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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1920)
(■RK SH AM O U TLO O K , F R I P A V, OCTOBER I. IM O PAGE ► J • I ; ; , Buy at Home We have just completed arrangements with the old estab lished firm of LIPMAN WOLFE & CO., Portland, to represent their musical lines through our store. We are agents for the “HIGHEST CLASS TALKING MACHINE IN THE WORLD.” The Sonora THREE Ford 1‘riivw B efore th e War. The fallow ing Inform ation regard- Ing the new prices on F o rd cars is furnished by R a k er .< Son. the dealers, who have both th e G reaham and E stacada te rrito ry for th is th e m ost p o p u lar car. , T he new F o rd prices a re a cu t to th e lim it, th ey say. T he new Oregon allo tm e n t of 1176 cars per m onth a s su res reasonably p ro m p t delivery. In 1904, 1905 an d 1906 F o rd to u r ing cars sold fo r $2,000 f. o. b. De tro it. T he new price is $440 f. o. b. De tro it an d th e p resen t F o rd cars a re th e best cars th e com pany has ever made. R egardless of 146,065 o rd ers on file fo r im m ediate delivery an d m il lions of dollars w orth of high-priced raw m aterial on han d , th e new F ord prices w ere fixed on a pre-w ar basis in an effort to bring th e business of the country and th e cost of living to norm al again. The w ar sta rted in 1914. Com pare th e new F o rd prices, now In effect, w ith the 1914-1915 prices. New 1920 prices— Chassis ...............................................$360 R u n ab o u t .......................................... 395 T ouring ca r ...................................... 440 Sedan (w ith s t a r t e r ) .................... 795 Coupe (w ith s t a r t e r ) .................... 745 1914, 1915 prices— C hassis .............................................. $410 R unabout .......................................... 440 1 T o u rin g ca r ..................................... 490! Sedan (w ith o u t s t a r t e r ) ................ 975 Coupe (w ith o u t s t a r t e r ) ................ 750 A. G. C lark, se creta ry -m a n ag e r of th e A ssociated In d u stries of Oregon, is in the east, v isitin g various cities in th e in te re st of developing O re g o n ’s payrolls. S ee us about D odge B rothers AND Dort Automobiles C levelan d d e t r a e C atterpiller Tractors GRESHAM GARAGE PHONE 801 AGENTS C A SH P A ID for Fresh Cows, Beef Cows, Hogs, Calves of any kind. E. B A U M A N N , Gresham Phone 901 IN P IA N O S We have several standard makes to choose from and these may be seen and heard on our floor. x j CHILDREN’S I STORY ---------------------- We can arrange convenient terms for our patrons. TH E Gresham Drug Co. | Representatives of Lipman-Wolfe & Co. a L eague of N ations Club w ith G. W. p o p u larity of th e V eague an d all LEAGUE OF NATIONS CLUB IS ORGANIZED W anacott p resid en t, M. D. K ern tre a s w ere highly en th u sed over th e pros A goodly g ath e rin g of citizens of u rer, and A. E. H ill secretary . G resham and vicinity m et a t th e lec B usiness m a tte rs w ere atten d e d tu re room of C arnegie lib ra ry T u es to and rep o rts from a n u m b er of those day evening, Sept. 28, and organized p resent w ere listened to as to the pects of success. Two sp eak ers will talk on th e L eague a t th e F a ir. The next m eeting of th e club will be on Monday evening. Oct. 11. PERSON WHO W ANTS TO K E E P ON I T he C h ild ren aiul Mr. Noah W eb ster “ Good m orning. L earned S ir,” said th e G reen E lf Man as he bowed to th e sq u are, ch u n k y little m an w ith progressing m u st m ake certain th e th in legs and arm s, and th e s tu d e n t’s cap. "Y ou honor us w ith th a t his h ealth is “ rig h t side up y o u r presen ce.” Threaded Rubber In- w ith ca re.” . One good way to “ Good m orning, my frie n d s,” said •uladoo n __ „ stand _____ a has to m ake certain of th is is to p u r the D ictionary Man who was very as fevtfe «s tow t test •s tt» chase m eats w hose quality- gracious, ” 1 th o u g h t I would ta k e th e a llnetAan's rubber air. I am so m eth in g of a sta y -in g u aran teed n ess will m ake him gloves. doors, b ut I believe In fresh air. W hy, feel ce rtain th a t his digestion After such a test you I keep a m em -o-ran-duin of th o se two can be sura It will protect will assim ilate th e proper food w ords co n stan tly by me. You will the plates and last ha long values. One way to m ake ce r iind ’A ir’ In th e ’A' b ’ and ’F re s h ’ In as the battery. th e ’F ’s .’ Two very necessary th in g s tain of th a t Is to buy your m eats Threaded Rubber In for young people as w ell as old. I here. s u la tio n m a k e « " b o n e have a crick in my back. Someone d ry ” shipment and stor closed m e w ith o u t ta k in g pains to age of batteries possible. stra ig h te n my leaves, and I have to The Still Better \Vlllard bear pain and discom fort because P h on e 41 Battery —the only battery som eone was careless. Always tre a t with Threaded Rubber books rev-er-ent-ly because they con Insulation— has been se tain th e souls of m en .” lected by 136 manufac The ch ild ren looked bew ildered, turer« of cars and truck«. but a t la st Big-Boy said, "Y ou mean th a t th e men who w rite th e books p ut so m uch betw een th e covers th a t C. E. OSBURN they a re never really aw ay b ut speak to us each tim e we go to them for &C0. advice o r p le asu re? " “ You a re a very learn ed boy,” said Gresham. Ore. th e E lf Man, “ I am proud of your ac q u aln t-an ce ." "H e know s lots and lots,” said L lttle-G lrl proudly. “ Oh, w hat I know ,” explained Big Boy m odestly, "I was ta u g h t at school. O ur te ac h er explains things to us, and she teaches us th e way to express ourselves. She tells us not to be afra id to use big w ords In th e p ro p er place because she says we shall n ev er learn y o u n g er.” T he D ictionary Man was m uch in te rested . “ Now ben-e-fac-tor for In sta n ce ,” he said, “ is a big word W hat does It m ean ?” ELECTRIC BUILDING T he L lttle-G lrl d id n ’t know. Big Boy w asn 't q u ite su re ab o u t It. T he Elf Man th o u g h t It w as a neck m u f fler. T he D ictionary Man shook his li'a d H i v.,ii all give u p ? ” he G eneral C ontractors asked, proud to be ab le to show his su-pe-ri-or know ledge. C arpentering "Y es,” said the L lttle-G lrl. ” Y-e-s,” said Big-Boy slow ly— he E lectrical W iring d id n ’t lik e to be g o tten th e b e tte r of by a word th a t he should have Fixtures and Lamps known. The D ictionary Man ru stled his S eptic Tanks leaves— w hich was his way of la u g h ing. Expert Electrical Repairing Ga a ran teed "W ell, my dears, It m eans one who confers a benefit, according to my O ffic e a n d S h o p , frien d , Mr Noah W ebster. All chll- , dren who raise food and tend g ar- Electric Store Bungalow Bldg. ! dens faith fu lly co n fer a benefit on j others. Mr. W ebster Is my benefac Oraahaat. Ore Flwme M i tor. He w rote my book. Will you Frank O. 4 » n e a H a ,i1 K M ack rem em ber? T he ch ild ren declared they would | Indeed. “ Who was Mr. N oah W ebster? The Crescent Cafeteria asked th e Elf Man. "W as he th e ow ner of th e a rk ? " form erly a t corner of T hird and L lftle-O Irl and Big-Boy lau g h ed S tark , P o rtlan d , now In new m errily, w hen th e Elf Man asked th is location question, b u t th e D ictionary Man said, “ I am su rp rised a t you ch ild ren , iXKt A bler betw een .'id and 4th th e Elf Man Is ju s t beginning his ed u catio n .” A cordial welcome to all p atro n s and friends "We a re so so rry ," said the chll- ,d re n . "B u t th e Elf Man know s lots MRS M. FRAKES & SON and lots of g ard en secrets. He know s all ab o u t th e R eally-T ruly-G arden Land. D ear little E lf Man, tell us m ore ab o u t th e G arden. The Elf Man stood proudly on his G L E A SO N T R U C K very tip-toes, and seem ed to grow ta lle r w ith th e Im portance of th e SE R V IC E m om ent. “ I will tell you th e sto ry All Kinds of Hauling of one of y o u r g ard en n eig h b o rs,” he said, " th e lowly Doodle Bug.” __ P h on es----Greebain 17, By Cecilia Reynolds R obertson. P ortlan d , Bdwy. 8121. (To be continued ) It Lasts y Gresham Meat Market They’ve Made Good Because They Are Good Swift’s Beaver Brand F ertilizers GW*PANTCEP ANALYSIS gKiTgpoen niTRATr» gT •• AMMONIA fea • TO TAL === PNO*M»o».c ACl.jSK. Yr»"—« • *e »verve »«»OL.BI.C TO TAL -BO.U.C« il O R i N A __ __ Frank C. Jones Co. D O N ’ T C H A N G E IF Y O U A R E U S IN G T H E M We Carry a Full Line, Including NITRATE OF SODA HIGH GRADE ACID PHOSPHATE SULPHATE OF AMMONIA All Grades of TANKAGE, BONE, FISH MEAL. WHALE MEAT AND BONE, AND KINDRED PRODUCTS Get our Prices Before Buying A. W. Metzger & Co. M anufactured by SWIFT COMPANY F e r tiliz e r W ork s NORTH PORTLAND. OREGON Gresham Distributors of Swift’s Fertilizers P hones: M ain 7786 To th e Increasing n u m b er of Res. Sellwood 2349 steam ship line« to u ch in g P o rtlan d Office H o u n : 10 a m. to 5 p m. reg u larly will soon be added th e vea DR. A B CALDER se Is of th e United A m erican Llnces, CHIROPRACTOR in co rp o rated , of New York city. Office: 7 10-11 Sw etland Bldg , These ste am ers will ca rry freig h t be Cor. 5 th and W ashington tw een th e east and w est coasts of the PORTLAND, OREGON United S tates and se rflc e will be In —----------- --------- au g u ra ted with th e sa ilin g of th e H a w aiian by way of th e P an am a Canal T he Bank of G resham pays 6 p er on Q ctober 2. cent In terest on tim e depoaita.__ A d v.