St Johns Cash Market Adds Ice Machine and Upgrades
The popular St Johns Cash Market operated by Harry A. Imboden on North Jersey Street has installed a five horsepower electric ice machine connected to a frosted refrigeration system. The refrigerator capacity is nearly doubled, a private room added, and a new cash register installed. Additional show cases linked to the frosted pipes are planned within weeks. The market remains a popular local institution due to Imboden’s skill, fair pricing, and broad patronage, including streetcar workers and farmers along the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A. Imboden
St. Johna
Jersey Street
St. Johns
Imboden
Im N
Six Cent Fare Debate Shapes Pittsburgh Portland Plans
The Six Cent Fare article discusses how Portland Railway, Light & Power aligns with Public Service Commission to offset a 5 cent hourly raise for employees. It contrasts Pittsburgh Street Railway’s longer hours and denser traffic, arguing Pittsburg operates more cars per square mile, boosting efficiency and urban reach relative to Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Railway, Light & Power Company
Pillskare
Public Service Commission
Street Railway Company
Pittsburg
Portland
Pittsbare
Tland Company
Hl Cochran Home Returns to St Johns After Montana Work
T S. Hl. Cochran contractor and wife with Paul Cochran and spouse have come back to St Johns from near Hesper Montana. Cochran supervised 21 miles of Grant Smith Co railroad construction and notes labor shortages but says the job finished well. He adds locals are glad they returned. Also a rental ad: For Rent Room suitable for light housekeeping call 627 B street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Cochran
Paul Cochran
St. Johns
Hesper
Mont
Cochran
Grant Smith Co
Think It Over: A Soldier’s Courage Beyond Everyday Inconvenience
In a Muskogee Times Democrat editorial from January 12, 1918, the author contrasts ordinary 1918 life with French trenches, noting cold kitchens and missed deliveries at home while soldiers endure zero wind and mud in No Man’s Land, urging readers to remember their sacrifice and perseverance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
France
No Man's Land
Flanders
Delicate Machines At Spokane Shop Drive Growth
The Washington Machinery company shop in Spokane has installed twin delicate grinding machines, three tons each, capable of grinding to 25 10,000 of an inch. M R Rawson, secretary, and Harry Rawson, superintendent, announce a 300 percent three year rise in business. The machines handle pistons, rings, wrist pins and crank shafts, with two shifts and a backlog of 12 to 30 blocks daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
M. R. Rawson
Harry Rawson
EU. Rawson
St. Johna
Washington Machinerpply Company
Fail. Rod and Monroe
Northwest
Funeral Sermon Honors Upright Citizen Will Dunbar
A large church gathering heard Rev Jones deliver Mr Will Dunbars funeral sermon. The writer praises Dunbar as a kind husband father neighbor and citizen. He lent help to those in need and offered comfort to the sorrowful. A friend prays for comfort for Dunbars family and ease of the cross. A Victrola ad ends the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Jones
Will Dunbar
Dunbar
Rouen
Fellows Lodge
Renowned Dr Banks to Speak in town on Prohibition themes
The town will host Louis Albert Banks on Sunday February 24 for a forceful lecture described by Charles Pankhurst as one of the greatest intellectual treats. Banks, a prominent reformer and author, has a long history from Washington Territory to Portland and nationwide evangelistic itineraries. He is linked to the National Prohibition movement led by the Anti Saloon League and the state leagues, with the push toward a constitutional amendment and nationwide rallying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Johns
Louis Albert Banks
Banks
Northwest
Charles Pank‘hurst
Zion's Herald of Boston
Washington Territory
Methodist Episcopal Church
Gilbert Haven
Portland
Ore
Anti- Saloon League of America
State Anti- Saloon League
Congress
Iman
Dr. Banks
City street plan eyed for St Helens road takeover
City street commissioner Barbur urged Wednesday that the St Helens road from near the St Johns ferry slip up through Linnton be municipalized to allow sidewalk reconstruction under city proceedings. The section was county paved two years ago and is in good repair, but the old sidewalks are dilapidated. The council delayed action pending a personal inspection.
