City council rainproofs streets and liquor bid stalled
At the Tuesday council session Aldermen Perrine and Jennings were absent while reforms tackled street improvements across the city. Proposals moved to extend a Fillmore street improvement to Richmond and to upgrade Burlington and Crawford streets with concrete pave ment and five per cent grade. A liquor license request by K C Magoon was denied. several street projects progressed though debate over funding existed. Robert Cheyne of Ponca City bought property in St Johns and will build a house, following Oklahoma tornado events that destroyed prior holdings.
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Perrine and
Jennings
Fillmore Street
Philadelphia
St. Johns Avenue
Richmond Street
North Hayes
Maple Streets
Water and Light Committee
K. C. Magoon
North Jersey
Alderman Hill
Alderana
City Recorder
Hiller
Olympia Street
Myers
Charleston Street
Valentine
South
Ivanhoe
Polk
Ida
Hill
Polk Street
Willamette Boulevard
Jersey Street
Hayes
Buchanan
Fessenden Street
Jersey
Smith Avenue
Burlington Street
Ayer
St.Johns
Burlington
Salem
Davis
Horstman
Hillang
Ecity Hall
Bradford Street
Crawford Street
Miner
Ivanhoe Street
Richmond
Mohawk
Ir. Hill
Robert Cheyne
Ponca City
Oklahoma
Barton
St. Johns
Chenne
WE Church Schedule and Memorial Addresses At Sea Preesh
Readable fragments outline a WE Church event schedule with services at 8 am and 8 pm and an Epworth address at 7 3 pm. A Sunday school session at 10 8 am is noted along with a memorial address at 1 30 pm by Mrs J ton and relatives in Sea Preesh. The public is invited.
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WE Church
Leavitt
Hayes
Tees
Epworth
W. A
J. Ton
Elect
Everett
Sea
High School Notes and Civic Events Summary
High School reports include G A R veterans visit with talks on Civil War experiences, patriotic songs, and a rostrum decorated with flowers. A county athletic meet at Gresham ends 72 to 21 for Creaham. Senior class hosts dinner for faculty. freshmen hat purchase fund proposed. Spectator program to debut June 9. yell-master earns praise for Saturday leadership.
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Downs
McCallum
St. Johns
Gresham
Cresham
Mothers meeting of W CT U at Mrs Turrell home
The mothers' meeting of the W. C. T. U. is set for next Monday at Mrs. Turrell's house just east of the Baptist Church. A very interesting program is anticipated with the topic The Cigarette Habit.
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W. CT. U
Resolution on Street Improvement in St Jolene
City of St Jolene adopts plan to upgrade Polk Street from Willamette Boulevard to Jersey Street with macadam eight inch thick surface. Project costs assessed to benefited parcels within Improvement District No. 5 per city charter. plans and specs by city engineer on file. framework published in St Johns Review May 51 and June 7.
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St. Jolene
Aml
Polk Street
Willamette Boulevard
Jersey Street
City of
St. Johne
Fle
Wilch Cohd
Eaid Street
Recorder
St. Johns Review
Igra
Evangelical Church Children Day Observed Sunday Evening Program
The Evangelical Church will observe Children Day on Sunday with a morning service and an evening program by the Sunday school choir. Leon Peterson will perform a violin solo and the pastor will give short talks. All are welcome at the corner of John and Ivanhoe Streets. K. L. C. meets at Mrs. Poff’s home Friday evening.
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Leon Peterson
John and
Ivanhoe Street
Rose Millinery Co Bargains at 107 S Jersey
The Rose Millinery Co offers fine bargains and urges customers to visit before buying. Trimming is done by a first tricomes. Remember the location 107 South Jersey.
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The
Rose Millinery Co
S. Jersey
Obstructed Memorial Service Reflections at M E Church
A reader laments poor rear seating visibility at a Memorial Service for Civil War veterans held at the M E church last Sunday. The writer, signing as the man behind the g g hats, suggests better sightlines for future gatherings to keep the story alive for youth of the land.
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M. E
City to Sell Seven Thousand Improvement Bonds St Johns
Ordinance directs City Recorder to issue fourteen bonds of five hundred dollars each for street improvements in Multnomah County Oregon. Bonds mature in ten years, payable in gold, interest not to exceed five percent annually. Notices of sale to be published, bids opened at the city offices, bids to be judged on price with par and accrued interest minimum. May 28 1911 approval by mayor and attestation by city clerk.
