This week’s map is a Sanborn fire-insurance map of Sonoma in 1911. Drawn for insurers, these maps recorded every building in a town, street by street.
What the paper was printing that year
Party at the Granice Home. Miss Ramona Granice_ enter- tained a number of her young friends at her home on Napastreet on Saturday evening. The large double parlors were prettily deco- rated for the occasion. ‘The fea- tures of the evening were dancing, vocal and instrumental music, the playing of games and feasting. The young hostess was graciously assisted in receiving her guests by Misses Georgie Andrews and Beth Trudgen. Following were pres- ent: Misses… (Feb. 25, 1911)
Trustees held Wednesday evening | Wil! be pl with | tomorrow a full Board was present Mayor Cummings in the chair. | The usual monthly bills having | been allowed and ordered paid, a report from City Engineer Smyth | was read, recommending that the| number of manholes on the line | of the city’s new sewer system | be increased from eight to ten. Tn accordance with this recom- mendation the Trustees so or- dered. A communication was received from the Sonoma… (June 10, 1911)
P A R R E N T : – = —* mel = i will be subjected to a hard test in | into the nasal passages for, cutarrhal trou. : We ae aes the alkali soils of Nevada. The bles, the proprietors prepare Cream Balm in : * x “ “nickling” process has ere Hes liquid form, which will be known as Ely’s The’ Ladies and Gents Ar : 5 ‘gil oe eae bell age es : Liquid Cream Balm. Price including the i e ® . : 0 : Tail to become heavily impregnated | spraying tube is 75 cents. Druge… (Sept. 30, 1911)
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