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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1910
Page
3
A ragbag of odd tales and quips from early 20th century papers. A Justice of the Peace Marriage tale ends with a man surrendering to speak, a tea party cake caper, a vain wife plotting a foolproof dinner coup, a London tip story, and light gossip about a family scene. Also included are stray lines about a polar voyage, a magistrate quip on rabites and drink, a church program, and a joke about Abel P Jones.
An 1910 contract from the Real Estate Co details lot sales in St Johns Multnomah County with five dollar down plus five dollars monthly payments, forfeiture options, taxes, and a warranty deed. It is followed by Ordinance No 291 authorizing street improvements on Polk and Buchanan streets with cost estimates, local improvement district designation, and project completion provisions in St Johns, Oregon.
A reader questions the conflation of plaid with tartan and recounts a baffling incident in a bosier’s shop where a “plaid tien” was mistaken for a necktie. The note cites Dickens and Bob Bawyer in noting plaid as color in squares, a usage not heard in Scotland.
Fragmentary text references moonlight and authors and artists famed for moon dancing in unlikely places. The passage remains unclear, with incomplete phrases and nonstandard spellings, providing no concrete event, person, or location to summarize as a distinct news item.
A classroom excerpt describes a student asking the teacher to explain a term. The pupil notes that difficulties are like objects that chew, while Epittetan of the Groce M discusses the concept of work and play in a cautionary tone.
Members of the W. C. T. U. who missed the May 2 gathering at Mrs. Scott’s home are urged to attend the next session. The group, led by Mrs. Carey and others, discussed the effects of tobacco on youth and school work, with readings, recitations, and Q and A segments.
Chief of Police M Bead to serve a summons on an engineer from the O and W line as Thursday afternoon looms. Sunday marks the fifteenth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs F W Valentine with friends sharing a light celebration. Hewitt and Wright have secured the Battle Creek school house contract near Vancouver Washington for about 5000 dollars and will oversee the project.
The city council of St Johns passes Ordinance 289 renaming Mears street in Marengo addition Oak of St Johns Nicklin street in Park Barton's addition and St Johns to Cipla street in Mengo area. Mayor Hendricks signs, with acknowledgment by A M Baron. Publication dates May 6 and 15, 1910 in the St John Review.
Proposals for street work on Mayes street from Polk to Buchanan lines are invited at the recorder of the city of St Johns. Bids due May 14 1910 with engineer’s estimate and ten percent certified funds. Work must be completed by July 10 1910. By order of the council A M Rebon Recorder. Wesley Crabtree records arrival and property purchase in St Johns and notes time card status.
Two couples wed May 4 at the bride home with Rev. C P Gates officiating. Arthur Marcy and Nellie Hall tied vows at the bride’s home and Ward Lee and Pearl Armstrong wed at the bride’s sister’s house.
A traveler left yesterday for Patt Thm to see longtime friends, planning a stay of three or four months. The note ends with a playful remark about the Sisters and a garbled exclamation.
Resolution authorizes construction of a Maple street sewer from Jersey street to the Willamette river in St Johns. It outlines the sewer branches, streets affected, district boundaries, cost apportionment, and mandatory notices and postings with remonstrance rights and publication requirements.
The City of St Johns Oregon resolves to change the center line elevations on Burlington Gresham Fillmore Bilson Decatur and Crawford streets noting elevation increases from 1236.5 to target levels and directing the city recorder to publish the notice of the change. The Johns Review contains an unrelated ad urging savings with Time Certificates of Deposit from First National Bank.
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