Local Notes From The Community Entertainments And Visits
Mrs Tillie Hasgard and family from Minnesota moved here and bought the Joe Tinker farm. Mrs Hans Miller of Corvallis visited her sister Mrs Fendall and mother Mrs Christenson. Mrs Bina Hash visited the Miller home. Newberg folks were Sunday visitors at BE G Fendall. Dr A M Davis visited the old home Thursday. The Coopers moved across the valley to another farm. Larence Boyds band is healing up neatly. Emma Hasgard improved greatly. The Queen Comedy Company of Chehalem Center will present A Family Affair at the school house on April 17. Ella Macy weekended with Ben Yergen. Misses Steirley and Smith traveled to Portland Wednesday. Loma Kinney visited home folks over Sunday. Mr Shields suffers with asthma. Frank Nelson road supervisor has done much road work locally. J A Smith is expected home from Honolulu soon. A very nice Easter program has been prepared.
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Tillie Hasgard
Twin Valley
Minnesota
Amoth
Lewis Amoth
Hasgard
Joe Tinker
Hans Miller
Corvallis
Fendall
Christenson
Bina Hash
Bert Miller
Newberg
Newberg Lumber Ad Promotes Local Purchases
An industrial era styled ad from Newberg Oregon urges customers to buy local lumber products. It touts smooth finishes and economical use as proof of quality and experience, inviting readers to follow the example and profit as customers.
Muzzle to Sword: Angered Fencer Confronts Judge in England
A Boston Post excerpt recounts a dramatic fencing confrontation in which a enraged fencer attacks with a mop and mud, then threatens a judge who warns of lethal force. The master challenges the judge, claiming only Gofte Whalley or the devil could best him.
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Gofte
Whalley
Devil
England
Boston Post
Edge Signals and Officers On Nelson Era Ships
The piece notes Nelson era signaling habits on ships, naming officers such as Lieutenant Smith and Captain Jones as ready to lead if senior officers were out of action. It emphasizes sailors keeping themselves prepared to assume command at any moment during in company cruising.
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Lord Nelson
Smith
Brown
Jones
Oxford Don Views Mathematics With Simple Multiplication
A venerable Oxford don buys six books at 3s 6d each and asks for a paper to total the sum. He writes 3s 6d six times and is shown the multiplying method for a quick result. He exclaims it is most ingenious.
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Oxford
London Globe
Prussian Royal Guard Of Giants Traced To Frederick II
A fragment notes Frederick the Great aimed to form a royal bodyguard of giants. His agents scoured nations for towering recruits, with no head too tall to qualify, as Prussian guard ambitions arced across Europe.
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Frederick the Great
Praag Hy Po
Cairo
Papyrus Craft From Plant Stalks Described
A fragment explains ancient papyrus making from plant stalk interiors after rind removal. It notes the stalks were cut into thin strips and processed to form writing material, illustrating early craft methods without graphic detail.
Dialogue on consent before marriage sparks parental input
A snippet from the Detroit Free Press shows a suitor seeking the father’s blessing after an agreement to marry. The dialogue hints at respect for parental approval and the tension around autonomy in marriage decisions.
What Is Heat The Weird Invisible Power Explained
A compact explanation of heat as molecular motion not a substance. It describes molecules at rest near absolute zero, rising movement with temperature, and heat effects from burning friction and electricity, noting water, iron, steam, ice, and light relate to heat and its wave-like travel from the sun.
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New York World
Bird Structure and Features of Vertebrates
Birds are vertebrates with feathered bodies and toothless jaws. Their wings and fore limbs adapt for flight, and bones are compact and hollow for lightness and strength. The atlas allows the head to turn widely, enabling birds to look backward.
Umbrella Repair Sparks Witty Exchange in New York Globe
A brief street exchange quotes Smith and Jones about a recovered umbrella. Smith notes a new cover and a cost of 1.50 dollars, while Jones protests the price as steep. The humorous dialogue showcases everyday urban chatter and consumer humor in the New York Globe.
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Smith
Jones
Ia Bronn
New York Globe
Remarkable Australian Bushmen Navigate Home Blindfolded
The passage extols bushmen of Australia as low in ignorance yet endowed with a rare inner sense. It claims they are almost impossible to misplace, able to find their way back to their nest homes even when blindfolded and released.
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Australia
The Evil Eye Beliefs and Countermeasures Across Ages
A discussion of the evil eye superstition once widespread in the Middle Ages. It describes how people believed certain glances could curse or ruin a person and notes amulets and practices used to counteract the phenomenon.
A Trial Order on a Stormy Passage Dinner Bargain
A stewards asks if a passenger wants dinner as the ship cuts through the bounding deep. The passenger, weak and wan, consents to a meal while muttering about not wanting to keep it and noting his inability to resist a value deal.
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Bounding Deep
Animals Show Sympathy Across Species in Field Observations
An observer recalls rescuing a pig in a country enclosure as swine, birds, and other animals respond with coordinated distress calls. Crows and other birds assemble near a rabbit trap, signaling a rare cross species empathy noted by Forest and Stream.
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Mpathy
Porkare
Mali
Rain Signaled by Gala Pagos Tortoises on African Farm
A historical note describes Gala pagos tortoises retreating to shelter twenty four hours before rain. On clear mornings tortoise farm denizens head for rocks, signaling imminent downpours. The owner trusts the sign, noting rain often follows. The passage concludes that this premonition exists in many birds and beasts.
Spoiled His Story In The Forest Thunderstorm
The explorer recounts a severe forest thunderstorm that terrified him as he hid under a tree. His vivid narration makes his companion react with shock and questions why he did not flee to a safer tree. The tense exchange ends with her exclamation.
Fruit Tree Training Method of Japan
The article describes the Japanese tana system for pruning and training fruit trees. Branches are trained overhead on bamboo, wire, or posts about five and a half feet high to ease harvest, protect trees from wind and storms, and supposedly boost production. Light pruning is done, typically in winter.
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Japan
Danes Use Raven in Sea Voyages Before Compass
The Danes reportedly chose the raven as a navigation aid to detect land before the mariner's compass existed. A raven sighting would signal land on the third sighting. if no land appeared, the navigator returned to the ship.
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M. H. Pinney
Newberg, Ore
W. J. Saunders
J. H. Gibson
Mgr
Yamhill County
Yamhill County Abstract Co
Chase & Linton
Newberg Manufacturing& Construction Co
N. Main Street
Detroit
Free Presa
Yen
Spauldings
First Street
Newberg, Oregon
KE. L. Evans
Sheet Metal Works
Second Street
F. H. Griffith
F. J. Kelley Plumbing
Spaulding Logging Co
Newberg, Or
Yamhill Electric CompAny
Aes
Oregonian
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