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City Recorder
City of
St. Johns, Multnomah Co
Oregon
St. Jesns
City of St. Johns
Hestani
Coli
United States
Aix
Pierre Brys
Stracheil
St. Johns
City
Bald City
City approves street widening project along Polk to Ida
The city of St Johns adopts a local improvement plan for Polk Street to Ida Street. Construction includes six four cement sidewalls, fourteen inch curb, necessary cement crosswalks and ten gutters under city engineer plans. Costs assessed to benefited properties with final district and charter authority noted. Published May 1 and June 7, 19fa.
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City Recorder
Lot Almost Given Away In Block 4 Point View
Property note indicating a lot nearly given away near Devil's Lake North Dakota. Includes reference to $1000 and names W H Reid and location details in 26-61 area.
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W. H. Reid
Devil's Lake
N. D
Death bed of a Russian noblewoman and Turgenev muse
Fragmentary reminiscence describes a Russian noblewoman on her birthday in 1835 behaving tyrannically. She orders servants to be dismissed in the morning and mocks them, then asks for tea after the mood shifts. The scene references Ivan Turgenev and his mother, portraying a volatile household.
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Ivan Turgenev
Ivan
Turgenev
Tran
Nicolas
Nicolay Javovicf
Ivan Petrot
Egor Kondratutiet
The Bank Beat the Prince Story From The Gentlewoman
The Gentlewoman of London recalls a tale of the Prince Regent and Coutts bank. During a time when banks kept small cash reserves, the prince plotted a trick by sending a £100,000 check to test payment. Coutts proved equal to the challenge, paying the equerry and forcing the prince to abandon the ruse. The Regent did not return the check.
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London
Prince Regent
Coutts
George TV
Conti
Carlton House
Etrand Bank
Howe
Bank of England
Contte
Lost Birds and Remote Nests Across Ocean and Coast
A London Globe note recalls elusive birds rare in sight: the robin sulpe'e ems and the hooded frigate is hardly seen from Pacific to Labrador. It laments the mandriper's missing nests, a reminder of birds known to many yet scarcely observed in their distant habitats.
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Labrador
Pacific
West Indies
London Globe
Railway passenger tries to pay with fake bill
The writer Robert Wickitife Woolley on a dining car notices a counterfeit ten cent piece in his pocket and hands it to the porter. The conductor explains they lack change for a dollar and offers to send the amount to his address. Woolley asserts he has no address to give and refuses to accept the change.
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Robert Wickitife Woolley
Woolley
Trent
Chicago Record Herald
Baths of Caracalla Revealed as Vast Roman Spa Complex
The Romans built expansive bathing facilities at Caracalla with 140 bathers accommodated at once. The unroofed area was square shaped and housed a foot race track. The bathhouse measured about 240 yards long by 1.4 wide, with wall remains eight to ten feet thick and in places up to fifty feet high.
Fragmented OCR piece hints at diners and quotes
A garbled selection shows a thin man and stout man debating meals and a restaurant in Clapham. Other fragments reference sayings about honesty and justice, a doctor’s practice, and a child’s rebuke about contradiction, all from scattered quotes and publications.
Pitt's Day in Commons Amid Porter Troubles and Gossip
A historical note describes the House of Commons during Pitt's era with the speaker’s honored position and loosened manners. It recalls the speaker tasting porter, Disraeli arriving “under the influence,” and Gladstone retorting that ministers lack certain inspirations, all framed by witty, period-voice commentary.
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Pitt
Commons
Tri
Nous
Pitt Himeolf
Algun
Disraeil
Howe
Gladstone
Thrills on Japan Rapids Near Kyoto River Boat Ride
A Wide World Magazine account describes a tumultuous ride on the Hodan River near Kyoto. Tourists travel in a crude boat guided by four men through reed banks then a rapid, dodging rocks as high banks rush by. The ride alternates between fear and exhilaration as the boat curves, roars, and settles back onto a quiet, calm stream.
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Hoden
Japan
Hodan
Kyoto
Wide World Magazine
Lucien Bonaparte and Wellington in a English meeting
The account details Lucien Bonaparte arriving in England amid imperial disgrace and meeting the Duke of Wellington. The narrator recalls meeting Lucien and describes his demeanor and reception, noting comparisons to Napoleon and social pleasantries at a duchess’s gathering. Also included is a note on early rain gauge invention credited to a Korean king and its historical measuring method.
