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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1905
Page
7
A self amused bachelor receives a country belle’s reply to a sock note that promises matrimony, but the response reveals an aged heart and no match. Nearby, a lawyer is shocked by a client’s plea for a new attorney after a guilty verdict. The scene closes with the lawyer agreeing to argue the case.
A parchment transcribed Bible from the 16th century is described as the most beautiful volume in the Congressional Library in Washington. A monk’s hand formed the text with flawless German lettering and immaculate ink. Each chapter opens with a large illuminated initial depicting a saint related to the chapter.
The first life insurance policy on record involved William Gibbons insuring himself on June 15 1583 for £383 against dying within twelve months. He died May 18 the following year and the underwriters challenged payment arguing he had not lived the full twelve months plus twenty eight days.
The Scientific American notes Pennsylvania produces over half of US iron but less than 2 percent of mined ore. Ohio mines under 1 percent, both states bring ore to the fuel. Only Alabama has ore and fuel found together.
Attendee recounts a heated exchange over a sermon on covetousness. A church member named Alona contends the audience largely ignored the sermon while another speaker, Peer, reacts with offense and surprise.
Mrs Newly replies that she values what costs dearly, while Mr Newly notes people favor things they pay for, echoing a sentiment in a Detroit Free Press feature about appreciating value and costs.
A collage of humorous lines and exchanges from various newspapers. Jokes cover misheard phrases, marriage theories, and social quips, featuring characters and columns across New York Times Chicago Tribune Philadelphia Ledger and other papers.
A Scarborough man finds thirty eight pins in a breakfast egg and a Bedford hen laid an egg with a penny inside. A Spitalfields market gardener recovered a lost half crown in a potato. Tales of money hidden in objects include a shark news paper found in Australia and a Milford Haven trawler netting papers linking Miss Macdonald to Irish estates.
Kansas City Journal notes describe a July 1874 prairie dog migration from Oklahoma to southwestern Texas. Matt Dubr recalls millions crossing Red River and disrupting cattle crossing. Stories recount dogs blocking water, cattle avoiding swarms, and a Texas stake plains halt.
A health claim states the Oregon Blood Purifier purifies blood and tones the body, presenting it as a product with restorative benefits. The text emphasizes its naming rationale and alleged health effects.
A Revue Scientifique note argues fatigue comes from muscles under tension rather than those in use. Across trades the back, legs, neck, and loins show strain after work, suggesting we change working habits to relieve persistent muscle contraction.
City Country Folks discuss rural living with Mrs Upmore-How and Mrs Hyems. Butter and vegetables cost more when shipped from the city, yet entertaining is less frequent in the countryside.
Time and books demand careful reading says St Nicholas cautioning that rushing yields poor mental impressions. The note urges slow, attentive study to form ideas and pictures in the brain. Also an ad references Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething relief seen during the issue.
A lady laments servant issues as she notes a Russian girl refuses to wash Japanese kimonos. Her husband asks what is wrong while the scene unfolds with cross cultural tensions implied in a domestic dispute. A playful aside references Piso's Cure as a folk medicine.
Newpop notes the baby grows quiet when he begins to sing. Mrs Newpop disagrees, saying the infant is puzzled by the sound of the singing and not impressed by it.
A notary public records that Lucas Courry claims FENEY & Co. will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh not cured by Hat’s remedy. The oath is sworn on December 6 before A W Gleason. The notice promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal treatment acting on blood and mucous surfaces.
Hicks notes a telephone in the house, Mrs Wicks finds it convenient but not as she expected. Wicks admits she dislikes it half as much as anticipated, since she must listen half the time.
A terse exchange exposes tensions in a domestic dispute as one party accuses the other of deception. The counterpart remains calm, denying intent while asserting the truth of the situation. The dialogue hints at a strained relationship and potential marital strife.
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