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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
3
A cryptic verse fragment notes a Bucket Shopper in a golden grain setting who plunges with effort and now makes frequent calls at a shop marked by a sign of golden balls. The lines mix imagery of labor and commerce without explicit events or dates.
A German doctor claims a seasickness cure involving the patient lying on the back with handkerchiefs soaked in hot water tightly wrapped around the forehead. The method, described as simple, aims to relieve symptoms during voyages.
A story recalls the 1816 salary increase for Congress to 1500 dollars a year and Henry Clay’s reaction. An old Kentucky barber jokes that voters seek a man who can get one hand into the Treasury, highlighting political graft concerns.
Col Soaker asks about Hansen and his wife separation. Major Mopper cites a literary taste clash. Soaker suggests unhappiness. Mopper clarifies the man loved his typewriter and the wife loved a young poet.
Ilen G. Olmsted of Le Roy New York offers Ilen’s Foot-Ease a remedy for aching calloused and swollen feet priced at 26e with a free trial and mailing address provided.
The Philadelphia Press jokes about sounds in an apartment building with visitors guessing the source. One man suspects a dental extraction in the downstairs dentist’s quarters while another attributes the noise to the Popleys’ baby teething upstairs.
A quip from the Atlanta Constitution frames a humorous plan by Brother Williams to trap a wolf and sell it to a circus. The joke mirrors clever schemes and playful colonial era dialect.
Bride and bridegroom plan a brief farewell before the train arrives. They consider sharing a meal at the station restaurant in a scene from Wiener Salon witzblatt.
A fragmented reminiscence features a passenger with goggles and a hunter eyed pursuer trading jabs about running into each other. It also includes an 1886 Toledo notarized notice offering a reward for catarrh cures and an exchange on tact between a assertive woman and Miss Cayenne.
A correspondent questions a Senator about campaign expenses. The statesman quotes scripture about secrecy and asserts the topic is none of the questioner’s business.
The piece traces the Democratic National Convention's westward move from Baltimore to Chicago and St Louis from 1832 through 1892, noting two thirds voting rules and key nominations including Buchanan, Pierce, McClellan, Cleveland, and Harrison, with city venues and political shifts across eras. It emphasizes regional shifts and party conventions shaping national platforms.
Atlantic Monthly writer H H D Pierce notes broad female employment in Norway with maids serving at banquets and women accounting for sales, clerical tasks, dentistry, and even law. Universities admit both sexes. hospitality emphasizes quiet, unshowy cheer and shared meals.
A report describes a Chinese city scene where kidnapers who seized a village boy were returned to the village and punished by being placed in a lime pit. Water filled the grave as lime sank, roasting the offender alive in a grisly, culturally harsh ritual.
A Philadelphia Record report discusses how expert testimony can be bought, with claims that "Tommy-Pop" and "Tommy's Pop" illustrate cases where men offer testimony to the highest bidder. The piece analyzes the reliability of such paid testimony and its impact on legal proceedings.
A Baltimore American quote questions binding obligation when a man establishes kissing reciprocity with a maid, noting that such acts are mere lip service. The exchange highlights attitudes toward consent and social norms in the era of the piece.
A woman stays with her husband despite abuse, describing it as a devotion born from love. The sentence contrasts her endurance with a clerk who accepts money for similar grievances, highlighting social and economic pressures.
A Billville philosopher quips that worry persists even in paradise. The Atlanta Constitution notes the line about perpetual concern. The item ends with a teething remedy advertisement mention for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup aimed at mothers.
A Philadelphia Press excerpt cites men joking about their wives being unpredictable and compares it to erratic weather forecasts. An accompanying ad promotes Dr. B. H. Kline's nerve treatment with a free trial bottle offer.
A Chicago Tribune quote plays on a man muttering as he patches an ice box and screen doors. The punchline hinges on the distinct language he uses, contrasted with domestic chatter.
The Kansas City Times recounts a cordial moment where a man defers a seat to an older woman on a car. He insists his action was the politest possible conduct, prompting her snappy remark.
The article explains that even small taints in dairy can foster bacteria in milk and butter, with soaps leaving residues. It cites experts who endorse borax as a cleaner and antiseptic, and promotes Pacific Coast Borax Co. materials and a free booklet “Successful Dairying” for dairymen and housewives. Local agents sought.
Science has yet to explain seedless fruits, noting they are not man made and that seedless oranges occur naturally, with Vegetarian implying natural seedlessness rather than cultivation.
A revivalist complains that Brother Grimshaw weakens doctrinal unity by expelling new church members for heresy, while the revivalist focuses on bringing people into the congregation. The clash highlights tensions over doctrinal enforcement and church growth strategies.
Promotes health through trusted products and claims. The text endorses a well known laxative, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, as a reliable family remedy manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co and sold by leading druggists.
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