St Johns Notes On Sewer Plans and Local Happenings
The St Johns Review notes slow progress on Jersey street sewer plans as free ferry prospects gain steam with a transportation coalition. Calef Bros. will stay open evenings through Christmas. Thomas Condon freshens West Richmond home with new paint. John McNeil buys a Woodland ranch. W C T U meets at Adventist church December 19. Congregational services invited. Clement Devree dies after being struck by a streetcar while attempting to board at Failing and Union avenues. warns others against jumping on moving cars.
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Clement Devree
Portland City Hall
St. Johns
Failing Street
Union Avenue
Devree
Moving Day At James John High Involved Frantic Packing
High school notes recount the moving into a new building with students and faculty eager yet orderly as desks maps and lab equipment are packed. Miss Brice and Miss Stalter supervise while students haul countless boxes up to the second floor amid noise and excitement.
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James Jobo
Miss Low
Tihe
Brice
Stalter
Janes John High
Real estate ad and event notes from St Johns area
For sale by Any Real Estate Dealer in St Johns 1910 Addition offers lots with water mains, school house and car line nearby, and building materials on monthly terms. Boxing contest tonight at the rink canceled, Duarte Holland match to be held in Vancouver. Calef Bros and Vogue Millinery run Christmas sales with evening hours. School building photos and outfitting details mention new desks, floors and classrooms. Property insurance offered, millinery and cleaning services promoted.
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St. Johns
Vancouver
Holiday shopping ads clutter Portland streets
Local merchants urge readers to buy Christmas gifts including 1847 Rogers Bros. Silverware, fur goods, and carving sets at Calef Bros Vogue Millinery and Hendricks Hardware Co. Advertisers tout seasonal specials, rental listings, and service offers while urging merchants to advertise now to capture holiday trade.
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Nmas
Rogers Bros
Hendricks Hardware Co
Portland
Man proves instant waiter lure with broken glass trick
In a Philadelphia cafe a Germantown man tried to summon multiple waiters using a New Yorker's bet. After a deliberate glass shatter on the table, every waiter rushed in, the New Yorker declaring the trick a success and the host owing him a tip.
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Germantown
New York
Philadelphia
Walter
Philadelppian
New Yorker
Philadelphia Record
Grief Stricken Husband Presses for Insurance Payout
A German husband writes to a life insurer after his wife Anne Maria dies, seeking prompt payment of her $750 policy. He touts his grief and requests swift settlement, while hinting at insuring his second wife for $1,600. He includes a death certificate and appeals for conso lation.
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Germany
Anne Maria
Darling
For Sale Fifty Dollar Course at Scranton International Force School
A fifty dollar course in the Scranton International Force School is offered at a twenty percent discount with terms of five dollars down and five dollars per month. An additional cash discount is noted. Address to this office.
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Saint Johns
Oregon
Bi Johns
Scranton International Force School
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