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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1896
Page
4
A garbled colonial era piece recalls St Andrew's fishermen accused of piracy long ago after a November wreck. It contrasts perilous seas with later moral reform and notes women on Massachusetts boards. It closes with miscellany on dictionaries and a Toledo business oath, plus comic quips.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative easing constipation without weakening kidneys or liver. It claims universal medical approval, pleasant taste, and cleansing effects, manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co and widely sold by druggists.
In White Plains Avenue a poorly dressed woman and a boy attempt to board a Union Trolley with no seats. A man initially offers the boy a seat but the boy is lifted by the man, then the woman accepts the seat. On arrival at Harlem Bridge the crowd exits and harmony returns.
The article traces how suffixes like kin and cook in English and et and en in Norman names created patronymics. It lists numerous variants from William and Guillaume to Gillot and Wilmot, showing how forms such as Williamson, Wilkins, Gillamot, and Wilcox evolved into modern surnames. It notes many forms across English Anglo-Saxon and Norman families and cites examples like Wilkins, Williamson, and Gillot.
A New York Herald style anecdote records a car encounter where an older man asks about courting a grasa wider. Walter responds that all women are alike and the man who marries one is a jackass, sparking the older man to request a written proposal by wire.
The Cercle Francais de l'Harmonie prepares a grand masquerade modeled after Paris fêtes. One hundred fifty pretty girls are drilled for dances as dancers arrive from Boulevards and Paris venues. A jury will award a diamond crescent for the finest costume, with profits aiding charity.
A beauty praises Ireland at a party and a witty Irishman replies that thousands would back her claim to be meant for an Irish man. The quip, as cited by Strand Magazine, showcases playful nationality humor.
The Marquis de l Angle Beau manoir and his cousin the Marquis de Hallays planned a duel after a quip. In the fight the former was wounded in the right hand but grasped his cousin’s hand in friendship. A separate incident shows the Marquis sparing a novice with a courteous apology.
President Isaac Lewis of Sabina Ohio testifies to Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and strength builder. He notes 75 years in Clinton County and 20 years as Sabina Bank president. He claims the medicine aids brain workers and improves blood, nerve and digestion, citing personal relief from long pains.
The advertisement touts Paine's Celery Compound as a cure for insomnia caused by indigestion and weak nerves. It cites Mrs. Sample of New York describing relief for herself and her granddaughter Vera Harleigh, praising renewed appetite, rosy cheeks, and vigor in children. It emphasizes nerve strengthening, blood purification, and appetite restoration as key benefits.
Miss Smashum declares she has rejected seven men, asserting disinterest in male suitors. Miss Comely humorously asks what they were offering, prompting a playful back and forth.
An appeal from Dr. T. A. Slocum of New York offers to send two bottles of his alleged consumption remedy free to any reader who provides express and post, claiming the treatment has cured thousands and can halt wasting and death. The piece shifts to a discussion of medieval and early church music, noting Norman influence and English music in the thirteenth century, before returning to a local editor’s plea for news.
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