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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1916
Page
7
A guard’s murder is solved by a sharp inspector who deduces the crime from a single safety match and a missing boot. The suspect turns out to be the wife who subdued her drunken husband and kept him captive until sober, revealing the truth behind the elaborate ruse.
A compact minded note urges perseverance when facing setbacks. It counsels resilience and steady effort to overcome disappointment, framing persistence as the path from failure to progress.
A simple physics explanation shows capillary attraction draws water into fibrous blotting paper. A hand or hay multiples absorption relative to surface area. The limit matches the combined capillary pull of the paper fibers and surrounding structures as seen in a marsh or blotter.
An excerpt discussing horse evolution from small two footed ancestors to modern horses over millions of years. It notes minimal changes per generation, compares height and weight growth over geologic time, and cites John Burroughs in the North American Review to illustrate the pace of transformation across species.
A Mother's Magazine article condemns whipping a child for anger arguing it is foolish brutal and likely to ruin the child. It favors preemptive understanding of triggers and avoiding provocation to prevent outbursts.
Scientific American describes ancient Greek cremation as a ritual of spiritual grandeur. It notes the soul rising from ashes to join the stars and ties cremation to honor and divine fate in cases of personal crisis and divine disfavor.
A debating society weighs which is greater anger the husband who finds dinner unavailable or the wife whose husband fails to return home for dinner. The discussion is expected to end in a draw.
A Baltimore American quips about a newspaper being dirty yet harmless. The line contrasts concern over germs with humor about the paper containing only germs of thought.
The exchange between Brown and Jonea in the courtroom ends with a lighthearted line from the judge about a farm mule treated as part of the family. The joke highlights a rural background in the scene.
A reflective note on how ambition often disrupts happiness, examining the tension between striving for success and finding contentment in daily life. The piece suggests balance is needed to avoid happiness being sacrificed for achievement.
A historical survey traces firearm progress from ancient weapons to 19th century rifles. It notes muskets limited to about 835 feet for two centuries, then highlights the Chassepot and Gras rifles expanding range to 6000 and 12000 feet, with revolvers reaching 4000 feet, while outlining earlier weapons like javelins, slings, bows, crossbows, and the old blunderbuss.
The Almanac foretold weather and planetary influences shaping daily life. It covered winds, air quality, and times to sow reap and travel. A 1579 French decree forbade almanac makers from predicting state or personal affairs.
A father praises a son's graduation oration then jokes about cutting his allowance as a reward for a seeming political prowess. The youth responds with pride and a quip about securing a first class job, as reported by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
William Gibbons insured himself on June 15 1583 for £883 against dying in twelve months. He died May 18 of the following year, and underwriters contested payment arguing he had not completed a full twelve months.
A humorous Chicago News quip about a man claiming to quit smoking and his stubborn stance on cigars, noting he once discarded a box and learned a lesson about quitting.
A Louisville Courier Journal reader notes a man reading a line aloud from a novel about a glance and a playful remark about ice cream. The fragment suggests domestic humor and everyday conversation.
A reflective quote attributed to Eliot notes that in facing death people regret not kindness but sternness, urging gentler resolve and mercy over harsh judgment.
A strange wartime style scene recounts a drunken Indiana man assaulting Hubbard with a tomahawk. A roadside bull interferes by charging the stocks, tearing one post away. The incident ends with the assailant left to brood as sleet falls on a November day.
The New York American defines music as art using sound to express inner feelings beyond literature sculpture painting acting or architecture. It describes music as the embodiment of inward feelings that other arts strive to convey and as an effort to satisfy a deep human longing.
Shopper recalls a rainy evening scene outside a store where a woman recovering items from an umbrella stack claimed gloves a hatpin and two handkerchiefs had been her daughter Mary and another man's belongings. The odd discovery drew attention to a curious mix up in a brief urban moment.
A columnist from the Ohio State Journal argues that loving beauty, kindness, and literature forms true education beyond arithmetic and classical study. Parents and educators should emphasize this humane development as essential to a meaningful life.
Fragmented OCR notes describe a wedding scene with tears from the mother the bride and a bridesmaid. A groom asked a bridesmaid if she wept and she answered it was for the reason, sighing. The text then shifts to a political moment where Sir Charles Hammond addresses a meeting and a heckler is cautioned by a magistrate.
An essay excerpt by Rebecca West in New Republic comparing love to a voyage into a new country where landscapes symbolize tradition learning and vitality. The imagery includes forests rivers cities and mountains conveying aspiration and discovery. The passage reflects on how distance shapes perception and the map of life endures.
In Yamhill County Oregon Isidore Pontalliter estate administrator Herbert G Crocker filed a final account in County Court McMinnville. The court sets Monday April 17 1916 at 1 o clock for objections to the account and its settlement. Interested parties must appear at the courthouse to show cause why the final settlement should not be approved and the estate closed.
Notice announces subscription offering for a period of one year at a price of 2.00 dollars in the Semi-Weekly Journal and the Graphic.
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