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About St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1921)
0 St Johns Grocery IB 11 (F0RA1ERLY C. S. BUCY'S STORE) 202 South Jersey street Corner Leavltt Phone Col, 528 WE DELIVER FREE Trade at the Store where your $ Buys the Most Dependable Merchandise, Fresh Goods, Courteous Treatment, Prompt Service, Satisfaction or Your Money Back ODD BELIEFS ONCE COMMON Until Comparatively Recent Times, Silly Superstitions Had a Qreat Hold on the People. Buperstltlons In rcgnnl to the most fntnlllnr tliltiRS, ns well ns tho most un fiunlllnr, Mill Itiisur, even In a scien tific rtgo lllj 0111 Whnt limn of middle nc ennnot re- incinlier n n hoy firmly believing Hint , If he flhould touch n tond wnrts would grow on lilt flMKi'MS Hint If he should drop n hnlr from n horse'H tnll Into wntcr It would hecomc n writer Btiake ; Hint cohweh would ntop tho MecdliiK of n wound; Hint u ntltT hreiiHt hono In n g(ot! hetolreued n cold winter Hvrry countrymnn hclleves some of lliwo nml scores hcsldeH. ThoHo HUpersllHoiiM nro merely iir- vIvhIh of countlefw hellefs which seem to un mostly ridiculous hut which were once grimily accented hy every hotly, even the tnoHt lenrned. How fnr hnclr they go nohody knows, lint 1'lluy, In Ids "Nntitrnl HlHlory," writ ten In the First century of tho Chris tlnn cm, Is full of them. And rill down the centuries, espe chilly through the Fifteenth nml Hli tucntli centnrleM, there were scores of hooks which Kiilhered nnd ndvunccd hucli "wlxdom," nnd they found n iuh He wny down Into Hie Hlghti-culli con tury. They llml their wny Iheso ho- llofH Into lllernture. nnd Khnke cpi'iire's plnys nro dotted through with exnmples of them. No Divorce In Great ftliiila. To tho penwinlH of (Innt Itusstn imirrlngi' Is n Ho Hint denth uloun run pvor, nnd divorce hy the help of Inw courts Is priictleiilly unknown tn them. If the IiiihIiiiihI miiiI wife vim not uet lilting toKether they nlniily ngrro hetween theiiiKelves to live npiirt, Hie liUNhiind Inking the hoys nml the wife the glrln, In ciihch where there ore nny chlhlren. In spile of the fiiet thill there Is no recourse to the courts, however, hushmid nml wife In Omit IIushIii do not know eurh olli ir hefore niurrhiues excet In niro In Miiiicom, Tim selection Is mmle hy the iHirents or gnimllmii, nnd It Is un seemliiKly for Hie InldeKrooiii to see the hrlde more limn once hefore the iiuptlnls. Cultivate Dlitlnct Speech. Let us contihler fleer nml dlMlm-i eiiuiii'liitloii un I'lmlnwloil with other kinds, TulkliiK dlsHncHy Is one of the llutwt of hiimnn iiecomplUlimenls. The AHMR'lHtlon of the llnnl of lloiirlug, til n recent iiiih'Hiik, ured the culllvn lion of Hp reNilliiR hy Hmvso liH'llued to denfmm TnlklnK with the Dpi I ns good for those who lull; ns It Is fur thoMt who lUlen Th' H : Mid ... wt euuuchilloii Is hy those who eiiiiu cliile with Hie lower Hp nnd the liiligili. lustend of hy Wigging theli Jiiwh nml tulkliiK through their noses Avoid utiiNtU'titliiK your spoken wnnl nml Hint heetHiiK Viinl.ee sin llu iiiikiiI twmiKl- llostou (llulie, Buy Wood Now! CjireeHi ,'oocl9 fcir Green and Dry Immediate Delivery St. Johns Lumber Co. ELECTRICAL Housekeeping Hlght hour is Insufficient time for human lunula t per form nil the household uska. However, It Is miiIIj1c Id vsluti. Huh the eight hour duy In the home hy limiting mcol Hie clcc tilcnl hnmli that urc offered to you In the form of Hie electri cal illili-wiulicr, washing nmcle fuc, Ironing mucliluc, vncuuiu hMfcr nml many other labor autvltift devices. 'i'hi'nc untiring "household nukUtniilK" will do your work ipilckly mid cllicl tutly. Your home cuii ho ruusyiitciimticHlly with these elt'Ctrlcul ImmU for they never divuippoiiit you or glow tiled, Your time mid tiui'igy can lie devoted to the better tlilngx of life, when you keep holme electrically, (ihxl to show you liny time Two .Stolen; I'.lectrlc Store--Itlrctrli: lllilg. lit uud Alder tits, Portland Railway Light & Power Company "Buy Youi Uectf ic Goods at an Etcclrictoi e" Dr. Frank N. Sandifur OPTOMETRIST Vision Specialist Muscular Deficiencies Corrected Olnsscs .Scientifically Pitted to Hyes KeplnchiK of broken lenses nml repair work promptly taken cure of. SUITE 514 SELLING ULDG. riione Mnin G07fi Portland, Ore. "COKE 3 THE NATIONAL Vulcanizing Co. 205 S. Jersey St. Is the Oldest Es tablished, Best Equipped and most Reliable Tire repairing Establishment on the Peninsula. All work done on n mon ey back guarantee. We