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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1912
Page
1
A critique of temperance reform voices for preaching without personal example. It argues reform requires consistent, all‑around sobriety and vitality, not scattered moralizing. Promotes active living the temperance life as the strongest anti‑drink stance.
The High School Athletic association elected Basil Smith president and officers. They approved buying equipment for the east tennis court and expanding girls’ exercise. The Lyceum course, managed by a new committee, features six artists with Gray Concert Co. and others scheduled from Oct 25 to Feb 13. Box office opens after 7:30 p.m. Friday. Tickets stay the same price despite a course upgrade. A sewing class and shop work program operate weekly, with thirty-four enrolled.
A fragmented verse-like snippet mentions a foot player, a referee climbing poles, and winter attire. Names, dates, or concrete events are not discernible, leaving a partial literary fragment with scattered images of sport and season.
L. R. Alderman, state superintendent of public instruction, outlines a plan to use extended winter lectures to turn schoolhouses into social centers across communities. The program aims to inform and unify local residents, promoting shared interests.
The Albany Commercial Club adopted a resolution urging the Governor to designate the second Saturday of October as a fire day when accumulated rubbish will be burned, reducing the danger of accidental fires. For Insurance see W. Valentine.
The first parcels post law, championed by Senator Bourne of Oregon, passed in the last session. The Postoffice Department will implement details, with eight postal zones and insured collect-on-delivery. Rates vary by weight and zone, aiming to aid farmers while protecting merchants against big mail order houses.
The Pacific Northwest reports abundant crops and rising wealth for farmers. Thom lomzan of Enterprise claims 86 000 bushels from multiple ranches. a Jackson county grower nets 7 500 from 6 000 potato sacks. a Molalla farmer earns 800 from eight acres of clover seed and 270 from 27 tons of clover hay. A Mission Bottom hop grower values his 60 acres at 40 000 already sold. Statewide gains expected to exceed 25 000 000 this year.
The Vale Enterprise argues that a commercial club bears the advertising burden for a town, shouldering costs and time without payroll or direct compensation from residents. It contends nearly every community benefits similarly and that a town lacking such a club cannot truly develop.
The Portland, Eastern, and Southern Pacific system outlines definite plans to move thousands of settlers into the Willamette valley once interurban lines begin operation. The effort aims to divide large farms, boost intensive agriculture, and establish canneries fruit courters and other plants to utilize local products.
A discussion of the Bonville System offering a controlled, restricted investment to protect heirs after death. It argues that leaving money in a managed, non transferable security with family-involved managers guards against swindlers and squanderers, ensuring future benefit and law-based protection.
All members attended the council meeting led by Mayor Mack as rheumatism kept him briefly away. West John Street improvement was approved, water drainage discussed at business fronts, and plans for widening Fillmore Street were urged. A drinking fountain at the Peninsula National Bank corner was authorized, and a 30 day extension on Burlington Street work granted. Bills totaling $216,653 were approved.
At a Portland gathering of undertakers the State Board of Health granted licenses and diplomas to standout performers including Mr and Mrs Blackburn. Trustees discussed ferry schedules and a proposed Fillmore street boulevard, with aldermen voting to reject bids and authorize condemnations as needed while planning street cleaning and improvement measures.
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