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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1916
Page
3
Ira C. Harber of Willamina announces his candidacy for the thirteenth Representative District in the May 19 1916 election. He vows strict economy fewer laws and public service fairness opposing machine politics and clerical waste while supporting rural credits. Paid Adv.
Guoning a longtime Yamhill county voter and county commissioner candidate reveals his British birth in 1856 and explains his naturalization paperwork gaps. He states he cannot appear on the primary ballot but will run as an independent in the fall, asking friends for support.
C Roy Faulconer of Sheridan files as a Republican candidate for sheriff of Yamhill County. The paid political advertisement requests support and outlines campaign intent for the upcoming nomination.
A candidate for county commissioner asks Republican voters for support in the May 19 primary. The letter, signed R C Henry, emphasizes honest service and asks for votes at the polls.
Subject to voter approval at the May 19 1916 primary M D Del Warren announces his candidacy for the sheriff nomination on the Republican ticket seeking election.
Pratt K Sitton of Carlton announces his candidacy for sheriff of Yamhill County on the Democratic ticket asking for loyal support.
A letter from County Recorder candidate H S Maloney states his record has pleased voters and he will solicit support again. He says he enjoys the work and needs the salary, signing respectfully.
Erzerum meaning fortress of Rome in Arabic. Rome and Byzantium alternated control of the outpost north of the Catechus mountains. In the thirteenth century Islam conquered the city on its path toward Europe.
A classroom debate on how to write the number eleven thousand eleven hundred eleven ends with half the class answering 11111 and the other half 111111, as quoted by Youth's Companion.
A fragmented dialogue shows Gor declaring no further involvement with a girl and demanding the removal of a ring given earlier, signaling a break or severance in a relation. The lines imply tension over trust and gifts within a personal dispute.
An account from Argonaut describes Mount Omei with nearly 2000 monks and 62 shrines. Pilgrims burn tapers in halls and at gates to reach the Monastery of Everlasting Joy. The peak offers a perilous ledge and a notorious spot called the Rejection of the Body where some mystics have leapt to end their quest.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes that over 200 million small clay marbles are used by US boys each spring and 125 million are produced yearly. Marbles are made and rolled largely by young girls and serve many purposes beyond play, including industrial uses by firms like Standard Oil.
Homer C. Stunts notes from World Outlook describe South America as vast. He travels 30 000 to 40 000 miles yearly, comparing nations like Bolivia Peru Argentina and Brazil to large parts of the United States and stressing the continent’s immense resources.
The text explains that birds wear two suits a year, require meticulous feather cleaning, and must pull out useless plumes. Feathers lie loose with air gaps, allowing insulation. If feathers become tangled, wet, or dirty, the bird cannot raise them, loses warmth, and risks death.
A captioned panel features a practical mother depicted as she uses a kitchen routine to soothe her baby. The quote highlights her efficiency as a humorous take on modern parenting tactics.
A professor of archaeology questions a student who claims the ancient Egyptians had comic artists like modern times. The student offers a curious deduction reflecting lighthearted classroom banter in a Washington Star feature.
Dialogue fragment shows Willie-Father and Father-Wes discussing a delusion about young Mr. Strong who believes Clara is only twenty two. The exchange highlights mistaken beliefs and familial concern.
A Los Angeles Times report describes a cassowary duel in a zoo where a smaller bird used forward kicks and a sharp claw to rout a larger rival over a piece of gaudy ribbon. The clash ended with the big bird retreating and the winner resuming its war dance around the ribbon.
A concise survey describes how different regions honor the dead with color. Europe favors black, Persia uses pale browns and whites, Ethiopia grayish tones, France adheres to white for grief, China wears white, Syria and Armenia adopt sky blue for Heaven, and Burma uses yellow to signify decay and loss.
Extract from the London Mail recounts a country clergyman who placed a girl in service with a tradesman family in the east end. After months the clergyman sent a note saying he would visit, and the girl replied in a curt manner that she could not receive followers, signed Amelia Jones.
Dean Swift objected to new terms like ambassadors and pallisadoes as war speech. Today most are standard English while old spellings such as mob with two bs faded, showing language shifts over time and Swift’s prescient concerns about word forms.
The Desaguadero in Bolivia is the world’s highest river, flowing from Desa guadero at the southern edge of Mathis north toward the coast for about 180 miles. The Indus River rises near Kailas Parbat in Tibet at roughly 22,000 feet, defining extreme alpine origins for major waterways.
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