take nridc in turniiic out the best retreads In Portland. New nnd second hand tires fori sale. Just one hlock south of Hie reii.l liuulu National Hunk, on cur line. CH AS, F. BOYLE, Prop, C. R. SEELEY Palntor, Paper Hanger and Kalsomlnor Phone Cot 42 101 Olympia St. I SUNSET CASH GROCERY I a 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 REMEMBER Quality and Price the True Test of Cheapness BUTTER IS LOWER HERE Jersey Belle Butter, Sweet as a Nut, I lb, Roll 45c, 2 lb, Roll - 88c Gloveriand Creamery Butter, Guaranteed to the last oz, I lb, 43c, 2 lb. Roll 85c Royal Club Coffee, Country Club, Dependable, lb. 38c Sunset Best Blond Coffee Breakfast Blend Coffeo 35c Pound, 3 for ... . $1.00 25c Pound, 4 for.... 95c California White ltcutis, 5 l'omuls for I.inm Hams, f l'oumls for Mexican lleiuis, 5 Pound for. l'ink Ik'uns, 5 I'onml for . Hest Head Hice, 8 1'ouih! for Jnp Rice (lfnicy) 10 lb . .25c .60o fiOc 5l)o 50c 50c Carnation and Borden's Milk Tall Can, 3 for 35c Dozen Cans $1.35 Small Cans, 4 for. . . ,25c Dozen Small Cans... 70c BROOM SPECIAL 75c Brooms big value at 40c EACH Kollogg's Corn Flakes and Post Toastles at Packago 10c American Sardines in Oil, 6 for 25c Large Roll Toilet Paper Big Value 14 14 14 2 14 141 14 141 sssssi sssi vv.v s&ui i i -j isssssrwssssssr isssssssssfssssssssm n Our Sixteenth Anniversary I Bargains in All Lines i Notice Our Shoe Window, See the Classy Pumps and Oxfords for Women Tho former price cuts no figure In this sale. The Price now Is $5.98 There are Other Shoe Bargains in the Store We have accumulated a supply of remnants that will be priced to I molro tVinin Yir"rvta A steady business has been enjoyed during this sale. It will continue un til August 19. It is a Pre-Inventory proposition, Normal Reduc tions have been made in a wholesale way on Coates Crochet and Spool Cotton. We reduced our price the day the wholesale quotations dropped. MANY BARGAINS IN THE MEN'S DEPARTMENT THIS HOUSE CLEANING IS PRELIMINARY TO THE LIVELY FALL BUSINESS WE ARE EXPECTING Bonham & Currier o I PLASKET, Buyer Dry Goods Dept. L E. ROSE, Mgr. Men's Dept. Our storo Closes Wodnesdays at noon during August QCH I Now is the time to buy your Garden Hose and Lawn Mowers AT REDUCED PRICES Another Cut in the Price of Paint Garden Tools and Cultivators Re duced. Hay Grain and Feeds are Lower (Quality Better) Contract for your Coal and Dia mond Briquetts now before the Winter rains come. Building Materials are moving fast. See us and get our prices before you buy. The Home Mercantile Co. HOO W HurUnuton Street ys!ww(r4fc HERESTHEttNEST KIND Of FEED, EVERY OUNCE S Guaranteed .-iT'IARUHSRC The Finest Kind of Eatables Fancy Suur Peas, 2 for 25c Fancy Sugar Corn, 2 for. . . 25c Solid Pack Homatoos, 1 lb. Cun, 2 for . . 5c Solid Puck Tomatoes, 2i lb. Can 2 for . 15c California Apricots, 2.4 lb. Can . . ...... 25c 4 for 25c Vim Flour, a St, Johns Product, 4' bbl. Sack.. 2 00 Haker Girl Flour, ( bbl. Sack.., 1.75 We expect to sell you Peaches for Cunning Next Week. We have n 'urge assortment of Jars for Cunning, Jelly Glasses, Rubbers and Caps FANCY Black Seeded Water Mellons LOOK 2c POUND Pure Wheat and Scratch Food, 100 Pound Sack . . $2 65 a 5U 9 JS VVJ I U UUIW VI VVll iXVillI VI I -V-.-! w ..ww.. 2. 1W nviiu jnv ATVkAAl tt. .,.,.Anrl mnnfo fn llO nilVhflROfl fit. thlS UlV lllc JJUUlH.ccu I' shop. Every ounce is full of wholesome nutriment. Our customers are pieasea uy ino iimuuer m vruwu we wait upon them and the way we keep our delivery promise. ST. JOHNS CASH MARKET GEO. W. 109 North Jersey Street IMBODEN, Prop. Market Phone Columbia 21 FUNERALS SBBBBBsWBWPf -T jSBBBW Sssssi ! 'm Beautiful gray or blaok duU oaskat, haarse, box, 2 autos mbalmlna and rafln ad ssrvloa for.... . . $75 sssssssssssssssssssW. BBM' ksi" SBSSSSSSSSSSBH BSBm . tJrjalBBSSSSSSPSSSSSW IBSV SSSSSSSWV iBBBBBBBaiBBBBBBW PIVJBBBBBBBSF MIU.HR TUACRY Higher priced fuucrals In jiroportlon. Wc manufacture caskets. I,(l y asslttaut, Beautiful fuuoral cbapel. MILLER & TRACEY Main 2881 Indopandont Funaral Dlraetora S 7BQS Washlniton at CKa Stret, Between 20th and 2tst Street, Wtt SWs We carry a full line of Choice Groceries at right prices. Fruits and Vegetables in Season c. J. MUCK Phone Col. 118 217 S. Jersey Street Do You Like Lemonade served ice cold ? Or any other re freshing cooled drink? If you do, our ice should be used. It is pure and wholesome, free from foreign matter, ammonia and that rough frosty appearance. It is crystal clear and good. V a