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Barbur
St. Helens
St. Johns Ferry
Linnton
St Johns Honor Roll Invents Caulking Machine
The St Johns high school notes enlistments in Uncle Sam's service with a large list of cadets at training camps. Nelson Gay of G M Standifer Construction invents a pneumatic caulker that equals 25 men, enabling possible female operation and accelerating wood shipbuilding across the U S and allied nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Johns
Uncle Sam
Taylor M. Whitmore
Athill W. Irvine
Dean H. Knowles
Earl H. Knowles
Theodore Bugbee
H. Bryan Pott
Armand Olin
Claude B. Harris
Russell Pott
R. P. Galloway
Chas
E. Garlick
Marne Donaldson
Glenn Haxkell
Ray Clark
Benjamin Swan
Hubert Martin
Leon Sorber
Donald St
Walter Pearson
Elmer Maples
Roy Gagnon
Lester LD
Basil
Alphonso Fox
Harry
Hughes
Geo
Downey
Thos
Edwards
Ingotf Willikson
Edward Isbell
Graham Moxon
G. Linccoln Fassett
Harley Manning
Grover Carroll
Clyde Miller
Adolph Ascher
John Basey
Moe
Albert Hyde
Reed Chamberlain
Ray Vanderbeck
Richard Harley
Cecil Magone
Frank Bugbee
Ivan Faber
Bert Sundatrom
Gail Perrine
Norman Nelson
Grover Barron
Harry J. Simmons
Thos, Roberts
Max J. Witters
A. Tall
W. Stevens
Christ Lind
William E. Galloway
Jee
Worthington
Jack L. Douglas
Joy Milton Carnahan
Elmer Flynn
J. Elmer Thomas
Eugene Small
Howard
Basil Holcomb
Carl Smith
Sprague B. Mareh
Portland Journal
War Department
Wood
United States
Nelson Gay
G. M. Standifer Construction Corporation
Gay
G. M. Standifer
Standifer Company
Standifer
Ingersoll-Rand Company
New York
Pennsylvania
Navy Department
James O. Heyworth
Shipping Board
Service Flag Exercises At Methodist Church
Crowded house last Sunday evening welcomed the Service Flag exercises at the Methodist church. A trio from University Park provided music while Mesdames Abbott andankin gave fine singing. The Veteran Quartet with Prof. Z. M. Parvin De J E Hall N W Morse and A W Mills performed. Mrs A W Nolan narrated How Old Glory Got Its Name. The donor Mrs Sarah A Kemp spoke tenderly as the flag was unfurled by Hattie Galloway with Edwin and Rufus as pages. Dr Youngson Portland district superintendent delivered a noble address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Park
Mesdames Abbott Andankin
Prof
Z. M. Parvin
J. £. Hall
N. W. Morse
A. W Mills
Mra
A. W. Nolan
Sarah A. Kemp
Hattie Galloway
Edwin
Rufus
Dr. Youngson
Portland
Evidence Lacking These Lines From A War End Time Tale
A fragmentary snippet quotes a policeman on his beat in Downing Street talking to a housemaid about a brother who had a friend who knew when the war would end. The author urges readers to remember and quote the passage despite the lack of solid evidence.
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Downing Street
Rabbits for Sale by Chadwick & Son in New Jersey street listing
Classified ad from C R Chadwick & Son at 219 N Swenson offers rabbits for sale in New Zealand and Flemish Giant varieties. Names Rufus Red White Pinkeye and Belgians appear with ages and prices, plus a note about a Victrola in a home and Currin Says So.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
C. R. Chadwick & Son
Swenson
Currin
Writes From France Brother Poff Sends News Home
Miss Mildred Pol receives a letter from Corporal H. B. Poff recorded from somewhere in Frances. He jokes about mail delays, YMCA visits, and singing with comrades while noting Freddie in the capital and comparing local climate to Oregon. He mentions prices in francs and hopes for more news from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Pol
H. B. Poff
Frances
Sis
Freddie
Oregon
China Town
Portland
Sam
Carpenters at Grant Smith Porter Guthrie Shipyard Pay Rise
Notice at the Grant Smith Porter Guthrie plant states house carpenters with three months on ship construction will be advanced to six dollars per day. Workers should inform the paymaster after the three month period to expedite wage adjustment and aid office and accounting departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant- Smith-Porter Guthrie Company
Office and Accounting Department
St Johns Fair Store Ad Endorsed by Local Grocer
Local business listing shows St Johns Fair Store run by B W Foy offering household goods notions and groceries at 207 N Jersey St. Advertising emphasizes high quality items, low prices, and fresh produce with contact at Col 210 G10 Fessenden Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Johns Fair
B. W. Foy
Sipplisa
General Notions
N. Jersey St
Alex Scales
Fessenden Street
Surprise Perry Wedding Ends Long-Awaited Romance
Des Moines court house hosted the January 19 nuptials of Capt. Steele Kenworthy and Mrs. A. P. McGee of Portland. The ceremony, by a Church of Christ pastor, unites two former Des Moines area schoolmates whose families now welcome the couple at 2024 West Third Street. Kenworthy, a noted Civil War veteran, had long seen their bond renewed after years apart.
