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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1912
Page
6
The Denver mine commissioner Harry Lee nearly died when a loose board in a shaft snagged his coat as his bucket descended. The cable slowed, the bucket rose, and Lee finally freed himself after engineers and workers relaid the line, marking one of western mining’s closest shaves.
The article notes black fox pelts differ from red and gray with black fetching higher prices. Black fox skins can yield 800 to 1500 dollars as trophies for hunters who secure flawless pelts. Russian nobles have sent agents across North America this winter to find elusive black foxes on remote farms and camps.
An old fashioned man at a barrow shouts quoted prices and sarcasm as a customer asks if the fish are fresh. A second voice confirms the four for a penny while the seller jokes about the fish not being worth more and seems unsure about freshness.
A school scene contrasts the relative pronoun that with who in a sentence about a lying man. An older student adds a jokey line noting that that that that teacher objected to was acceptable.
A fragmentary tale shows Smith meeting Jones in the street and addressing him in cordial terms while referencing an unsettled debt. The exchange hints at a lingering financial dispute and informal social pressure to settle the account.
A Harper’s Weekly note details bold horse thefts by Hillmen near Peshawar. Thieves use coordinated teams to cut walls and snare horses, with examples including curtain rope and wall breaches. A sentry loses his horse after a crafty thief unsews his mount as it is tethered for night duty.
The attorney presses the witness to state only firsthand knowledge. The witness emphasizes understanding as he recalls claims of Bill Thomson relaying what John Thomas’ wife told Sid Shuford’s girl about a fight there and mutual shoving in the bushes.
The piece notes tattooing as a fashion and a clever debt-collection scheme. Tattoos extend from waist to knees with uncompleted designs signaling unpaid bills, letting the artist press for settlement as visible proof of debt.
In Daniel Conway's Autobiography, Bret Harte’s consulship at Glas er is described as a joke. William Jack recalls a tour where Harte mocked a city’s ugliness and misnaming it as a place he had previously visited with Black remarking on the city’s identity.
A brief, garbled excerpt from the Cleveland Plain Dealer references a widow figure Mrs De Sterp and a remark about thinking of selecting a husband. The fragment hints at social commentary on marriage and status within the era.
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