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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1913
Page
3
A jumble of local notes mentions Gilmore's Barber Shop promotions and a talk on children's hair cutting. Charles Sagertin contracts measles. J J Engren, former St Johns resident, dies in Portland from pneumonia. Also cited are drug ads, social events, and community notices amid scattered typos and garbled names.
Local brief mentions Brooks and wife on sick list, Mrs Parkapile of East St Johns with diphtheria, and Currin advertising stationery. Fire at Balke & Cowles on Feasenden Street caused $800 damage insured. Community notices include church services, memorial thanks, school remarks, and a note on the Oregon Eastern railroad progress near Bend. The Geneva Parlor moves to a new room on Jersey Street with an inviting outlook.
Dr Mary Walker urges wide onion use to combat smallpox across cities. She advises eating onions in any form and spreading them in alleys and streets to permeate the air. Madrid cited as an affected city with onions credited for dampening spread.
Laurelwood Rebekah Lodge No 160 extends sympathy to sister Ella Aiken on the death of her husband J C Aiken. The resolutions note faith in God and mourn the loss, directing minutes to record the tribute and copies to Pacific Odd Fellow and St Johns Review for publication.
Local ads note framing services and supplies at Portland prices from H F Clark and a furniture man offering Kodak and camera goods. Mentions road funding from forest reserves and a science society schedule with services and readings. Also references LaFollette's Magazine subscriptions and a motorist mishap with a humorous oiling exchange.
The irrigationists convention in Portland last week marked an unprecedented surge in support for irrigation. Officials say the settler benefits are paramount and the congress aligns with statewide development, promising more land for farming, greater wealth for Oregon, and a larger, thriving population.
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