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Perry
Court House
Des Moines
Steele Kenworthy
A. P. McGee
Portland
Oregon
Church of Christ
Kenworthy
Capt
Iowa
Sentinel
Mellee
Boysin
St. John
North School Junior Red Cross Progress
The Junior Red Cross at North School shows strong progress with Miss Kennedy's room first over 100 percent and Miss Stevens' room close behind. Students knit squares for a quilt, prepare a Service Flag, and Lincoln's Birthday programs feature short patriotic addresses by each room.
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Red Cross
North School
Miss Kennedy
Miss Stevens
Stevens
Lincoln
Starch Factory to Open Near Mortland Oregon
Pacific Potato Starch Company plans a Beaverton area plant within days on the Oregon Electric and Southern Pacific lines. It will process 4400 pounds of potatoes hourly, employ 20 men in three eight hour shifts, use 17 000 pounds daily, and operate about 160 days needing 2 416 000 pounds of tubers for flour meal and stock feeds. Potatoes will replace wheat flour in bread and pastries. poultry dealers face wartime conservation rules. Ayer warns of restrictions on hen and pullet sales from Feb 11 to Apr 30, 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Pacific Potato Starch Company
Beaverton
Mortland
Oregon Electric
Southern Pacific
Ship Plant Paper Chronicle of the St Johns Shipyard
Grant Smith Porter Guthrie issues a company paper for St Johns shipyards employees. It promotes service and worker interests with notes on duties to country, training in ship building, wages, and advancement. Readers urged to stay at work, help family tasks, and weigh quitting carefully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Johns
Grant Smith orter-Guthrie Company
Timning
Eel Man
Ilo
Nsive
Women’s Christian Temperance Meeting Monday at Mrs Shaw’s
The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union invites members to a 2 pm meeting at 802 North Ivanhoe Street. Attendees will answer roll call with a biblical father’s name and discuss influence on cigarette habits in a symposium. Mrs Mia Shaw will entertain with music and literature after the discussion, weather permitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Temmayee Union
J. M. Shaw
North Ivanhow Street
Father of Bible Times
Mia
Shaw
Eas
Keportur
Motive and public interest in axe wielding figures
The passage discusses judging a figure’s motive when an axe appears in public life. It cautions to assess whether actions serve personal gain or the broader public, referencing Franklin and a generic trial of intent amid political theater.
Time extended for income tax returns to April 1
Information to this effort was received by MA Miller, collector of internal revenue. The extension was approved by the department in Washington for individuals and corporations closing books December 31 because of delays in furnishing proper forms. Miller urges all individuals to file income tax statements early to avoid delay and confusion near April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MA Miller
Internevenue
Weington
Miller
Death Notices: Mrs Cristine Keesel of St Johns
Mrs Cristine Keesel died at her home 713 N Syracuse street on February 18 aged 12 years after stomach cancer. Born in Germany she lived in St Johns thirteen years. Her husband died last October. One son in Astoria survives. Body prepared by St Johns Undertaking Co forwarded to Astoria for interment Monday evening.
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Cristine Keesel
Syracuse Treet
Germany
St. Johns
Astoria
St Johns Undertaking Co
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T. Hl. Cochran Home
Lauder
B. Street
Burr Street
M. N. Amizich
Rogers
Junior Red Cross
Starch Factory
America
W.H. Ayer
Mr. Ayer
J. L. Wall
E. Buchanan
Columbia
Corrin
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