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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1903
Page
7
An old promotional snippet extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a great specific for scrofula detailing signs like glandular tumors neck swellings eruptions and general weakness. The ad urges readers to obtain Hood's Sarsaparilla for radical cures and health restoration.
Question about a writer's craft ends with a humorous remark that the friend writes advertisements. The quip appears in the New Orleans Times Democrat with playful sarcasm about literary work versus ads.
A courtroom exchange probes a witness's hearing by asking if he can hear a ticking watch. The witness admits poor hearing, noting days since the last sighting of the lawyer entering a pawnshop, implying the watch has stopped. The dialogue exposes credibility questions in the trial.
A preacher named Brother Williams muses humorously that paradise would have cows if milk exists there and bees if honey is found, linking bees to blossoms and watermelons in season in a light, dialect-rich exclamation.
A heated exchange reveals a clerk questioning a discharge while a woman states the boy showed ambition, but the boss recalls him undermining authority by occupying the desk and smoking cigars within days. The clash highlights anxieties over fit and conduct in the workplace.
In Nassau Street near Park Row a small shop displays Bibles and prayer books alongside miniature roulette wheels dice and playing cards. The proprietor seems to expect customers from both religious and gaming interests as he markets these items in a tiny storefront window.
A playful sister pretends to be a haunted ghost while her brother, Herbert, teases her with a chain. She cries, saying she no longer wants to be the ghost. The scene, labeled Magazine of Humor, captures domestic mischief and lighthearted fright.
A waterspout spins with enormous speed and its velocity at sea level is estimated at six miles per minute.
Mrs. Margareta Danielson of Cambridge Minnesota is said to be 432 years old. She is described as the mother of two Swedish Baptist ministers and credits her extraordinary longevity to strict adherence to church tenets.
A visiting man jokes about gnats and one who asks for cigarettes in a tobacco store, comparing it to the worst breed among gnats with a humorous regional voice reflected in a brief anecdote.
A playful Chicago News item hints that Ernie and Edith eloped with parental payment to the village blacksmith to avoid shoeing their neon carriage. The couple’s wedding tale reflects a quirky, era tone about love and local trades.
A brief exchange shows Mrs Talkington delaying He I for a minute or two with a short question while He I jokes about not having a stenographic memory in a light Philadelphia Ledger item.
A dialogue between Miss Giddy and Miss Speitz reveals a humorous exchange about marriage. Miss Giddy asks what he said when told she was married and Miss Speitz recalls his surprised reaction and inquiry about how it happened.
A mother tells her son he cannot play baseball tonight and will miss supper after a back gate confrontation. The boy tries to protest asking if supper is truly finished while recalling his earlier applause for a two bagger.
Advertisement claims permanent cure with no fire or nervousness after first day’s use. Offers free trial bottle and treatise from Dr Kline at 031 Arch St Philadelphia PA. Public notice urges readers to request the $2 trial bottle.
At a medical college a class pursues anatomy when a student is asked about muscles origin at the popliteal region. The quick-witted responder names a long named muscle and jokes he cannot recall the other two, eliciting laughter.
Undersigned partners of a Toledo firm certify J. Ghene y & Co as perfectly honorable in business and financially capable of fulfilling any obligations. The notice emphasizes trust in transactions and financial reliability.
An exchange at a public dinner shows the Toast Master prompting the chairman to propose a toast now or let attendees enjoy themselves longer as the punch flows. The wry moment captures the event’s social tone.
An advertisement urges early use of S. S. S. to cleanse and fortify blood, prevent boils and skin eruptions as warm weather arrives. It claims impure air, poor diet, and little outdoor activity weaken health, and touts S. S. S. as a blood purifier that aids digestion, liver and kidney function, and appetite. It includes testimonial notes from customers in Wytheville and Rome about relief and improved vitality.
A zoological note describes a crab genus whose two claws reportedly hold live anemones. Borradaile notes claws are fragile for defense, unclear if the anemones protect or trap prey. It also cites a primeval California cave with fossils and man-occupancy questions.
Allison’s boy asks for money to replace punctured bicycle tires, noting he has only 8 cents toward a $3 cost. His father insists he earn funds by labor, recounting how he earned money at his own age, and questions the sudden request while tending the onion bed.
Dr George M Gould argues Browning De Quincey Carlyle all suffered eye strain as a key factor behind their mental and physical strain. He cites De Quinceys exophoria and opium use to aid focus while Carlyle and Browning faced headaches and vertigo after reading or writing. Darwin and Huxley also reportedly suffered similarly.
The London market last year sold 1 608 packages of osprey feathers and 19 552 of birds of paradise. Osprey packs average about 30 ounces, totaling 48 240 ounces, needing four birds per ounce, implying 192 960 birds killed. Of paradise birds 13 992 were catalogued as females.
A German scientific periodical reports a substitute for human hair made from cellulose and nitrocellulose. The notice also mentions a boy who knows how to get candy.
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