This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1911
Page
2
Local notice and mixed items discuss First National Bank rates, city sewer project criticism, and a parade of community events. References include Socialist Perrine, city engineer, and a contractor, plus social, educational, and cultural happenings around St. Johns and nearby areas.
Henry Siegel, described as a man of small stature, built a vast department store empire from frugal beginnings. The article credits his energy and thrift, noting his rise from a clothes job at sixty cents weekly to millions, and his creed of savings and economy guiding young entrants.
A long, garbled transit of tales describes Highland outlaws who berate tolls and a stubborn wife in a talk of credit. It then shifts to astronomy about Kron the planet and small worlds like Eros passing near Earth, noting unusual asteroid shapes and gravity effects.
A fragmentary dispatch blends a dramatic mine explosion alert with a radio-telephone alert and assorted literary and joke snippets. It notes a blast heard from a power house and a caller warning “The mine's blown up,” followed by varied literary references and light humor from the same column.
Market notice offering a groom house for 725 dollars with 25 dollars down and 10 dollars monthly payments. Describes white painted home with double walls and floors, wallpaper, neat condition, good wood shed, near car line, street assessments, and shade. Interest rate seven percent.
A National Surety Company letter to James Mel Wood & Company clarifies that the Wes tramite Paving Company is not a Central Westramite branch. It states Surety bonds cover Central Westramite construction and five year maintenance, and that bondability depends on the local firm’s standing and home office approval.
The city of St Johns adopts an ordinance declaring the cost of improving Oswego Street from the north line of Barton's Addition to Swift Boulevard and assessing benefited properties. It states total cost 2.31 and allocates assessments by parcel, directing entry in the docket of city liens and notifying affected property owners.
A fragmented verse urges choosing constructive speech over tearing others down and offering help where despair lies. It contrasts speaking wisely with preaching hot air and emphasizes faith in God’s plan for salvation and heavenly hope.
An ad for Peninsula Title Abstract and Realty via manager H Henderson at 12 North Jersey Street offering tithe abstracts and related services with emphasis on accurate work and reasonable fees.
Mr and Mrs P A Bredeen hosted a party on North Fillmore Street Tuesday afternoon May 2 honoring the sixth birthday of Percy. Young guests enjoyed napkins and festive decor in narcissus and lilacs with an overflowing table of dishes. Mrs Kad Ashby helped entertain the children and several Misses Nellie Utton Maggie Taylor Maggie Dickey Sylli Larson Agnes Orr Golien Taylor Florence Bredeen and Messrs Percy Smith Truman Taylor Andrew Basey Raymond Perry Bredeen attended.
An old advertisement outlines McGees Baby Elixir Tr as a remedy for infant stomach upset indigestion sourness and vomiting with accompanying colic and diarrhoea. The note claims the product is pure wholesome and pleasant to take and mentions price and per bottle availability by St Johns Saree. 29
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.