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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1912
Page
3
The Harrisburg Bulletin on June 27 cites D C Lewis of St Johns critiquing a good roads bills package. He warns it creates a bonding board and 30 year bonds totaling tens of millions with little safeguards, placing tax burdens on taxpayers and counties while offering rich opportunities for large investors.
In Washington a diplomat Baron Hengelmulier challenged and was defeated by a young man reading a paper during a social gathering. The baron, famed for his chess skill, later learned the opponent was Pillsbury, who then played blindfolded against sixteen opponents after dinner. The anecdote ends with Pillsbury’s legendary prowess.
The piece traces sleep needs across life from infancy to adulthood, noting infants require about eight hours, youth more, and adults about ten hours by twenty. It links strong sleep to health and daily productivity, urging mutual support to improve rest and overall fortune.
A New South Wales parliamentary joke mocked a bill to protect native flowers. A pompous member recited Latin names for shells and other sea life as if protecting blooms, extending the list to include many shellfish, provoking laughter across Australia. London Answers.
Report describes giraffes showing little alarm to loud bangs but reacting strongly to faint rustles. Keepers near a canal note that a booted footsteps or stockinged approach triggers visible fear, while explosions on barges elicit only brief, then quick recovery. New York Press notes the animal’s deer like caution.
George Kt, Bim notes Holland as a fascinating European country with constant canal edge rope antics add color. He recalls Dutch life with smoking pipes and cigars, Dutch cheese, penny buns served to guests, and restaurants offering Tappert Suttert and Slemp, highlighting the continual amusement in daily scenes.
A pledge recited by young doctors before the Vedira examining board commits them to treat the rich and poor alike, accepting calls from the poor regardless of money offered. The oath promises tireless service in peacetime and during epidemics, refusing to devise excuses.
A short, quirky dialogue scene features Henry and a bet about quitting smoking with a five dollar stake. Aunt Prisme admonishes Maude for a kiss from Mr. Jones, while Maude downplays the kiss as a nose touch, noting it happened without intention.
A fragmented Detroit Free Press item shows lines about fishing luck and humorous missives. One note mentions counting catches and releasing some, while another quip jokes about deciphering a writer’s figures in a playful, letterlike exchange.
A fragmented excerpt from the Brocklyn Life voice notes a humorous domestic scene. Mrs Hichquick-John insists on buying parlor salt and changing outfits for morning afternoon and night, while Brocklyn Life comments on conservatism if outfits are changed with each room.
A brief Harpers Bazaar item notes a humorous exchange about anniversaries. Mrs Jones asks if her husband remembers their wedding date, Mrs Smith replies she reminds him with a 1 percent offer and mentions January and June receiving two presents.
Count Bogenta sketches a plan with Senator Tabor to feature Modjeska in Denver. The conversation shifts to popular playwrights and ends with a sensational demand for Hoyt and Blountelle Burton style depictions of Ravaillac’s execution, detailing grisly mob dismemberment and public bonfires near Paris.
A fragment from a historical column collates snippets about Grant and Pickett, a quote from Smulth about Grant, a humorous ice cream pepper anecdote, Miles Button’s grave dimensions, a lacing joke, advertising lunacy, twin sisters, and a courtroom quip.
A fragment shows a speaker questioning why so much was spent on a needle. The reply suggests regret and devotion, saying she would have done much for me and more, with pleasure. The line hints at personal sacrifice and emotional undertones.
In a humorous travel note, a guest faces a ritual hotel bill in Portugal with a landlord who delays quoting the total. The landlord insists on detailed reckonings, counting on fingers until the guest accepts the amount, while the traveler sighs in relief upon finally settling and escaping.
Medical experts educators and insurance men advocate simpler living and a return to nature to combat rising adult mortality between forty and fifty. They blame overeating and bad diets rather than stress, urging outdoor life from school onward and continued outdoor habits after graduation to prolong life and improve mood.
A New York Press item recounts a man misstates his location while on a phone and boasts of being farther away than he is. Bystanders remark that some callers fake distant origins to gain time, with others overhearing exaggerations from Hoboken to Amityville and beyond.
In Spain custom governs business and personal conduct, defining what is done or not done and shaping attitudes toward improvement and luxury. The text notes a stubborn adherence to tradition, then contrasts optimism with pessimism via a New York Journal example about daisies versus a cheese sandwich.
A man and boy visit a park feeding swans then view a serpent cage. The boy gazes with fascination and asks where the animals are, expressing curiosity about the serpents in the cage. Published in Lippincott's.
The readable bits show a chaotic mix of dramatic lines and dialog about events, with references to orators, forefathers, and a controversial barrage of quotes. Names and clear events are scarce, yielding a fragmented cultural snapshot rather than a coherent story.
The City of St Johns adopts the survey plat and report by the City Engineer for opening and establishing Dawson Street from the southeast side line of Columbia Boulevard to the center line of Ida Street. It authorizes right of way appropriation for Portland Railway Light and Power Company and sets conditions including perpetual rights and railway provisions, with Andrews as City Engineer.
A compact coastal paper note describes small town action on the beat. It mentions local figures, a meeting and brief updates from the quay and market, with a calm, period newspaper tone.
The city council approves a survey and written report for the proposed Dawson Street layout, appoints an engineer to file plans, and directs publication and final action by the city’s officers. It references charter authority, viewing procedures, and notification of property owners and residents.
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