notes describe Tiburon Island near the Gulf of California with mentions of cannibal tribes and a deadly poison used on arrows, alongside a set of miscellaneous historical anecdotes and poems about dragons, stubborn husbands, and a journalist’s decayed-artist remark.
H Henderson, manager at 120 North Jersey Street advertises Peninsula Tithe Abstract and Realty offering accurate work with reasonable fees.
In 1870s San Francisco operators gathered at a Cable Street office near California Street. James C. Flood and Robert Sherwood traded 1,000 Consolidated Virginia shares, then Sherwood sold them to Flood for 100. Flood later credited profits to building the Nevada block and the Union stock deal funded Darin and Market streets.
A woman ignores gate rules to reach a returning lover at a station. Gideon muses on why she comes alone with a brindle English bulldog under her arm, while Gibson peers from the depot gate to witness the scene. The snippet centers on a tense, hopeful moment amid crowded platform tensions.
A carnival of words unfolds around an antique violin, the auctioneer pressing for bids while narrator Bee blearily contemplates the instrument's marks and faded history. Amid blurred verses and stray names, a bid of thirty cents is spuriously declared, echoing a tone of satirical antiquarian auction.
Fragments depict a speaker naming neighbor Tow Jones and a response about obtaining a permanent job. The text is garbled with misspellings and odd phrasing, limiting clear facts or context.
The text parodies bustling talk about elections and society with archaic phrasing. It mentions Lord Chichester and Lord Defendastle, a grandmother, and a satire on speaking well and silence, ending with a note about legal blanks and realty contracts offered for sale at Portland prices.
A rambling note from a cousin describes a split and reconciliation with Mr Mack, a promotion to salesman at a cigar counter, and a thriving display of ribbons, hats, and dress goods. The writer mentions sweets, cigars, and a budding sales role, ending with a request to write back.
The Muck Mercantile Company proposes grading sidewalks curbs and crosswalks on Mohawk Street from Ivanhoe to Willamette Boulevard in St Johns. Plans call for stone sidewalks cement walks expansion joints and center trench and the work to be financed by local improvement district assessments to the property benefited.
Palm Cafe offers pure California wine priced 1.25 to 2.00 per gallon and government inspected meals at affordable prices with free delivery. Ward's Central Market promotes grocery items and a fifty dollar Scranton correspondence course with installment terms and cash discounts. Also urges subscribing to the St John’s Review for local news.
About 40 season suits remain with prices from 6.45 to 19.50 dollars. The store says they are excellent values and urges customers to buy now before the sale ends in two weeks.
The makers of AEW announce a new line of clothing in Syracuse New York. The collection includes a new model for fair grey browns and blues and promises prices that are reasonable with an easy payment plan.
The Recorder of St Johns apportions the proposed assessment for Thompson street improvements from Wilts boulevard to Ridonce westerly line, based on special benefits to parcels in the district. The district extends halfway to the next parallel street, with the assessment on file for examination and objections to be filed before the noted date.
Sealed proposals for the construction of three sewers in the district will be received at the office of the Recorder of St Johns. Bids must follow specifications and be accompanied by a bond for faithful performance. The city reserves the right to reject all bids. Review dates Aug 26 and Sept 9, 1910.
Dr R A Jayne physician and surgeon with office over the First National Bank St Johns Oregon warns advertisers to submit changes by Wednesday at 3 pm to ensure they appear in the next issue Planes remind this and leave the printer instructions
Summons issued in Mulimomals county Oregon circuit court naming Lawrence V. McDonald as defendant. The document orders appearance and answer by September 1910 with publication dated July 29 1910, outlining the legal action and court team Collier & Collier as solicitors.
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