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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1912
Page
2
A Saint Johns paper fragments report a Syracuse death from a joke and the Buffalo Express mockery. It explains hydrology terms Second foot and second feet per square mile with definitions and conversions, including gallons per second and a miner's inch.
The Commercial club backs a plan to secure and sustain continuous ferry service, arguing it benefits residents and supports growth. The piece reflects on 1912 ending and predicts improvements for St Johns including better car and street service, free mail delivery, a paved link to Portland, new industries, and a thriving city dock.
Resolutions express heartfelt sympathy for Brother Pascal Hill on the death of his mother. The group extends condolences, notes divine comfort, and directs copies to the bereaved family and the St. Johns Review. Fraternal officers Rose Robinson and Lillie Sizemore sign the minutes.
Peninsula Tithe Abstract and Realty Co offers prepared, continued or examined abstracts. Accurate work and reasonable fees cited. Address 208 North Jersey in the McDonald building with Hi Henderson enclosure.
District Elder W N Coffee conducts quarterly services at the Free Methodist church corner E Hiedmond and Hadean streets St Johns from December 27 to 29. Evening services begin at 7:30 and the 11 am service is held on Sunday.
James Seymour born in London in 1702 rose to fame for etching and painting at court. He gained royal patronage from the Duke of Bomervet who hired him to paint portraits of racing heroes. An insult over his lineage ended with the duke dismissing him, yet Seymour refused to return to complete the work, asserting his royal connection.
A long excerpt shows a Liberal lady scolding reformers during alords debate while entertaining Labour MP Henry Broadhurst and the Duke of Argyle at her countryside home. The dialogue hints at resistance to destruction under the guise of reconstruction and reform politics.
The passage notes that buttons and similar fasteners date back to ancient Troy and Mycenae where Bettie mane disavored gold, silver, and bronze artifacts. It describes medieval clothing using wooden pipes as fasteners and mentions a 1720 prohibition by George I to spur metal-button manufacturing, with current country practice leaning to textile mittens.
A fragment from Saturday Review discusses the spider metaphor as harsher truth than man and cites Alphonse Karr's Voyage autour de mon jardin. It notes a line about marital love and death, contrasting spitter wit with human frailty in a critics’ reflection.
A fragment from Chicago News notes a scene of social exclusion and playful misnaming as characters discuss class and occupation with confusion over a child’s future role and a supposed horse doctor. The tone hints at social satire within a crowded city page.
A congregational scene quotes an aged brother recalling fifteen years past when he pledged his heart to the Lord, while a deacon quips that the only cheerful gift he never made was to collect annual subscriptions, revealing tension over church finances.
A brief tale recounts a young lady from the east who, after a first glimpse, exclaims in disbelief that waves seem larger than expected, reflecting a moment of naive wonder in a San Francisco context.
A fragment notes a comic line about a man reacting to a shell explosion. It juxtaposes a hearty laugh with spleen and discontent described as the recoil of a gun, referencing De Witt Talinage in a terse, evocative historic tone.
A provocative line from the Boston Transcript sparked heated reaction as a writer or reader contends with an unwanted marriage proposal. The remark reflects tense social attitudes and personal boundaries in a controversial exchange.
A saying notes impolite tactics rarely yield gains. a blunt approach by a tough negotiator can prevail where smooth talking fails. The remark emphasizes effectiveness over politeness in high stake dealings.
A Des Moines man suffered muscular rheumatism in his shoulder and faced at least 150 dollars in treatment costs at Hot Springs. He tried a cheaper option and found relief after three days with Chamberlain's Liniment, now available from all dealers.
Notice to legal voters of School District No 2 Multnomah County Oregon that the Adjourned Annual School Meeting will be held at Central School House to begin at 8 p m on the fifth Monday of December being the 30th day of December 1912 The meeting is for levying a special tax for general school purposes and business as usual Dated December 19 1912 F P Drinker Chairman Board of Directors Attest J B E Tanch District Clerk Published in St Johns Review December 20 1912 and 27 1912 Ordinance No 521
The City of St Johns Multnomah county Oregon fixes the tax levy rate at nine mills per dollar for 1912. The recorder is instructed to notify the county clerk. Passed December 24 1912 and approved December 27 1912 by Mayor A A Muck. Central Market ad follows.
The library opens New Year’s day 2:30 to 5:30 with no book exchanges. A praised poultry book, by a poet and authority, explains hatch and raise methods in simple language. Foreword extols the business hen and its eggs as a practical family livelihood, alongside other titles on motorcycles, real estate, and adventures.
Notice declares the assessment for the Burlington Street improvement from Bradford Street to Mack 20, total cost 10040.18, per ordinance 620. Assessment levied on all lots within Block 29 James John 2nd Add. Records show December 20 1912 entry. payment due by January 19 1913 to avoid delinquency and collection by sale of property per city charter. Published in St Johns Review December 20 and 27 1912.
Apportionment of the counter Hartuian street from the easterly line of Senece street to the westerly line of Myers street total cost in 708 hae was apportioned and set in favor of the undersigned subject to examination. Assessment district extends back to the center of lots and blocks abutting on said street. Remonstrances may be filed with the undersigned until 5 o'clock p.m. January 6, 1913. WAL RICE City Recorder. Published in the St Johns Review December 20 and 27, 1912.
Notice states part of the cost of an improvised street project is apportioned and on file for inspection. The assessment district date back to a prior period and the town will meet at 7 o clock PM January 6, 113. Recorder F A Rick is the responsible official and publication occurred in the St Johns Review on December 20 and 27.
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