McKinney Real Estate Ad Copy Instructions
Notice to advertisers from J.5 McKinney requires ad copy reach the office by Wednesday at 8 oclock to ensure change. instruction mentions Central Market Holbink Dock.
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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1907
Page
4
Notice to advertisers from J.5 McKinney requires ad copy reach the office by Wednesday at 8 oclock to ensure change. instruction mentions Central Market Holbink Dock.
A globe trotter reports in Rome on octopus fried as a popular Italian dish and describes sea robin sea spider and skate as local fare. The excerpt notes Italian tastes, crabby stalls, and jellyfish as eaten, with colorful, often grotesque depictions of sea creatures and regional dining peculiarities.
An article notes olive oil production techniques including repeated filtration through cotton wool to clarify the oil. It mentions storage in cold tanks and bottling in gallon, quart, and pint sizes for convenience and to limit air exposure.
A long excerpt describes a Russian Christmas rite where villagers arrange a public dance then veil maidens with cloth. Suitors pick by lot, guess identity by touch, and if successful marry. failures incur a fine, but bribes can alter outcomes. The piece notes the joy and sadness in this ancient practice.
A column collects anecdotes about blind travel pleasures and keen senses. A Maine traveler explains how smell, sound, and wind guide him along Castine’s pier and country lanes. Humorous bits include Uncle David’s pig talk and Mugridge and Minot joking about brains and capital funds.
A Fort Dodge physician Dr Piteoe once joked about an erroneous grave while a patient recovered. In a later case three conferees attended a patient who died and debated quick burial. Dr Pitooe quipped he is the only physician whose graves are not all Philadelphia Bulletin.
In Cape Negro, Africa, a curious plant called the spider tree grows on windy plains. Its stem reaches four feet in diameter yet stands only about one foot tall, with two leaves six or seven feet long. As the wind whirls, these stiff ribbon-like leaves resemble the legs of a gigantic spider, the sight frighteningly suggesting the creature struggles to break free.
A fragment describes Macaulay’s wife and a barber encounter. The man asking payment receives a sarcastic reply about what he usually gives a shaver, alluding to two cuts on English life as a joke. The language reflects a satirical, ossified style.
A Texas reader from Alba reports using Herbine to treat chills fever and general illness. She praises its effectiveness for both adults and children and endorses its continued use, noting it is suitable for La Grippe and sold by St Johns Drug Store.
Seasonal warning urges immediate care for a child’s first diarrhea. Recommends Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by castor oil. Sold at St Johns Drug Store and Brodahl's greenhouse for Buchanan Street pot plants.
A compilation of Sunday school times and worship services for local churches including Baptist, Methodist, Epworth League, Holy Cross Catholic, St. Andrew's Episcopal, Evangelical, First Congregational, Baptist University Park and German Baptist. It names pastors such as E A Leonard F L Young Chester Pates G W Nelson A J Waltz Rev Fairmeat and schedule details.
The notice describes a circulating library open daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. offering books by class with a price system for selections and exchanges. Additional items include blank books stationery children's books and a small stock of cigars tobacco and candies for sale.
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