02 Jun 1905
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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1905
Page
1
A Portland Journal critique of Saint Johns stirs debates on enforcing laws and public acts, while Saint Johns residents await city progress. The Saint Johns Manufactor Company tour highlights woodwork plants producing baskets and hops baskets, with praise for local industry growth and fair exhibits.
A Hillsboro man gained his wife through a courtship titled Heart and Hand but after a trial he lost her through Liver and Lights. The item plays on wordy journals noting shifting styles for writing pairs like Myr Wrms and Pants.
Residents of Saint Johns are urged to guard property as thieves associated with a traveling fair may probe Portland and nearby suburbs for easy cash. Suspicious men observed near horses prompted warnings to avoid large cash at home and report any unusual activity to police. The piece notes limited local police can cover the wide area and calls for public cooperation.
The Saint Johns Congregational Tabernacle schedules a Sunday program starting at ten with a grand Sunday school rally and a children's chorus. State Supt HN Smith will oversee the proceedings and Rev Cephas F Clapp will preach at eleven. A male quartet sings at two thirty, followed by a sermon by Rev Kiwin House at three. John A Rockwood leads a Y P S C E gathering at six thirty and Rev W L Upshaw conducts a gospel service at seven forty five as the campaign begins.
Humorous snippets recount a bigamist joke and a strange noiselense typewriter claim. A Marceline Missouri man selling a leg loss tale for profit admits self harm to gain money. Ads tout Tax Review subscriptions for various aches and oddities plus a rustic verse about Maud Muller and a dynamite washout scene.
Laurel Lodge No 186 I O O F elected officers Monday evening with trustees and other posts named though dates for taking office were not set. The passage also promotes Saint Johns Tax Review as a local advertiser and bakery notes.
The meat market formerly run as Smith & Donelly has changed ownership with K Donelly becoming the sole owner. RB Smith sold his stake and plans to pursue other business ventures.
A foreign contract sent Saint Johns flour to China and Japan, with over 20 000 sacks involved. Workers hastened to unload the load, while officials warned of likely duplicate orders from the same source in the near future.
The Catholic ladies of Saint Johns report a successful picnic and dance at Cedar Park last Friday evening. A good crowd attended and net receipts totaled about $40, with Mrs Sealy thanking organizers for the event.
Local tent and owning factory brokers invite readers to save on tents. The note mentions Porruk & Gooin next to the post office and advertises subscribing for The Review.
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