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Lucien Bonaparte
Wellington
Lucien
England
Elameter
Napoleon
Duchene de Canizzaro
Duke of
Weslngton
Waterloo
Dorcesse de Dinu
Castell
Gaillol
Wada
Hojo
Korea
Curious ideas on anatomy and stage life emerge
quoted snippets show blurred references to anatomy myths and theatre lore. phrases about a man shot in the toket, sub urbs scenes, and a Hamlet joke reflect gossiping captions from Victorian papers with scattered dialogue and puns. The tone mixes sensational curiosity with literary theatre quips and stray moralizing lines.
Central Market Legal Blanks At 30 per dozen
Central Market review advertises legal blanks for sale including warranty deeds claim deeds realty and chattel mortgages and leases offered at the uniform price of 30 per dozen. T. P. Ward proprietor notes blanks kept for sale at this office and others may be added as demand rises.
Most Fearful Fate of Ravaillac in Popular Claim
Count Bogenta and Senator Tabor seek a popular, stage friendly choice for Mme Modjeska in Denver. They discuss dramatic authors and settle on a vivid, brutal scene from Henry of Navarre, with Broadnelle Burton’s account of Ravaillac’s execution and crowd reaction, to thrill the audience.
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Tabor
Count Bogenta
Mme
Modjeska
Senator Tabor
Denver
Denmatte Art
Mary Stuart
Waled Taber
Taber
Shakespeare
Tater
Ravaillac
Ademund
Paris
Havalilhe
Varrion
Grant and Pickett In News Of Pepper Ice Cream Tale
A fragmented tale mentions General Grant and General Pickett in a wartime like exchange about mercy and aid, interwoven with a strange peppered ice cream anecdote from a waiter. It blends historic figures with a surreal dining scene, creating a curious, domestic vignette.
Odd Snatches From Comic Fragments
A collage of misc humor bits and quips from 19th century sources. Includes a pedestrian remark about Miles Tatton’s grave and playful exchanges on physiology teaching and funny misinterpretations. Diverse newspaper gags and fake headlines echoing Pearson’s Weekly style.
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Baber
Hatton Hole
Pearson's Weekly
Right Hand Rule and Naval Navigation in a River Channel
A Chicago Tribune excerpt explains the right hand rule in steering ships through narrow waterways. It cites the Normandie and Pekin collision on the Whankpoo river in China, noting the steering side and centerline principles used to assign fault.
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London
Delvers
Sinton
Whankpoo
China
House of
Brie
Chicago Tribune
Eye of the Camera and the Lynx in the Cave Tale
Christian Hernia recounts a Maine youth who ventured near a dark cave to photograph talent in memory. He trusted a camera experiment to ward off danger and returned after weeks to reveal a dramatic image. A huge Canada lynx leered inside the cavern, threatening his life.
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Dr. Pranels
Mary
Maine
Lotte
Proving Statement at Local Church Service
A minister’s erratic sermon amid a tense service leads to a dangerous disruption. An acerb, straining crowd grows uneasy as a belated exit provoques a dramatic collapse within the building. Medical staff attend as chaos subsides and attendees reflect on the incident and the reverend’s unpredictable conduct.
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Ewlehiel
Parrots of Mesics and the Blind in the Forest
A fragmentary account discusses parrots of Mesics and beliefs about wild pigs guiding or warning, including notions of elves, forest guardians, and a light wind. It references earthquakes and American engineers, suggesting accepted theories about linked natural events and deferred work outcomes.
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United States
Arid
Fragmentary Old Novel Text Reflects Misspelled Dialogue
Fragmented OCR style text presents garbled dialogue between a mother and a widow. Some words resemble quotes about a boy and a town, with unclear ages and actions. The passage lacks coherent narrative structure or complete names, offering only partial, nonstandard lines from a late historical source.
Methodist Church Services Schedule This Week
The church lists a morning service at 11 and evening programs titled Dimensions of Gail's Love and The Kingship of Christ. Sunday school at 10 am and Epworth League at 7:15 pm invite all members and visitors to attend.
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Gail
Christ
Epworth League
Chamberlains’s Stomach Tablets Claim Cure for Sick Headache
Sick headache results from a diseased stomach and can be cured by Chamberlains’s Stomach and Liver Tablets. Try it, for sale by all dealers.
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St. “Tan
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Great Britain
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Lollerby
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Creation
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T. P. Ward
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Pickett
Jory
Nichhook
GO. B. Pickett
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Virginia
Offler
Towereas
New York
Charleston
Cy News and Courier
New York Herald
Willie
Fundey School
Emall
Fia
Pulleomao
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Mr. Squible
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