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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1896
Page
4
A Paris detective escorts a jailed woman by steamer when a man leaps into the river. The officer dives repeatedly, being swept toward a steamer, but he is saved by a small boat. The crowd cheers as the rescuer survives and the woman returns the officer’s coat with the warrant, leading to her release for humanity.
A Boston engineer is praised for a new way to remove scale from boilers using well water. The feed pipe directs water through a narrow slot into a catch pipe, trapping solids before they enter the boiler, relying on near boiling temperatures to keep solids suspended. The article also cites Life magazine noting theaters popularizing large hats. it laments the impact on perceived breeding and respectability of women who wear them.
An old foe of pain is urged to be driven out by a knightly remedy. The piece claims spring warmth relieves but emphasizes persistent discomfort, stating Bt. Jacobs Oll conquers the “fend of pain” and should be used to expel it once and for all.
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative with gentle kidney and bowel cleansing effects. It emphasizes taste, effectiveness, safety, and medical approval, noting availability in 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles from California Fig Syrup Co and warns against substitutes.
The Brooklyn Eagle profiles William M. Peak, eighty eight, head of the Peak family Swiss bell ringers. He recalls organizing the troupe in the early days after importing bells from Switzerland and touring Brooklyn and New York venues. His wife and two children are deceased. others remain active in music.
A discussion on the spread of the word fierce as a versatile English slang across New York and Brooklyn. The piece notes variants like ferce and Herce and cites examples from weather to fortune to manners to describe intensities and dramatic effects.
The article explains how US bonds are designed engraved and prepared for investors. It notes Will H Low as designer of plates for duplicate 1595 issue and outlines the process from secretary approval engraving printing to delivery. It contrasts coupon bearer bonds with registered nontransferable bonds and mentions a notable forgery by Brockway.
The New York Tribune speculates that sunlight and X rays may act to destroy bacteria. It notes actinic power shown by ultraviolet rays on photographic plates, suggesting a potential for passing through the human body to sterilize bacteria, while acknowledging uncertainty.
Electric systems handled 280000000 passengers in the last year with 1507 injuries and twenty five fatalities. A stray line notes a theatrical remark about a woman marrying to seek martyrdom.
A cable from Mr. Frederick Graham linked to the British colonial office appeals Australia and New Zealand to unite with the Americas in liberty and shared honor. The message venerates common origins, urges solidarity, and envisions universal freedom beyond imperial bounds. Aldrich signs theDispatch.
The Century Magazine editors call for a permanent international arbitration board led by England and America. They urge cooperation with educators and business interests to gain Parliament support for arbitration, expecting it to inspire global adoption and eventual disarmament.
Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll during a Kalamazoo lecture spoke of visiting the People's church calling it the grandest church in the state. He said if given a chance he would join, and church members hope he may be led to enrollment as his agnostic lectures continue to draw attention.
A clipped Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet presents a humorous exchange about shopping items in playful garble. It lists imagined purchases like brocade, mackerel, ribbons, coal, turnips, time, silk muffler, shingles, onions, tongs, cotton, and tanbark, highlighting quirky vendor customer banter.
An archival snippet compares General Gomes's campaign tactics to General Washington's during the American Revolution. It notes opposition from aggressors and cites a victory at Yorktown as vindication, alongside a Chicago year ending homicide count influenced by whisky and jealousy.
Fragmentary ad collage shows endorsements for No To Bac tobacco cure and Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, plus a Catarrh Cure claim by F J Cheney Co. and a humorous European peace quip. Read as a historical nuisance page with various testimonials, testimonials, and mock headlines.
Advertises T A Slocum M D offering to send two free bottles of a health elixir to readers with lung trouble or consumption. Claims thousands cured and death avoided, invites readers to mail address for delivery and promises the bottles will halt wasting and restore strength.
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