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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1913
Page
7
Grand opera stars endure the ordeal of singing into a talking machine as a red light glows and disks turn. The process demands near perfection, with critics and engineers discarding flaws and forcing replays until a clear tone emerges. Caruso reportedly spent hours and dozens of takes perfecting Pagliacci’s Rid Pagliacci aria for a disc.
The late Count de Lexseps guides his children with steady discipline. A breakfast mishap shatters a Dresden tea cup and sparks superstition about a cursed set. He confronts the belief by breaking two more cups, which clears the mood for the family.
A budding author sent a humorous paragraph to a daily editor and received no print or response. The editor’s note confirms the joke arrived but had not yet been seen, prompting a request for confirmation of receipt and publication status.
A brisk summary notes a dark tempo in London Pick Me Up describing a man named Jones who poisons his wife's cat then laments its loss, offers a one dollar reward, and presents many animals for inspection before Mrs Jones identifies one.
Dialogue hints at a rumored elopement and a strained family reaction. A character notes the mother’s possible anger while another reveals the couple has gone to live with the in-laws, suggesting lasting fallout.
Mr John Gowan, a missionary in China for fifty years, writes in Men and Naseer Modern China on responsibility across Chinese life. The tale recalls a ward chief struck by a local official order and a brutal lesson in duty. An innkeeper’s vigilance for a guest underscores communal responsibility in travel.
The article explains plane sailing as the historic method using a Mercator projection. It notes early charts used right triangle calculations with course as an angle, latitude distance and departure as sides. It mentions large errors in plane charts before Mercator’s projection refined navigation.
Johnson recalls a morning near run over with Hughes, who shielded him with a broken umbrella after an animal stopped the wagon. The umbrella, with a silver shepherd’s crook handle, was borrowed from Pearson.
The Universalist Leader argues that prisons of iron bars exist not only in jails but in each person’s mind. Selfishness indolence and sin trap many, yet release from self-made inner cages brings access to life’s free sunlight and true living.
A brief vignette from Woman's Home Companion depicts Little Ella offering to help in the kitchen while her brother asks for her company at sea. The scene centers on domestic toil and a child’s eagerness to assist, with playful dialogue about meals and work.
A New York discussion on lost property outlines when finders may be liable for larceny, stressing reasonable effort to locate the owner. It covers valuing the property, notifying authorities, obtaining receipts, and handling items found in stores or on the street, with reference to the New York penal code.
A Chicago Record-Herald quip contrasts a wife’s rest cure with her lavish comforts and constant efforts to elevate her husband, suggesting she tires herself seeking ways to prove his worth. The exchange highlights class and domestic expectations in a satirical voice.
The text notes numerous documented hailstones weighing over a half pound with examples of larger ones. It cites Namur in 171 stones claimed, a Tartary 1843 ice block the size of a milestone melting in three days, and a 1100 pound block seen by men in May. It mentions Odin Topee lore about a sap elephant fallen near Seringipatam.
A fragmentary Brooklyn Life excerpt recounts a playful exchange about seeing a live mermaid and whether Barnum's world famous white elephant existed. The dialogue shows skepticism and humor as father and son compare experiences with curiosities.
A Globe quotation shows a man asserting his wife supports voting only herself while opposing broader female suffrage for others. The remark suggests marital influence and gender voting views in early public discourse.
The Herm island near Guernsey enforces feudal laws during summer from June to September. A prince descendant of Waterloo veteran Pace Ri governs from the summit, with a single landing point and a beehive jail. The island hosts a herd of kangaroos and about forty inhabitants.
Connie Mack shows his blunt coaching style after a failed exhibition. He asks the youth why he cannot throw strikes and bluntly explains that the ball is repeatedly hit back by hitters, reflecting his pressure on developing pitchers.
In his book Carrington declares the natural diet includes meat nuts and vegetables, rejects meatless zeal. He warns that faltering dieters fail by not balancing protein and overeat, with vegetarians tending to consume too much food to compensate for meat.
The text traces how words like disaster predominant ill star red and ascendancy originate from astrology and how petrel derives from petra and from St Peter. It notes petroleum from rock oil and explains the bird name relates to walking on waves.
John Budd, famed for his restraint, marries Lusan Smiley amid village joy. The ceremony charm turns comic when the officiant asks for vows and Budd blushingly answers Yes please as the question about taking the bride is posed.
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