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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1905
Page
4
A vivid look at St Johns just beyond Portland is given, noting rapid development along the Willamette and Columbia rivers. The piece highlights new mills, docks, and new residents, with McKeon and Thorndyke cited as editors of a strong local newspaper.
Two carloads of brand new pianos named Meyer arrived at Hilers Piano House and are sold cash down or in month installments. Pianos offered at 142 148 and 157 with five year warranty, trade terms allow return credit toward new purchases, and are touted as well made with solid tone.
A string of quirky notes from Portland and other places covers labor day warnings umbrellas sales and a split in Portland's council. The items touch on tobacco sales to miners gloomy city lighting a submarine Kaiser jokes about idle factories and a Portland ball team triumph last Friday. It also mentions marriage reports wedding bells and a Perth preacher's tongue in cheek sermon.
Mail arrives at St Johns at 1S pay leaves at fovis a mh and gogo p.m. for the schedule. This fragmentary notice lists arrival and departure times in an old style.
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