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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1909
Page
4
The New York City bakery scene includes several all night establishments supplying dough and bread to workers on late or night shifts. Some operate with attached eateries for those who stop by after work, while others function as simple carryout outlets, meeting nightly demand despite the city’s 24 hour pace.
A fragmented antiquarian piece describes early firearms used by Turks and Chinese, mentioning a Tibetan style tommy gun, Malay pirates’ muskets, and Chinese bronzes. It also references dockyard mockups, battles near Rhodes and Valletta, and a witty vignette about tonic use and a domestic scene.
A chaotic OCR page combines a fanciful travelogue fragment with dialogic quotes and stray phrases, interspersed with sensational lines and a dated poison oak remedy advertisement. It mentions names and places in a garbled mix, plus a testimonial for Ballard's Snow Liniment and a pharmacy note.
Church notices list multiple denominations and times. First Church of Christ lay school on roa m preaches at 7 and 8 pm. Methodist church at tor Sunday school 11 am and preaching 11 am 8 pm. Epworth League ALT pe mt. Holy Cross Catholic Portsmouth Station 8 15 am low mass 10 1 am high mass 7 30 pm vespers. Christian church Tabernacle Sunday school 10 am, services 11 am and 1 30 pm. St Andrew's Episcopal Portsmouth Rev Dr Van Waters chaplain 7 30 pm and Sunday school 10 am Holy Communion first Sunday 11 am. Evangelical Sunday school 10 am, preaching 11 am, Junior K L C B 2 30 pm, Senior K 7 pm preaching 7 pm. Chester P Yates, pastor. First Congregational Church Rev G W Nelson preaching 11 am and 7 45 pm. prayer meeting Thu 7 30 pm. University Park church Rev ALch 2. German Baptist services Baptist church 2 pm Sunday school 2 pm preaching 6 pm. German Lutheran church 10 am Sunday at Peninsula Ave and Kilpatrick St University Park. C Huechler, pastor. Christian Science Hall Wednesday 8 pm.
A New York Mall piece argues that when a business man or student succumbs to stress and vanishes, the urge to wander aims to soothe nerves. Travel and change of scene offer a natural remedy, potentially restoring health faster than rest alone.
A fragmented tale recounts the romantic marriage of AM. de Tae sop and De Lessepe of Sues Canal fame with a Frenchman’s sorrowful voyage, a flower and wish ritual, plus a crude Chinese stage gag. The piece also notes a humorous exchange about mistaken manners and a brief travel aside on the Amazon River.
Public notice instructs advertisers to submit copy changes by strict deadlines to ensure inclusion. It provides mis-spelled timing hints and operating hours for the office on weekdays and Sundays, emphasizing mail delivery and printer arrival and departure times.
The piece explains how mathematical signs evolved from initial letters and simple marks. Addition comes from plus with a misrendered capital P. Subtraction traces to minus with a contracted form. Multiplication arose from turning plus into x and division from arranged digits to save space, later dots replacing the division mark. Equality shown by 1957 innovation by Hielan, St. James Ganetto.
The article recounts a wartime anecdote about Elbert Anderson's contracts with the U S government during the War of 1812. An inspector named Bamuel Wilton marked cargo with BR. AU. 8 and allegedly joked these letters stood for Bibert Anderson and Uncle Sam. The tale attributes the nickname to this anecdote spreading nationwide.
In Kotron on the French Ivory Coast the locals fear eating or harming a turtle, believing a shipwrecked man and a living turtle foretold misfortune. Fetish chiefs and town women enact a ritual with song and dance as the turtle is sent back to sea.
A fragmented humorous clipping recalls a punchy exchange after a streetcar mishap. Mr Tytel’blet describes slipping into mud and losing a suit as the car moved off while a conductor gave the signal. The piece recalls other city anecdotes from Chicago Tribune, London Mall, and Detroit Free Press.
Special sale of all millinery at Abbott's in Portsmouth located at 608 Dawson Street. Local shoppers are invited to browse a wide range of hats and accessories at reduced prices during the event.
Sealed proposals for the improvement of Boulevard from the north line of Wasenden Street to the south line of St Johns Avenue will be received by the Recorder of the city of St Johns until July 27 1909. Bids must follow printed blanks issued at the Recorder’s office. The project includes expansion joints and 4 inch tile every 60 feet. The right to reject bids is reserved. Bid security of 10 percent of the proposal is required. Published in the St Johns Review on June 16 and 23, 1908.
A six month old in Agnewville Va named HR N Dewey suffered a severe scalding incident reportedly cured after using Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The ad highlights ease of dosing for children, mentions Burns and by all good druggists, and promotes Ballard's Snow Liniment for burns.
Readable fragments show ferry departures from East and West sides with listed times and codes. Details are partial and may reflect a timetable update or archival notation affecting morning and afternoon sailings.
An old microcopy advertisement touts Chamberlain's Salve priced at 26 cents and claims quick relief from skin diseases. It promotes the salve as sold by all good druggists and notes a prior price of twenty five cents for the same item.
A fragmented timetable lists train movements at Union Depot Portland with No 2 Chicago leaving at 9 No 4 Spokane leaving at unknown times No 8 Local Passenger departing 7 45 a m and arrivals for No 3 and No 5 express services. The notice promotes subscribing to the Review and Reaper.
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